Just for Tom

We have not been bathing in the hot tub or in the pool, but saunas we've had! Instead of going on a ferry to Saba, we took our dinghy and our laundry and motored to the Dutch side of the island. Through a bridge on Marigot Bay and then across the lagoon. We visited two chandleries! (Chandleries for me are only outshone by hardware stores! Or rather acastillages, I also get to learn very useful French words)
We then started to look for a self service laundry, really hard to find. Most places you have to leave your laundry and they have it ready the next day. If I had beautiful linens I wouldn't mind, because they are not even more expensive but as it is....
We finally found one near the Supermarket. I put all my laundry in a big washer that cost 9 euros, only we did not have enough coins. Juan went to the supermarket and they wouldn't change the money. So I took all the laundry out. He then sees a bank across the bridge and tells me to put the laundry back. I put only half the load in, just in case. He came back with the euro coins that had to be put in a big box with numbers. The machines had prices and numbers (all different prices of course not just because they are French, but because they are all different sizes) so what do you press? the 9 for the 9 euros or the 4 for the machine? None worked. But a kind lady explained to us we first had to lock the machine and voila!! To dry them we had to fork out 8 euros!
We then went to the supermarket and loaded up on all sorts of pates and cheeses
And the most delicious ham and saucissons! Of course we then had to load the dinghy and squeeze in between the laundry and the shopping bags and motor back to the marina, trying to protect the baguettes and the laundry from the waves!
After a short nap, we sanded the wood to be able to put another coat of varnish! To make it even more exciting tomorrow morning we are having a mechanic come over at 8 to look at the leaks in the injectors. I shall repair to the boulangerie and try the internet between croissant and croissant.
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