edpdiver
Contributor
Hello all,
I am pretty new to this board. I am trying to find a resort in Fiji that would be suitable for me and my wife, who is mildly handicapped. I will list some of the things we are looking for, and maybe get some suggestions.
My wife has multiple sclerosis, and while she can walk, she has trouble walking up and down hills, over lots of stairs, long distances, etc. A hundred or two yards are fine, provided they are relatively flat. A few small staircases are also okay, but not more than about 15 steps at a time, for example. We are not looking for a handicapped accessible resort (i.e., one that is appropriate for wheelchairs), because she is not in a wheelchair. Also, it is fine if the resort is on a hillside, provided that there are rooms close to the shore, along with access to a restaurant, bar, and other requirements also close to shore. A lot of the resorts appear to be on hills or spread out, based on their web sites, so it is difficult for me to see if they would be appropriate for us. Also, we prefer a resort that is relatively close to the dive sites (say less than 30 minutes on average). Price is not too big a factor. It is great if it is a luxurious resort and expensive, or a simple resort and less expensive. My wife is fine in the water; she is a strong swimmer and diver, and has very good endurance. So nothing special is required in the way for us with respect to the diving. I know some places in Fiji have strong currents. We can handle medium currents fine (we've been to Cozumel and Wakatobi, for example). We have not been to anyplace with really strong currents though, so probably we would want a location that has some moderately easy dive site options.
That is about it. Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated.
Erwin
I am pretty new to this board. I am trying to find a resort in Fiji that would be suitable for me and my wife, who is mildly handicapped. I will list some of the things we are looking for, and maybe get some suggestions.
My wife has multiple sclerosis, and while she can walk, she has trouble walking up and down hills, over lots of stairs, long distances, etc. A hundred or two yards are fine, provided they are relatively flat. A few small staircases are also okay, but not more than about 15 steps at a time, for example. We are not looking for a handicapped accessible resort (i.e., one that is appropriate for wheelchairs), because she is not in a wheelchair. Also, it is fine if the resort is on a hillside, provided that there are rooms close to the shore, along with access to a restaurant, bar, and other requirements also close to shore. A lot of the resorts appear to be on hills or spread out, based on their web sites, so it is difficult for me to see if they would be appropriate for us. Also, we prefer a resort that is relatively close to the dive sites (say less than 30 minutes on average). Price is not too big a factor. It is great if it is a luxurious resort and expensive, or a simple resort and less expensive. My wife is fine in the water; she is a strong swimmer and diver, and has very good endurance. So nothing special is required in the way for us with respect to the diving. I know some places in Fiji have strong currents. We can handle medium currents fine (we've been to Cozumel and Wakatobi, for example). We have not been to anyplace with really strong currents though, so probably we would want a location that has some moderately easy dive site options.
That is about it. Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated.
Erwin
