Dan and Carolyn's Bonaire adventure--the start

Flew Continental Airlines from St. Louis to Houston to Bonaire. It was a red-eye from Houston arriving before 6 a.m. on Bonaire, which at this time of year is 2 hrs ahead of US Central. As we landed a HUGE thunderstorm hit the island-----sheets of rain----so we stayed on the plane for about 1/2 hr until the rain stopped. (You exit the plane on the elevated staircase, not a skyway so you are exposed to the elements). That wasn't so bad, but we waited over 2 hrs to get luggage after the plane had landed......arghh. Not sure, but Sunday a.m. might not be the best time to fly into Bonaire if you want the airport adventure to go smoothly.

After finally getting the luggage and meeting our car rental rep outside the airport we were transported to the offices of the car rental company at a nearby resort. We pull into the parking lot (probably a 60 car parking lot) and virtually the whole parking lot is covered in 4-5 inches of standing water from the torrential rain of earlier. Apparently drainage and runoff aren't high on things to consider when building here.

To make matters worse, our driver pulls up and drops us off in the middle of the parking lot as if there isn't any water anywhere. We have 3 big checked bags, our carry-ons, and Max the dog, trying to figure out what this guy is thinking dropping us off in the middle of a lake.

Having been here before I'm not too surprised by this so I just go with the flow, carry the bags to dry land, tip the guy, and say "Thanks". Getting the rental truck no big deal. They even drove it to a dry spot so we could load our luggage without wading through the water.

Finally on our way to our rental apartment.