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As do I. I trust the divers that I've met since my visit there that tell me I was lucky not to ge triped off and that I was wise to stay at a resort, which LESSENS your chance of becomng a vcrime ictim. I just see no reason for any of these divers to lie. Correct, it's about crime, not about...

bubble, he just not get it. You are using good common sense and he is taking a gamble. Maybe that's all he knows of diving -Bonaire?

THAT, my friends, is a diver using common sense.

OK, but who will watch my room so it doesn't get broken into while I'm off diving with you?

You just don't get it at all:shakehead:

To the thread lurkers, et al: do you find it intersting, as I do, that no one offers an answer to these important questions? Does that inspire you to visit? "But you keep confusing "safety of guests" with "safety of guests' property". What happens to the guest on Bonaire when he comes...

If she had become a victim again, after several subsequent visits, would anyone have sympathy for her? I would not. She went back after that serious crime and took a chance. She was, it appears, lucky on her return visits, but not everyone is. She was fully informed on the situation there and...

"But you keep confusing "safety of guests" with "safety of guests' property". What happens to the guest on Bonaire when he comes back to his room while the crooks are there with crowbars, still pulling the safe out of the wall and ransacking the place? Do the Bonaire crooks say, sorry and...

Mfinley, they are pretending not to get it and using distraction to change the focus so that others will not get it.

Very very well said and a very thoughtful post. You love Bonaire, I mean, you REALLY love Bonaire and want it to be a better place, not hide its problems, as some are trying to do. My hat is off to you.

Join SB date ,January 4 2010, and less than 24 dives. Interesting. Is it safe to say you've never been to Bonaire? If all you hear is "happy talk" about Bonaire is that, in YOUR estimation, being fully informed before heading to Bonaire? Dennis, you have just 20 posts on SB and 12 of them...

The problem with closing this thread and cutting off the vital, honest flow of info on the onging crime epidemc on Bonaire is, then all you have are posters like: DV, PB, SS, CT, et al, painting a rosy, unrealistic picture of how Bonaire is a sleepy little island Paradise, not the crime ridden...

DV, it does not take a scholar to realize your true motives in this thread: keep a constant supply of divers heading to Bonaire to rent your condos. Since you bought these condos, the economy has hit a real bad down turn, add to that, the ongoing crime epidemic on Bonaire and that makes you very...

It might be a shock to some of you but this thread is about Crime on Bonaire , not about Roatan. It's obvious you are trying to change the focus from Bonaire to Roatan, Bad try. It is truly astounding to see the lengths some posters will go to keep the Bonaire crime problem hidden in the dark...

They used crowbars to break into the rooms and then ransacked them and ripped the safes off the wall and broke into them. Does that answer your questions properly? Tell us, how do you prevent that, protect against that?:confused: Didn't you read the account in this thread? They were followed...

They just make concession after concessoin to the crooks, while the Bonaire police dwaddle around with thier thumbs up their snorkels. Yes, it blows me away as well. That's a vacation? I don't think so.:shakehead:

My guess is that the economy plays a part, as does the unresolved crime issue, in the decline of toursts visits to Bonaire.

My advice, pay attention to the reality, not the hype, myth and outright disreguard for reliable and verified warnings.

Thanks for the update. This post is very helpful for the potential visitor to Bonaire. As they say, proceed at your own risk. Your posts will help people make more informed decisions on whether to visit Bonaire now or not. I will not! I noticed in the "support Bonaire" link that zero mention...