Making new friends

The second day we were in Cartagena an American couple came in on their HR42 Steve & Jan Burkholder were watching Sal put out the washing and enquired where the laundry was> Sals reply we have a washing machine and a spin dryer on board it saves so much money. They had a problem with their fore hatch which leaked and all the bunk cusion covers were wet with salt water so I took them rinsed them in fresh water and gave them a spin. All dry in a couple of hours. The next day they had gone off so we had a quiet day sunbathing on deck as you do. When they came back they were carrying two big box's. Whats in the box's I asked? A washing machine and a spindryer came the merry reply. They had hired a car and driven to Alicante to the same shop we bought ours from and told the girl there they wanted the same machines that the Guernsey people had bought ( What it is to be famous) Since this we have been told of 7 other couples who have bought the same machines from the same store . Perhaps we ought ask for agents fees. The last thing we did with our new friends is take off the fore hatch and reseal it and the last e-mail we had was no leaks great.