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Two more videos of this awesome place. The Drop Off (1,000 feet straight down), and a mini drop off with so many schools of fish.

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And the original 6 minute video, since I can't edit posts yet on this forum it appears:

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I haven't yet got all the videos up (don't you hate when real life gets in the way?), but here's 3 more short clips.

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Massive parrotfish (video doesn't do this one justice with no scale reference, but it was 30"): TBGUWLX2mnE

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I'm 350+ lbs. I had no problem snorkeling. (Granted I am an athlete, or at least ex athlete...so I'm more of a Shaw body than a sumo wrestler body, but still).

My advice as I posted in the other thread is rent from the dive shop adjacent to the Tabyana Beach ($10 for mask, flippers, snorkel, and vest). They will also go out with you with a life preserver if you ask or even tow you out on a canoe. I didn't need that because I'm an excellent swimmer, but my wife took them up on it.

I'm going to get more videos up soon, but here's the first I uploaded from our March 15th visit. Do not let your weight worry you. First of all, because of how close the reef is to shore, it's not an issue of swimming. Obviously be careful, be decent. But you're never too far from being able to put a foot down on the ground.

My wife and I were lucky enough to enjoy some snorkeling March 15 at Tabyana Beach. We've snorkeled in many locations around the Caribbean, but this was my favorite and I thank those that gave advice to go here.

As a way to return the favor, I hope I can help others in the future, so I signed up here. Feel free to ask me any questions.

A few things I preferred:

• We did just the Tabyana Beach Party excursion, so we rented snorkel gear from the private dive shop adjacent to the beach. It was cheaper and we didn't feel tied down.
  
• Those dive shop employees would also go out with you and show you some great things if you asked. In fact, we didn't ask, they offered. Obviously they are angling for tips, but it was definitely worth it.
  
• The 1,000 foot drop off is not too far out. I have some videos of that I will hopefully get uploaded soon when I have more time.
  

For now, the link below is a six minute Go Pro video I took. I hope you enjoy, and to be frank, the video doesn't remotely do the snorkeling here justice.