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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People will call me super basic but here is my list —

Helicopter tour of kaui

Glacier dog sledding in Alaska

Getting the suite at el Tovar with the enormous patio looking over the south rim

Disney VIP private tour where they take you on all the rides with almost no waiting and drive you around between the parks — crazy expensive but you can do in one day what you would otherwise do in three so if you factor in savings on park tickets and hotel, it is more justifiable.  I’m always embarrassed to tell people we did this though.

Oh and I don’t know if this was crazy expensive but chartering a boat for day snorkel trip for family — we’ve done that a couple times when we vacationed with my siblings and it is totally worth it to have the boat to yourself.[/quote]

[b]Snorkeling is so bad compared with diving.  My 10 yo was eye to eye with a sea turtle today.  I would never go back and neither would my kids.[/b][/quote]

DP. One upping that poster added nothing.  [/quote]

I was confident someone would call me basic and PP did not disappoint!  FWIW, we are gojng to try a “discover scuba” dive this year.  One of my teens is scuba certified and has done a lot of dives—the other has really bad asthma so it’s not great for them.   But I also think scuba is a different experience than just a nice snorkel charter — they will often grill food, make fresh guac, etc. on board, you spend some time catching the rays, the often have slides or rope swings.  It’s just a lovely way to spend a day relaxing.  [/quote]

I am the jerk PP and am so excited you are going to try scuba diving!  I hope you love it!  It’s so beautiful and some of the animals look like they belong on another planet.  Xoxo[/quote]

Please snorkelers and divers be aware to not choose the type of sunscreen that harms the coral. We all want our grandkids to have coral to explore too. The coral is getting killed and bleached by the heating of the oceans from burning fossil fuels, which is also a concern we should prioritize.[/quote]

Divers don’t need sunscreen, so that is an advantage.

What people should be more worried about frankly is the bacteria destroying reefs all over the Caribbean, carried place to place by cruise ships.

This is a truly underreported story and a real tragedy happening right now.  [/quote]

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