Paul Raymond wrote: > > He mentioned > that he saw someone once that would use a mask, and had some sort of snorkel > rigged to the side of the kayak, and would paddle out and invert at an > interesting spot. > > I don't know if this was to scout out an interesting spot to snorkel, if he > would regularly snorkel while still in the kayak, or if the person telling > me this was pulling my leg. > > Which is it, has anyone heard of such a thing? There's a drawing in one of Derek Hutchinson's books of someone with mask but sans snorkel upside down and nose-to-nose with a manatee. Which inspired me to rig up a snorkel mouthpiece ($3) with some plastic tubing ($2.50) and take it along on our trip to Guanaja, Honduras. I ran the tube down the skirt tunnel and could capsize above the coral reefs for a good look around. You really want to check the water depth before you do this. If you don't have a roll, just maintain a hand on a friend's boat so you can snap back up. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 15 2002 - 18:14:38 PDT
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