Snorkeled Pennekamp years ago, scraped some coral stung a bit

but no big deal. When I got back onto the boat the abrasion turned cherry red. Next guy came up and said "Wow, there's a huuuge barracuda under the boat" I wasn't surprised.

Was told to clean it every night with hydrogen peroxide to kill any coral critters in there, also to clean up the scab so it heals better.

[Post edited by `lag at 05/18/2021 10:54AM]

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Posted: 05/18/2021 at 10:37AM

Rats. Snorkeling wx is 2’ chop and maybe 20’ visability. No go. -- PhotoHokieNC 05/18/2021 08:33AM

Rent a moped and take a drive around the island... -- kjhokie 05/18/2021 12:16PM

I had to do a JAG investigation on a moped accident when I was down there -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 4:04PM

Drink heavily ** -- B777Fr8Dog 05/18/2021 12:01PM

Do a jet ski tour around the island -- MAHokie69 05/18/2021 11:57AM

That stinks. I saw stingrays while snorkeling, not rats. ** -- Chris Coleman

05/18/2021 11:24AM

We swam with, actually hugged and kissed southern rays -- PhotoHokieNC 05/18/2021 11:55AM

I tinkled in the ocean last season btw ** -- HokieDan95 05/18/2021 11:10AM

That stinks! Glad you got a refund -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 10:38AM

Sorry to hear that. The winds can still churn up the bottom this time of -- NokieHokie 05/18/2021 10:30AM

Guess all you can do is start the drinking early! ** -- Nova Hokie 95 05/18/2021 10:14AM

Rats snorkeling? -- JoesterVT 05/18/2021 09:08AM

That's a bummer. I wondered what snorkeling was like in KW. -- No Clue 05/18/2021 08:43AM

Much of the reef diving there is done between the surface and 30' -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 10:41AM

I liked diving in that range. You can dive pretty much as long as your air -- No Clue 05/18/2021 11:55AM

If you really want to see colors, try diving the same area at night -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 12:43PM

We did a few night dives on that trip. You see a lot of stuff at night that -- No Clue 05/18/2021 1:19PM

I went out for the first time for the opening of lobster season -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 4:16PM

The have three destinations and each is an hour out and and an hour back. -- PhotoHokieNC 05/18/2021 08:47AM

Awesome, I hope the seas calm a bit ** -- No Clue 05/18/2021 08:53AM

Not this week. Today’s the best day. Next trip! ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/18/2021 08:59AM

The sea was angry that week my friends** -- `lag 05/18/2021 10:01AM

Back in the day ('77), I was in the VT scuba club -- No Clue 05/18/2021 09:35AM

Wow, can't imagine the pain he was in... -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 10:43AM

Snorkeled Pennekamp years ago, scraped some coral stung a bit -- `lag 05/18/2021 10:37AM

On our first dive, my dive buddy promptly ran into a piece of staghorn -- No Clue 05/18/2021 10:54AM

Mean looking suckers to be sure but the only thing we were warned -- `lag 05/18/2021 10:59AM

Probably fire coral. I generally try to avoid touching any coral -- No Clue 05/18/2021 11:10AM

And they told us that too which I concurdon't want to screw stuff up -- `lag 05/18/2021 11:21AM

Concur on both counts! -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 11:13AM

Barracudas never bothered me...even the large ones -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 10:47AM

I always liked how they hung out near the line of visibility. -- No Clue 05/18/2021 10:56AM

Yeah, I wasn't worried about them, saw a few, almost territorial... -- `lag 05/18/2021 10:51AM

The big ones are territorial. -- EDGEMAN 05/18/2021 11:14AM

Reef(er) sadness :^/ Reschedule?** -- `lag 05/18/2021 08:43AM

Next year? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/18/2021 10:38AM

Snorkeled Pennekamp years ago, scraped some coral stung a bit

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