Today, the 30th of April, is Queen's Day. The queen will visit one or two towns somewhere in the country to be the special guest of the events and entertainment activities, taking her nearest family members with her. Traditionally, today everywhere markets are organised where everybody gets the opportunity to sell their redundant things such as toys, furniture, bric-a-brac, etc., all surrounded by music, entertainment and snacks.
So we did today, but we also paid a visit to two sailing boats in our hunt for the best sailing boat for the cheapest possible price. It's a training in self-discipline because when you are eager to sail it's difficult to radiate casuality and desinterest, like the seller must have an image of "I already got ten phonecalls today" and "this is the best you can buy for this money", and not to agree with a too low offer just because he wants to get rid of the burden a boat can be.
Anyway, the first boat was out of the question because you would be busy with delayed maintenance during all summer, and not be sure that there were no irrepairabilities. Best advice to him: give it away for bringing it to the junk heap would cost you more money. The second boat was attractive. Many things were lacking: motor, electricity, a third or fourth sail etc. but that made it cheap, the state of maintenance was quite well, and you don't run a chance that devices present would appear broken or malfunction afterwards.
I was enthousiastic but Janine was "interested". She withholds me from stupid things but this time I am sure it was a good bargain.
So we went there again so Janine could convince herself, and... we bought it, yes!!
Next time something more intellectual and less "bourgeois".
1 comment:
I like the photos. It looks like you had perfect weather for Queen's Day.
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