Guirigay..you're a kool laid back kind of dude..loved meeting you and sweetie pie at canoe your joie d'vie. chalk this up to your heading...STUFF HAPPENS.. once bitten twice shy..take the precautions to deter this from happening again and keep on pressing on. the more you travel, the more you will explore and/ or better yet happen upon that soul that you can put some trust in to give you an assist. Don't forget that Rob can be a great resource. This past winter i stayed at 2 different cliff properties that I didn't even know where they were located. I asked a "friend" (a driver i met the yr b4 to check them out for me and give me his opinion.. he thought i would like 1 place but not the other because security could have been an issue. I took both and loved both and my landlord was unknown to this driver but not to the community.
I am a female traveling by myself so we learn from our past experiences..get yourseles some personal alams as well as room alarms and trip insurance and keep it moving. you'll be more cautious next time.