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My wife just learned to SCUBA. Owing to proximity to Michigan (USA) and warm, clear waters I selected Grand Cayman as place for her to learn and take her first dives. It was a compromise - I wanted access to deeper wall dives, but I wanted to make sure she could have access to shallower reefs nearer in shore, but still by boat.
Turns out, as doctor explained after the fact, when she is under substantial stress she imbibes air into her stomach (happened too when she was in labor) and this air she took in when diving off boat (that freaks her out) then expands as she resurfaces from depth and forces acid into her stomach and she gets terrible heartburn.
Bottom line - for now, at least, we're looking for dive spots with following parameters:
Turns out, as doctor explained after the fact, when she is under substantial stress she imbibes air into her stomach (happened too when she was in labor) and this air she took in when diving off boat (that freaks her out) then expands as she resurfaces from depth and forces acid into her stomach and she gets terrible heartburn.
Bottom line - for now, at least, we're looking for dive spots with following parameters:
- Affordable - not too far from us (don't want to pay really high air fare; Caribbean okay, but open other suggestions...South America, or Hawaii perhaps, or maybe one of the other Cayman Islands would be more suitable).
- Guided diving like we had in Cayman's. My wife likes to dive with divemaster in water, at least until confidence develops.
- Abundance of shallow reefs, and perhaps shore accessible too
- Reasonable abundance of sea life, including coral. Her primary motive to dive is to see fish.
- If possible, area known for calm seas
- In short, a very user friendly dive environment for a beginning diver.