Shore Excursions and Swimming!!

[lozzajelly]

Going on PofAm and apart from the obvious what shore excursions can you swim on? Reading these boards I am wise to wear a swimsuit just in case!!!!

:confused:

Lozza

[CruisinMK]

The ones with beach days, kayaks, zodiacs, snorkeling/scuba, some of the zipline and hiking tours. Have fun. There's a nearby beach to ship dock on Kauai, and nearby snorkeling on Kona.

[NJGRANNY]

When you say nearby, do you mean in walking distance? Thanks.

[Barb Nahoumi]

Has anyone run into jellyfish problems on Hawaiian beaches? I recently watched a Discovery Channel documentary, re. boxjellies near the Hawaiian islands. They seem to appear within 10 days after full moons.

 

I have been stung before, and it's something I don't care to repeat.

 

Barb

[CruisinMK]

When you say nearby, do you mean in walking distance? Thanks.

 

Yes, walking distance

[CruisinMK]

They have portugese man-o-war (blue/purple), and box jellies. The man-o-war is what I mostly see on the east coast here (waimanalo), when the wind blows strong onshore. Most days it isn't a problem. If you see a bunch washed up on the beach then they're in the water..

 

Painful but not harmful unless you have an unusual reaction. Remove it with something other than your fingers... :)