Tavernier Florida Keys scuba diving presents some of the best conditions open water and wreck diving, or even ideal conditions for completing PADI certification dives in the Florida Keys. But the buyer must beware, as the same beautiful locales providing the best possible conditions for diving are still subject to the whims of mother nature and can also provide the worst possible conditions for scuba diving or snorkeling around Tavernier Key. Regardless of skill level, expert equipment, a competent charter service or any other factor, bad diving conditions can equate to a bad dive.
Many dive centers, including the Tavernier Dive Center, provide access to local weather monitoring stations so that you may try and plan your dive during good weather or seas with light chop. Scuba diving in Tavernier Florida Keys typically involves a boating out to the reefs, wrecks or ledges for the best dive sites, and the captains and crew recognize that even the steady, gentle rocking of the waves can cause divers who have never been sea sick to experience it for the first time. In fact, they say, it is the very people who have never been sea sick that often wind up feeding the fish first.
To avoid sea sickness on a Tavernier scuba diving charter it is strongly recommended some precautions as refunds typically are not offered due to getting boat sick.
1. Take an OTC for sea sickness or motion sickness. Typically they recommend taking one dose before bed and one dose about an hour before boarding.
2. Choose foods that are gentle on the stomach. Highly acidic drinks like coffee or orange juice should be skipped, as well as really greasy foods like bacon or sausage. Even if such foods do not cause you to become sick, flatulence can be very uncomfortable underwater.
3. Stay well hydrated.
Beyond these simple preventative measures, it’s best simply to be open to the idea that a particular dive may not be ideal, and learning to read the conditions from local weather buoys may help determine if you go through with a dive or call it off 24 hours ahead of time and wait for better scuba diving conditions in Tavernier Florida Keys.