Wednesday, September 20, 1995 - Curaco

Roy took the alternator part to Wellman early in the morning. The pulley fit, so he bought it. Then he went to a machine shop to get something-or-other made. An old man from Wellman drove him there and back, which was certainly nice. Roy gave him 20 guilders. I went on the grocery run and bought chicken and stuff. The bus wasn't nearly as crowded as it usually is, thank goodness. I always feel stupid, sitting there like a dummy while everyone else is yakking away in Dutch and German and French and who knows how many other languages. A great many people from Holland come here on their boats, since this is part of the Dutch kingdom. Our propane stove has sprung a leak, so in the afternoon, Roy took the defective part to the marine-supply store to see if he could get a replacement. He also wanted to find out how to get back to the machine shop, since he has to go there tomorrow afternoon to pick up the thing he's having made. He had the silly notion he could get there by walking a mile or so from the marine-supply store. I kept telling him the Santa Rosa Machine Shop would be on Santarosaweg, and he should take a Santa Rosa bus to get there. He kept saying that just because the place was called "Santa Rosa Machine Shop", that didn't mean it was in Santa Rosa. So he took his walk and didn't find it. Also, the marine-supply store didn't have the part he needed.