Took a half-day reef snorkel trip. Traveled with my adult sister and mid-50's parents. My parents had scuba dived as young adults under looser health restrictions (mom has asthma, as do I), and the 4 of us had been snorkeling in Mexico about 15 years ago, so it was an unusual activity for us.\r
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Our resort offered its own snorkeling, but we went here on the recommendation from a local diver in a nearby restaurant, and took $5 coupons with us. Welcoming facility, friendly helpful staff, got my dad set up with prescription goggles since he can't wear contacts. Wetsuit rental at 8 bucks a pop was worth it since it wasn't particularly warm out. Gear was all top-quality. The shop is not near the dock and boats though, so you drive a little down the road after you get everything together. Our trip included both divers (6 i think) and snorkelers (the 4 of us plus a young Hungarian couple). So I'd imagine you could do both if members of your group had different interests. The guy running the trip, a very tall guy in his mid to late 20's, took good care of us all. The boat is very basic, but there is water on board, and a cooler with fresh fruit for the taking.\r
The first dive site was pretty dead. Enough life to be interesting, but it wasn't particularly exciting, and the water was pretty cloudy. Saw a few pieces of debris left from an old wreck, which was kind of cool.\r
The water was very choppy, and 3 of the six snorkelers (who rode out on the bow, maybe that was part of the problem) got sick between dives, but toughed it out and made it back in the water for round two. The second site, out by an old lighthouse, was pretty neat, and teeming with life. Fish everywhere, cool plant life, even saw an octopus. The water, as mentioned, was choppy, and the current was pretty strong, so it was a bit of a workout. When we got back, the guides collected our gear so we didn't have to drive back.
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