Good to know about the snorkeling package at Costco....we are going to Thailand next year in April, so will need 3 packages! And really don't want to rent it their. Thanks! Trish --- DonaldR <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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 > ____________________________________________________ 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