Only on Bonaire are the people like this!!

[Mike]

I thought this was a thread about interesting acts of trust? Or is it just a thread to pretend Bonaire is some magical island sprinkled with fairy dust?

The first time I dove with Aldora in Cozumel, they set me up with equipment, my wife and I left the shop with their wet suits and a hand shake, we dove something like 30 dives between the 2 of us and showed up on our last day back at their shop to pay them. No credit card impression ever taken until the last day.

Only on Cozumel.

I'm up to 5, you're falling behind.

One time on Anegada we motored in on our dingy and left it on the beach all day. That night we stumbled back to it about midnight and it was un-touched still on the beach as we left it
with nothing but a line wrapped loosley around a coconut tree to secure it.

Another time we were on Jost Van Dyke hanging on the beach at a local bar-b-que joint enjoying ourselves, we went up to the bar in the shack and I couldn't find the bartender, I waited for a few minutes, after nobody seemed to be showing up young women walked in, went behind the bar, grabbed a round of beers, reached in her pocket, took out some bills, opened the cigar box I now saw sitting on the bar, made her own change and put the cost of the beers in the cigar box. Self-serve bar. She smiled and left and I followed her example.

Only on Jost Van Dyke.

I think I'm up to 7.

Another time in band camp....

 

[diverrex]

Only in Key Largo

Almost 30 years ago I was a banker in Miami. My now wife and I were taking a trip to Key Largo. One of my bank customers had a part interest in a bar in Key Largo, told me to go visit and tell the bartender I was sent by whatever the guy's name was for some free drinks. So me and my girl go to the bar and I tell the bartender "so and so sent me and I should get some free drinks". He just looks at me and says "okay". We drank all night for free. I later found out from my customer that he had not called down ahead of time about me, the bartender just believed me. The funny thing also about that night was the locals found my girl and me as outsiders entertaining so they started to buy us drinks. I thought to myself "how can you be buying me drinks I'm already not paying for the ones I'm getting". The only money I spent in about 3 hours was the tip.

 

[pilot fish]

Or is it just a thread to pretend Bonaire is some magical island sprinkled with fairy dust?

Do ya think? :laughing:

 

[Nautica Tim]

I have been to Bonaire twice. Loved it both times. Fantastic diving and great people. Always felt safe there.

No, I do not have a condo there nor did I drink the "cool aid". Speaking of which thanks for pointing out DiveVince does have a condo there. Never picked that up in his post. So thank you for pointing it out.. DiveVince if you get a chance PM me and let me know more.

Any who...I have only been to a couple other places, like Curacao and enjoyed the diving and people there too. Wish I could affrod to go to more places sounds like there are other places that have nice trusting people. They are all great to hear about. Helps me figure where I may go when I can save enough up. For me it would be a coin flip for Curacao or Bonaire, both had perfect diving, great people and always felt safe.

 

[D_B]

Enough said.

... still funny

 

[pilot fish]

... still funny

It warms me that it pleases you.

 

[keithdiver]

I have been to Bonaire twice. Loved it both times. Fantastic diving and great people. Always felt safe there.

No, I do not have a condo there nor did I drink the "cool aid". Speaking of which thanks for pointing out DiveVince does have a condo there. Never picked that up in his post. So thank you for pointing it out.. DiveVince if you get a chance PM me and let me know more.

Any who...I have only been to a couple other places, like Curacao and enjoyed the diving and people there too. Wish I could affrod to go to more places sounds like there are other places that have nice trusting people. They are all great to hear about. Helps me figure where I may go when I can save enough up. For me it would be a coin flip for Curacao or Bonaire, both had perfect diving, great people and always felt safe.

Hi Tim, Vince's condo is bellevuebeachbonaire.com, beautiful 3rd floor condo. Private elevator, tasteful decorated, close to all, dive shop near by for tanks, etc. Real classy set up. look at site for open dates to visit. Vince and the wife are there now.

 

[VinoBambinos]

Holy **** you two cannot let a thread go uninterrupted can you?

They are the reason my wife quit this site, and the reason I avoid it except for the occasional threads started by certain posters.

Normally the internal and external anal sphincter control the exit of feces, in their case it must be involuntary...it would be okay if it wasn't the same old s**t.

 

[RJP]

I thought this was a thread about interesting acts of trust? Or is it just a thread to pretend Bonaire is some magical island sprinkled with fairy dust?

I was in Bonaire back around end of February. Bought $1,000 worth of Teak recliners and told the guy I'd be back to pick them up the next day. When I returned the owner told me they were gone. Seems some guy came in while the real owner was at lunch, pretended HE was the owner, and sold my friggin' recliners to some tourist from NJ for $500 bucks.

They're still looking for the guy...

 

[DiverVince]

RJP...I think I know exactly where those recliners are! If you need details you can PM me.

Seems that guy from NJ made a real smart buy. Now they've all been nicely treated with several coats of teak oil and cushions are being custom made as we speak.