The best time to go is in the morning before anybody else starts snorkeling. You have the water to yourself and the tranquility of the morning. The fish are just starting to awaken and are not as quick to scurry. As the day goes on there are many snorkelers and this tends to unsettle the sand, which makes for poor visibility. Please do not get us wrong, anytime of day you will add a wonderful memory to your vacation.

On our snorkeling excursion we make two stops. Each stop is 45 minutes and each has its own character.

The first stop is in water that is just about 7feet. We do the deeper water first so that those who are not used to snorkeling can get acclimated to the use of the snorkel, as well as build up their confidence and trust in the guide. This area of the reef has a wide variety of fish: grouper, barracuda, Sargent major, trumpet fish, as well as spotted eagle rays. The coral is joined together in most of the area and is one of the most beautiful walls Mother Nature could have formed. Because of the way the coral is developed here you will see many schools of fish that consist of up to 50 or more. It does not stay at 7 feet as we go on our journey; some of the areas will be about 4 to 5 feet. You will get a bird's eye view of the coral since some of the areas we go over seem like you can almost reach out and touch the formations. But this is not true. For one thing, between the mask and the water everything is magnified 25%, and secondly, we would not take you over coral that could hurt you because that would also mean that we could possibly get hurt. We respect the world of the sea and would not jeopardize the coral getting hurt as well.

The second stop is a little bit shallower and is one of the most beautiful areas of the coral reef. This area was made to have its picture taken. (If using an underwater camera, you want to make sure you save plenty of pictures to take in this area). We always save this stop for last as it is our favorite, but it also leaves a memory that cannot be erased. The coral is more scattered, similar to a rock garden, but has many avenues that we take the people in and out of. This gives you a truly close up of the coral and its structure. It also contains almost every species of coral that no other area has. You will not see as many fish here but you will see turtles, barracuda, angelfish, and sometimes we run into a nurse shark. Not to worry as they do not care for humans and they do not have teeth, as do others in the shark family. They are nocturnal unless disturbed and then just move on to another coral as they love to sleep under the coral. For the most part this stop is for the beauty of the coral.