eltigre Posted March 6, 2008 #1 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I will be in Galveston for 5 days before heading out on a cruise to Coz . The 30-45 minute classroom lessons & then shallow dives they offer in Coz. & I think on the ship also:confused: can I do such a thing in Galveston? el tigre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbmac Posted April 8, 2008 #2 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I think it would be very difficult to learn to snorkle in galveston. Because of were we are located in on the coast, are water has very poor visability. Most days you can stand in thigh deep water and not see your toes. I learned to snorkle in cozumel, it is very easy to learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margaritaville4me Posted April 9, 2008 #3 Share Posted April 9, 2008 If there is a pool where your staying practice in the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prc Posted April 9, 2008 #4 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Snorkeling in Galveston would be like snorkeling inside a carton of chocolate milk. You'll see your fingers when you touch them to your mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckanear Posted April 9, 2008 #5 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Snorkeling in Galveston would be like snorkeling inside a carton of chocolate milk. You'll see your fingers when you touch them to your mask. LMAO... I just spit water all over my monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changinlat Posted June 3, 2008 #6 Share Posted June 3, 2008 You can learn to snorkel in a swimming pool prior to your trip. Most dive shops offer snorkeling classes as well as "discover scuba" introductions. If there isn't a local dive shop near you that offers it, I'm sure you can find one in Galveston that does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Kat Posted June 3, 2008 #7 Share Posted June 3, 2008 ... I'm sure you can find one in Galveston that does. Per my Galveston/Texas City Yellow Pages, no dive shops on Galveston Island. Same with http://www.anywho.com/ and http://www.yellowbook.com/. That's sensible since the water around the island is not conducive as mentioned above. The chocolate milk reference is perfect! Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changinlat Posted June 5, 2008 #8 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Never would have guessed Galveston doesn't have a dive shop. Even Amarillo, Texas has dive shops. And there's no water worth diving within 500 miles of Amarillo. I know there are several dive shops along the I-45 corridor between Houston and Galveston. I've driven past them many times. I could recommend a good one, but it's on the north side of Houston in Humble. Sorry I couldn't help more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn1950 Posted June 5, 2008 #9 Share Posted June 5, 2008 When I learned to snorkle, I went to my local pool and practiced all day.. It worked.. I went during the day when the pool wasn't busy. It took me a while to get over the uncomfortable feeling of shoving my face in the water..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted June 7, 2008 #10 Share Posted June 7, 2008 lol I didnt know you needed to learn how to snorkel. I thought you just put the mask on and floated around watching the fish. I cant do the flippers, I do the breast stroke and they dont work unless you flutter kick. I dont think there is much to learn to snorkel. I wear tennis shoes, so I dont step on coral with my bare feet, ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
changinlat Posted June 10, 2008 #11 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I didnt know you needed to learn how to snorkel. I thought you just put the mask on and floated around watching the fish. I cant do the flippers, I do the breast stroke and they dont work unless you flutter kick. I dont think there is much to learn to snorkel. I wear tennis shoes, so I dont step on coral with my bare feet, ouch. You wear tennis shoes instead of fins and snorkel doing the breast stroke? And you don't think you need to learn how to snorkel? You don't know what you're missing. Perhaps you should consider taking some snorkel instruction at a local dive shop or on your next trip. I think you would enjoy snorkeling more if you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libertybelle41 Posted June 11, 2008 #12 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Snorkeling in Galveston would be like snorkeling inside a carton of chocolate milk. You'll see your fingers when you touch them to your mask. Sad, but true :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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