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Swim upstream or into the current, that way you can drift back, if your charter isn’t doing a roll call of some sort, find a different charter, many charters put a throw line with a floaty out that you can grab onto.It's my 1st time snorkeling off of a boat. How far do you snorkel away from the boat distance wise. I also have this fear I will get left behind
It's my 1st time snorkeling off of a boat. How far do you snorkel away from the boat distance wise. I also have this fear I will get left behind
I do not think that tipping her (which indeed she had certainly refused and get offended) could have caused a different outcome, reducing the risk.
The idea that paying a tip you will be kept more safe is also truly dangerous (and quite disgusting for my anti-tip taste)!
I fully understand the need to give tips for allowing these people to survive.It's a different culture: in the US and "South of the border" here these kinds of jobs pay well below minimal wage and tips are an essential part of income.
Who said tip to reduce risk?I understand your concern. It can become truly dangerous.
My wife, who was acting as supervisor of the trip, once lost one snorkeler at Maldives.
The search lasted a couple of hours, finally she managed to find him, thanks to the hawk eye of one member of her Maldivian staff...
After that episode, my wife refused to get again the same task.
Snorkeling from a boat in the open ocean is truly dangerous, possibly much more than scuba diving.
I do not think that tipping her (which indeed she had certainly refused and get offended) could have caused a different outcome, reducing the risk.
The idea that paying a tip you will be kept more safe is also truly dangerous (and quite disgusting for my anti-tip taste)!