Bad Ending to Otherwise Good Bonaire Trip

[DiverVince]

Two people got out, both geared up to get in the water. One guy started putting his tanks on, but the other very deliberately looked in, walked around and tried to get into our truck.

End to my point: while I obviously have no way of knowing where they were from, my feeling is that they were tourist divers, just like the rest of us. Curious that most of us never stop to think that there are likely divers, who, knowing that Bonaire has a 'rep', will take advantage of that 'rep' and of fellow divers.

Just sayin...

Well you've piqued my curiosity on this. Can you elaborate on how the other diver tried to get into your truck? Were the doors locked or opened? If opened, did he open the door? were the windows open. If so did he stick his head inside or was just looking? Some more details please.

 

[DandyDon]

And did you check his out too...?

 

[jd950]

So the thought is they were gonna steal stuff from your truck, put it in theirs and then go on a dive, even though you would almost certainly be returning first, to potentially find your stolen stuff in the truck next to yours, and be waiting for them?

Or maybe if they found something worth stealing they would both doff their gear and then leave? Maybe the dive gear was a ruse? I would think it would slow down a swift flight if one became necessary.

When you say "tried" to get into your truck, do you mean it was locked or that they were sub-functional people who could not open a vehicle door? If locked, they were probably surprised to see a diver leave a truck locked on Bonaire and were examining this oddity.

I don't think I buy your idea. Someone was going to roll up (or down)your windows for you or move something out of sight, or they were wondering if it was someone they knew, or you didn't see what you thought, or something.

Just my opinion.

 

[Mike]

So the thought is they were gonna steal stuff from your truck, put it in theirs and then go on a dive, even though you would almost certainly be returning first, to potentially find your stolen stuff in the truck next to yours, and be waiting for them?

Or maybe if they found something worth stealing they would both doff their gear and then leave? Maybe the dive gear was a ruse? I would think it would slow down a swift flight if one became necessary.

When you say "tried" to get into your truck, do you mean it was locked or that they were sub-functional people who could not open a vehicle door? If locked, they were probably surprised to see a diver leave a truck locked on Bonaire and were examining this oddity.

I don't think I buy your idea. Someone was going to roll up (or down)your windows for you or move something out of sight, or they were wondering if it was someone they knew, or you didn't see what you thought, or something.

Just my opinion.

Exactly my thoughts and I'm sure every other rational persons. Tourists don't go on vacation to steal stuff and risk getting thrown in jail in a foreign country and end up like the movie midnight express.

 

[MM in UT]

Two of us saw the guy try the door handles. I haven't a clue what his motive might have been, but I'm always cautious about trying to open someone else's vehicle. Period.

mfinley919: no doubt most people don't plan to get thrown in jail on vacation. Your statement sounds like you assume every tourist in the world is honest and would never steal anything. I'm not only honest (and not because I have a fear of getting thrown in jail), but I'm pretty rational.

 

[DandyDon]

Two of us saw the guy try the door handles. I haven't a clue what his motive might have been, but I'm always cautious about trying to open someone else's vehicle. Period.

mfinley919: no doubt most people don't plan to get thrown in jail on vacation. Your statement sounds like you assume every tourist in the world is honest and would never steal anything. I'm not only honest (and not because I have a fear of getting thrown in jail), but I'm pretty rational.

Thus the problem with sharing experiences here: someone is going to give you caca over how you think. Who knows why they tried your door handles, but I'd certainly agree that they shouldn't. Thanks for sharing.

Do tourists steal from other travelers? I'm sure it happens. Maybe not in this case since they were going diving, but at times. All I lost on my last trip was a couple of plastic coat hangers, but I didn't leave my computers or cameras in the open "locker."

 

[TheWizard]

All I lost on my last trip was a couple of plastic coat hangers, but I didn't leave my computers or cameras in the open "locker."

Plastic coat hangers???
Holy sheet.
That does it, I'm labeling mine with my SS# before my next Bonaire trip.
That'll solve the problem...

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Plastic coat hangers???
Holy sheet.
That does it, I'm labeling mine with my SS# before my next Bonaire trip.
That'll solve the problem...

TW, that was in Roatan, or Cozumel... DD has never been to Bonaire

But, in Don's defense, he had the common sense to take precautions that kept him from being a victim of a bigger crime than plastic hangers

 

[DandyDon]

More of it.

 

[Mike]

oh no... cool tech busted you Don.

You've been exposed! Watch out.

Cool Tech :

"the great discloser of all irrelevance." ^TM