By stephen monn (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 7:52 pm: |
We have always come into the Isl. at a time that easily allowed picking up a rental car at the airport. This trip however, we will be arriving on the 2300 flight from Curacao (at least that is the plan). Tell me please, are there taxis operating at that hour. On my prior trips I have almost always been asleep by then so I have never taken notice. Dumb question maybe, but would be a real pain to have to carry all that dive gear to the hotel; or maybe just could flag down a passing donkey?
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By Julia Graves (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #780) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 7:57 pm: |
The taxi drivers know when the planes are coming in and they will be there. They are there for the 3am KLM flight! The rental places would be open if you booked a truck in advance but it always seems a waste when you will be going straight to sleep.
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #602) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 7:59 pm: |
Hi, Stephen!
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By stephen monn (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 8:10 pm: |
Thanks all. Didn't want to rent immediately upon arriving due to (I agree) 'will just be going to sleep', and too, why make Netty's have to come in at that hour if unnecessary. Will get a taxi.
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By stephen monn (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 8:14 pm: |
By the way Tish, about the donkeys in the shelter - good thing; The last trip there we were driving out of town and two of them ran headlong into the rental. Startled the hell out of us, damaged the car to the tune of about $600, and unfortunately resulted in the death of one of them. Two males and a 'territory' thing I believe.
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #604) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 8:48 pm: |
Netty runs a one-person operation, but she does indeed come to the airport whenever people arrive and could be going there for somebody else just when you are showing up, so you should ask for the vehicle then if that's when you want it.
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By Cyn (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #16013) on Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 9:04 pm: |
Tish, we do a fundraising on BT every year for the donkeys...I'll probably post something tomorrow
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #706) on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 4:47 pm: |
we were driving back from rincon a few years ago and two male donkeys were doing there "territorial" thing. they ran at high speed right to the road and scared the crap out of us....we swerved, they swerved...everybody was safe and the guys in the truck behind us had a good laugh. this happened just before we got to the antriol area.
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