snorkel tip

breathing while snorkeling is different from breathing regularly.  What you want to do is take a deep breath, put the snorkel in your mouth, then FORCEFULLY exhale to expel the water in your tube.  now that your snorkel is clear, quickly take another deep breath.  continue to look at colorful fish, eels, starfish, coral and other sealife.  when you can't hold your breath any longer, FORCEFULLY exhale to expel any water that trickled into your tube and quickly inhale.  Repeat.

 

now the reason you can't really breath in and out rhythmically like you normally do is because when you're snorkeling, the waves may be splashing water into your snorkel.  that's why you have to FORCEFULLY exhale to get rid of any water that's currently in your tube.  then, when the tube is clear, you're free to inhale fresh air without swallowing any water.