Just enjoy your trip. Vacations go much too quickly!! I will think about our Carribean trip all year, I'm sure! Keep an eye out in early spring at Costco. The package I got for gear was fantastic. They should start to carry it, not long after they clear the Xmas stuff. --- Monica H <ninita@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Don, I wish I had bought my own equipment! It was about $20 > to rent > snorkeling equipment, for 4 hours! I hardly saw anything! I saw > more on > the glass bottom boat tour! We plan to rent a house next summer here > and I > will buy my own equipment for sure!! > Monica > > >From: DonaldR <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com> > >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member > >chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com> > >To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > <gsas-member@thekrib.com> > >Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Articles > >Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 10:10:17 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Hi Monica, > >Our family just got back from a trip to the Western Caribbean and > did > >some wonderful snorkeling. We swam with sting rays in Sting Ray City > in > >Grand Cayman and had unbelievable snorkeling also in Cozumel and > >Bahamas. > > > >My most important tip may be too late for you. Buy your own > equipment. > >We bought a snorkeling kit at Costco and are darn glad we did! It > came > >with a new technology air release snorkle, hypoallergenic mask and > nice > >fins all in a great carrying case for $40. The conditions a lot of > the > >rental equipment is kept in isn't the most sterile. So even though > we > >had to haul the stuff with us, we were happy we did. > >Have a great trip! > > > >-Don Rudee > > > >--- Monica H <ninita@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Steev, I am in NY right now, soon to be in Bermuda. I'll > > > hopefully come > > > back with some intresting stories and pics from the native fish > > > there. > > > Monica > > > > > > PS - If anyones been to Bermuda and has any tips about snorkeling > or > > > anything... let me know. I'll be checking email until Sunday AM. > > > > > > >Yikes. It's August already. Soon we will have our summer picnic. > > > >Also I need to start preparing the September newsletter. I sure > > > could > > > >use some material to include in the next issue. > > > >Please consider writing a little something; an article or an > > > anecdote. > > > >Maybe you had an interesting experience in fishkeeping or you > found > > > some > > > >information that not everybody knows. > > > > > > > >Don't worry about getting it perfekt. Just email it to me. > > > > > > > > > > > >Steev (editor) > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >GSAS-Member mailing list > > > >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > > >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > GSAS-Member mailing list > > > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > > > > > > > >____________________________________________________ > >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > >_______________________________________________ > >GSAS-Member mailing list > >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member