Any tips on things to beware of when choosing a spot to try?
How does one deal with little things, like wallets, keys, etc. if just
driving around and you decide to stop and try an area? Are trunks safe/not a
problem?
Will probably buy our own masks & snorkels--any good online catalogs to use?
Tips before ordering? We don't have oodles of money to spend on equipment
but want the kind of snorkel we can dive with and not have to clear ....
Thanks for any sharing! Gigi
For about $10 at a dive shop, you can buy a wallet-sized dry box on a
lanyard if you must bring some cash. Usually I get by with my drivers
license and a credit card, both of which can get wet.
We did some great snorkeling on the south end of the island too. Have fun!
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> but want the kind of snorkel we can dive with and$L 8 have to clear ....
ROele68686 wrote:
> Olawalu (about 4 miles east of Lahaina) is very popular for snorkelers but
> a word of caution about this location;
Is this near "mile post 15"? I think that was the name of a good snorkel location on the way to Lahaina?
> NEVER leave anything valuable in your car anywhere in the islands, not
> even in the trunk. Two of my friends lost their cameras, extra tanks, and
> wallets that way. Best advice I ever got came from a car rental agency on
> Kauai; leave your car unlocked and the windows down (weather permitting) so
> that "they" don't have to break a thing to get in (your insurance company will
> reimburse you later but you will have to ante up several hundrerd bucks to get
> off of the island).
If you are in the public lots near the popular beaches it shouldn't be a problem. It can be in the more out of the way places (Big Beach, etc). I usually rent a jeep and just hide my license, a few dollars, and a CC somewhere. And maybe a ratty change of clothes and towel.
Steven Goodman
st...@ancore.com
There is an excellent web site on this at http://adigitaldreamer.com/snorkel/
Happy diving
Peter Forster
Suva, Fiji
http://www.blue-oceans.com/scuba/maui/
You can get a dry wallet - a little box that snaps closed - that you
can put on a string around your neck. Most dive shops have 'em. They'll
hold keys and credit cards, though if they're too big, they get in the
way, so don't get silly and try to bring a purse along.
I've never actually had anyone break into my rental car if there's
nothing stealable in plain site, but I've heard the warning enough
times, I just don't leave stuff. I generally don't even lock my
rental car.
-Karl
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>
> > Olawalu (about 4 miles east of Lahaina) is very popular for
snorkelers but
> > a word of caution about this location;
>
> Is this near "mile post 15"? I think that was the name of a good snorkel
location on the way to Lahaina?
>
Yeah. Most locals call it "Mile Marker 14". Also try Black Rock on Kaanapali
Beach. Big beach has some bad surf so it's not reccomended.
-Adam