wateraddiction
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We plan on getting our young kids certified in Bonaire this December, although last night I went down an alarming wormhole reading on down currents in Cozumel in the Accidents/Near Misses/Deaths forum. Parents are both novice divers and while we just returned from Coz, I'm not confident that I could calmly handle any of those down current situations I read about if my kids were involved (swim towards the wall then crawl up or swim away from the wall to escape current and ascend in the blue).
My question: my plan now is to have the kids only dive the house reef at Bari from the Sand Dollar/DFB pier after they're certified (I think cert will take 4 days) with the idea that this is a relatively low-risk diving environment with enough visual interest to give them a positive first dive trip experience. We're only there for 7 nights and I'm not sure if this conservative plan will backfire and make for a boring trip for them. Am I being overly cautious given that Bonaire isn't known for current or rough water (with the exception of Southern sites and East)?
My question: my plan now is to have the kids only dive the house reef at Bari from the Sand Dollar/DFB pier after they're certified (I think cert will take 4 days) with the idea that this is a relatively low-risk diving environment with enough visual interest to give them a positive first dive trip experience. We're only there for 7 nights and I'm not sure if this conservative plan will backfire and make for a boring trip for them. Am I being overly cautious given that Bonaire isn't known for current or rough water (with the exception of Southern sites and East)?