She needs to dive regularly and keep up with her skills. I don't consider that to be training as she isn't learning anything new, just practicing things she's already learned.
Question Resort diving when you are by yourself
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She needs to dive regularly and keep up with her skills. I don't consider that to be training as she isn't learning anything new, just practicing things she's already learned.
bradlw
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It's been a long time for me, but I've done it many times in Florida. A time or two I was paired up with air hogs or otherwise "less than capable divers" that had me switching into mother-hen/divemaster mode and took a little bit of the fun out of it....but mostly it was fine, even when it was a skill/background mismatch.
I've also been on dives with a group, and our pairs would sometimes be asked to take on a 3rd. Not a big deal really....
I've also been on dives with a group, and our pairs would sometimes be asked to take on a 3rd. Not a big deal really....
My wife and I have been to Cozumel more than a few times, alone and with friends. Also, St. Lucia, Curacao, Turks and Caicos, Hawaii, and Bahamas (cruise with family). There may be one or two other places. I've also been to Coz a few times by myself.
I do not recommend Bonaire unless your SO is willing to sit and watch your stuff on the beach while reading a book. That's because it's mainly shore diving (fantastic) with little other activities to do.
I am not solo certified, nor do I want to be. All the places I've mentioned will keep you in a group (with the exception of Bonaire. I went with a dive buddy). I will say I have surfaced more than a few times by myself in Coz because the DMs knew I could handle it.
I do not recommend Bonaire unless your SO is willing to sit and watch your stuff on the beach while reading a book. That's because it's mainly shore diving (fantastic) with little other activities to do.
I am not solo certified, nor do I want to be. All the places I've mentioned will keep you in a group (with the exception of Bonaire. I went with a dive buddy). I will say I have surfaced more than a few times by myself in Coz because the DMs knew I could handle it.
I would recommend Curacao, kind of ideal with non diving SO/Kids. You can dive at beautiful beaches while they enjoy snack bars, full restaraunts, lounge chairs, get a massage etc. many have on site shops where you could hire a guide or find an insta buddy maybe tag along with an odd numbered group.There is the dive bus a shore dive based dive operator I'm sure you could follow in a car so the rest of family can be where you are diving.
Ontwreckdiver
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My wife is a non diver, so I am a solo diver on every vacation and it has never been an issue. Most of the time I'm not "assigned" to a buddy, same ocean, same dive sort of thing.
I have never dove Florida, but have been to many Caribbean islands and also have a wife who dives sporadically. However, I have never had a problem on a boat when she doesn’t dive (The only problem was her letting me know that we don’t spend enough time together because if I am by the ocean - then I want to dive
) Anyhow, sometimes I get assigned a buddy and sometimes I have to babysit them and sometimes it is “the same ocean” and sometimes no assignment and I don’t mind either…
CT-Rich
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I am not proud... What I have done is gone on a shop trip and on the boat they paired me with another diver. The shop usually has fairly competent divers on these trips, and a few newbies that the shop baby sits. On one trip they gave me a competent buddy and we dove together. On another I agreed to be buddies with someone and then promptly forgot who it was... it was a group dive so I wasn't abandoning him, but I couldn't recognize him underwater for the life of me....
My most resent trip, they asked if their was anyone without a buddy. I said I didn't, but I was fine that way. They stopped worrying about me by the end of the day. I did promise to stay with the group.
Your diving daughter should dive. The best cure for bad buoyancy is a reef that you respect and don't want to trash. She will get the hang of it much better is she is on dives she is enjoying and know that the survival of the reef relies on her delicate control of her BCD. Besides, reef diving in warm water is so much easier than in a 7mm wetsuit. She will also be your buddy if your wife dives, you are trio, if wife sits it out your daughter will probably never say no.
My most resent trip, they asked if their was anyone without a buddy. I said I didn't, but I was fine that way. They stopped worrying about me by the end of the day. I did promise to stay with the group.
Your diving daughter should dive. The best cure for bad buoyancy is a reef that you respect and don't want to trash. She will get the hang of it much better is she is on dives she is enjoying and know that the survival of the reef relies on her delicate control of her BCD. Besides, reef diving in warm water is so much easier than in a 7mm wetsuit. She will also be your buddy if your wife dives, you are trio, if wife sits it out your daughter will probably never say no.
Pick a location with things to do after diving and plan on diving in the morning and doing other activities in the afternoon. Then be her buddy for the morning dives and help her work on her buoyancy control. As her confidence grows, so will her love of the sport. Seeing pretty tropical fishes, turtles and the beautiful corals sure beats the bluegill in the local quarry. I'd recommend Bonaire or Roatan over Cozumel until her confidence grows as Coz has some currents that can make an non-confident diver a bit apprehensive.
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