I was taught a lesson in honesty while on holiday in Jamaica
My wife and I had booked a trip to visit a dolphin sanctuary. My wife was going to feed them from a platform. This would be a level 2 experience of 4 levels and I paid to swim with the Dolphins in a group of about 10 people. This would be level 3, level 4 was a single person experience riding two Dolphins and was just too much money for us to pay
The rep we made the booking with told us she would upgrade our level of Dolphin experience by one. So we paid for levels 1 and 2, getting levels 2 and 3, are you with me so far?
On our arrival at the sanctuary we recieved our wrist bands with the relevant colour.
It wasn't until a good ten minutes of being in the park that we both realised I had a level 4 wrist band on
Now there was about £60 difference between these levels, so it was a big deal.
Anyway after a few minutes deliberating whether to return to the wrist band office, I decided to keep quiet. After all, this was a chance in a lifetime.
About half an hour before my swim time, ALL the sanctuary guests were gathered for a safety talk, yes all 50 of us. Then the staff split the guests into the relivant levels.
It soon became apparent that only 3 guests had paid for level 4!!!
I therefore had to stand up in front of several puzzled looking and rather miffed marine staff plus 50 mainly Americans and explain why I had the wrong colour wrist band on.
It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life
However the Dolphin swim was one of the best (even in a group of 10)