Samuel's Bay National Marine Park - Healthy coral reef for snorkeling enthusiasts.

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We did this for most of the day Jan. 26 and had a great time. We stay on the lively part of the beach, so it was nice to have a really quiet day (literally, quiet, no loud music, nobody yelling, no motorboats or jet skis) - long snorkel, back to shore for a nap, another long snorkel.

This is also a good opportunity for first-time snorkelers and non-swimmers to see the sea life, because the beach area you snorkel from has a retaining wall that's about knee-deep and where you can see lots of small fish and a conch or two. You can also see fish, crabs, etc. right from the dock. Polarized sunglasses make it a lot easier. If you're wading, do bring footgear of some kind to wade in because you'll be walking on chunks of coral of various sizes.

If I recall correctly, they said that Tuesdays and Thursdays are the quiet days, on MWF the Wild Thing comes by. But I'm not certain about that. We were there on a Thursday.