Kailua Kona

[indigo_rose99]

Snorkling. Evidently my fear of water means I hyperventilate for 5 minutes.  In spite of being able to breathe,  I do this.

T is the best. He held my hand the whole time. Refused to leave me in spite is many offers of better and more adventurous activities.

Yes,  T bought me the expensive snorkle  that doesn't fill my mouth with water even when waves crash over my head. My hind brain takes quite a bit of convincing of this spiffy technology. LOTS of convincing.

The total experience was pretty good. I liked the boat. The food. The bathrooms. The shade. The view. The bottom of the ocean in that section was unimpressive,  but I can hardly blame the vendor for that.

Comments

[texpenguin.livejournal.com]

Had the same problem when I tried to snorkel. Except I didn't manage to fight through it like you did. But, now there's this! http://www.tribord.com/en/brand/innovation/easybreath-snorkeling-mask

It's a full face snorkel mask that allows you breathe normally. I saw a video with several testers that had the same reaction we do to snorkeling, and they all said this was so much easier to acclimate to. Also, it's not terribly expensive!

[reedrover]

My hind brain takes quite a bit of convincing of this spiffy technology.

I hadn't been snorkling in 15+ years when I went to Galapagos last fall. The idiot guide dropped us off in rather rough seas for my first time back in the water, so I spent a good chunk of time hyperventalating until I could convince myself that I could let my face go underwater. I just kept chanting "I can't sink; I can't sink" in my head to reassure myself that even if I lost all of my gear, it would take an act of Newton to cause my fat-ass buoyancy to go negative.