What's the coolest thing you've seen while snorkeling?

[AydenLincoln]

Unsure about the coolest but my 10 year old self saw a barracuda years ago and that has forever scarred me lol! I swam right back to the boat and sat on the edge looking down ready to jump back up at any moment I’ll never forget the way it looked at me with its giant eyes and massively scary teeth. The beginning of finding Nemo is real and even scarier in person guys! Ironically I’m now dive certified but those things still scare the well you know out of me that and large sharks.

 

[Roatan Reef]

Unsure about the coolest but my 10 year old self saw a barracuda years ago and that has forever scarred me lol! I swam right back to the boat and sat on the edge looking down ready to jump back up at any moment I’ll never forget the way it looked at me with its giant eyes and massively scary teeth. The beginning of finding Nemo is real and even scarier in person guys! Ironically I’m now dive certified but those things still scare the well you know out of me that and large sharks.

Meh, been by and around many barracuda, they don't bother you, if you dont bother them. In Roatan at Little French Key, a pretty large one lives under the dive dock there, and he barely moves at all...as long as you respect him and don't bother him, hes cool...swam with plenty in Belize also...they practically don't even know you are there.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Meh, been by and around many barracuda, they don't bother you, if you dont bother them. In Roatan at Little French Key, a pretty large one lives under the dive dock there, and he barely moves at all...as long as you respect him and don't bother him, hes cool...swam with plenty in Belize also...they practically don't even know you are there.

I know all they are all looks no bite lol! I still don’t like them haha.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Bout the extent of snorkeling I have done was putting a basic snorkel mask on and looked around the water at Panama City Beach haha

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Here are a few pics from snorkeling. My phone battery died unfortunately, so I don't have pics of my favorite stuff.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Hawaii, in the 80's Moray eel free swimming at me while feeding fish . Scared me to death! I was 12-14.

 

[Lineatus]

I saw a coral grouper and a moray hunting together in northern Sulawesi. I spent over an hour watching the pair cruising through forests of acropora that was growing on sharp fingers of lava rock. The moray would dive into the coral heads looking for fish whilst the grouper picked off any that darted out of the rocks. Such amazing behaviour to witness, with a stunning backdrop.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Controversial take, but snorkeling is much better than scuba diving. Especially in shallow water.

 

[Lineatus]

Controversial take, but snorkeling is much better than scuba diving. Especially in shallow water.

They both have their merits. I love the freedom of movement you get whilst diving, but the colour profile whilst snorkelling in shallow waters is just incomparable.

Shallow dives (5m max) are my absolute favourite.

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

They both have their merits. I love the freedom of movement you get whilst diving, but the colour profile whilst snorkelling in shallow waters is just incomparable.

Shallow dives (5m max) are my absolute favourite.

In Turks & Caicos, there are places where you can just walk off the beach to a reef. Lots of parrotfish and tangs. You don't even need a snorkel, I went out a couple of times with just a mask.

 

[jacksin]

Snorkeling along Rt1 in marathon Fl. Probably 20 years ago. Wife was next to me, kids were in front of us. Suddenly a dark shadow was coming from below and behind us. Scared the crap out of us, thankfully it was just a manatee

 

[Dburr1014]

I saw a hair tie in Jamaica in the sand from the surface of the water.
It was so clear and had to try and retrieve it. Thinking it was in 10 feet of water, I dove to get it. I thought my head was going to explode the closer I got to it. It must have been 40 feet down at least. No, I didn't pick it up. To far down. I'm still amazed how clear the water was. I'm from Connecticut, you'd be lucky to see your hand in front of your face here.

 

[AKL1950]

British Virgin Islands.

 

[encrustingacro]

I saw a hair tie in Jamaica in the sand from the surface of the water.
It was so clear and had to try and retrieve it. Thinking it was in 10 feet of water, I dove to get it. I thought my head was going to explode the closer I got to it. It must have been 40 feet down at least. No, I didn't pick it up. To far down. I'm still amazed how clear the water was. I'm from Connecticut, you'd be lucky to see your hand in front of your face here.

When diving down, don't forget to equalize your ears.

 

[danenelsen]

When I went snorkeling in Cancun, there were three stingrays and a sea Turtle. Both very cool!

 

[Uncle99]

A mermaid!
She was so, so beautiful!

 

[JoJosReef]

In Turks & Caicos, there are places where you can just walk off the beach to a reef. Lots of parrotfish and tangs. You don't even need a snorkel, I went out a couple of times with just a mask.

Just swimmers goggles for me. Smith's Brocadere was great in Grand Cayman. Walk off the beach into the water, have a swim, see lots of fish and coral.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

A mermaid!
She was so, so beautiful!

I would warn against special mushrooms before diving... Just saying

 

[Shevlin77]

I got to snorkel the great barrier reef. too many things to list…Acros, montis and massive anemones with clarki clowns hosted with them. giant humphead parrotfish. list goes on…

but the best was seeing 50+ year old Maximus clams that were 2-3ft wide. Our guide said they weigh like 100-200lbs. just massive and beautiful. sitting in 30ft of water off the shallow parts of the reef

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I got to snorkel the great barrier reef. too many things to list…Acros, montis and massive anemones with clarki clowns hosted with them. giant humphead parrotfish. list goes on…

but the best was seeing 50+ year old Maximus clams that were 2-3ft wide. Our guide said they weigh like 100-200lbs. just massive and beautiful. sitting in 30ft of water off the shallow parts of the reef

Way cool!