SashaS
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Hi there,
I am planning a trip to St. Lucia next month, and I'll be snorkeling for the first time. I am actually hoping to snorkel a couple of times -- I'd like to do a day at Jalousie, a day at Anse Chastanet, and perhaps a day at either Smugglers Cove or Pigeon Island.
Here are a few queries I had:
* Is it better to buy equipment or rent it while on the island? I am leaning toward buying my own so that I can be sure it fits properly and I can practice before the trip -- but if anyone thinks that the rental equipment on St. Lucia is particularly good or a good value, please let me know.
* I have been somewhat torn trying to figure out what style of fins are best -- closed foot or open foot? Does anyone have a general opinion and/or have you been to any of the beaches I mentioned and think that one style would be better for those areas? If you use open-foot fins, do you wear them with a sock?
* Is a vest necessary? I have read lots of contradictory advice on this question.
* For anyone who has snorkeled on St. Lucia, do you often wear any sort of light snorkel shirt for sun protection?
* I really want to see a sea turtle -- with this in mind, is there a particular area I should go to?
thank you so much!
Sasha.
I am planning a trip to St. Lucia next month, and I'll be snorkeling for the first time. I am actually hoping to snorkel a couple of times -- I'd like to do a day at Jalousie, a day at Anse Chastanet, and perhaps a day at either Smugglers Cove or Pigeon Island.
Here are a few queries I had:
* Is it better to buy equipment or rent it while on the island? I am leaning toward buying my own so that I can be sure it fits properly and I can practice before the trip -- but if anyone thinks that the rental equipment on St. Lucia is particularly good or a good value, please let me know.
* I have been somewhat torn trying to figure out what style of fins are best -- closed foot or open foot? Does anyone have a general opinion and/or have you been to any of the beaches I mentioned and think that one style would be better for those areas? If you use open-foot fins, do you wear them with a sock?
* Is a vest necessary? I have read lots of contradictory advice on this question.
* For anyone who has snorkeled on St. Lucia, do you often wear any sort of light snorkel shirt for sun protection?
* I really want to see a sea turtle -- with this in mind, is there a particular area I should go to?
thank you so much!
Sasha.
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