The water leaks were repaired on Monday much quicker than we anticipated. We were breathing sighs of relief until we opened the bathroom cabinet beneath the sink and found more water lying on the shelves. It looked like our departure was to be delayed a bit longer. That was ok though because we needed to purchase a GPS with European maps and we had to find a store that sold them.

Donna, our temporary landlady and businesswoman extraordinaire, had us over for dinner Sunday night. We enjoyed a good meal and great conversation. We also learned where we could buy the GPS: Media Mart, a store that makes Best Buy look like amateur hour. Tuesday we walked several blocks to the mall Hoog Catherijne where Media Mart was and bought a TomTom Start 62 loaded with European maps. Between our printed maps and the GPS we’re pretty confident we can’t get ridiculously lost. We walked home in the rain getting chilled, but once we dried out and the rain stopped we walked to the local Aldi and Nettorama grocery stores where we started our food stock up. I feel much better when we have food in our rig, especially when stores are closed on Sundays and one forgets to prepare for it.
In the meantime, Donna’s mechanic made repairs to (hopefully) the last of the water lines. If all is working properly, we will leave Donna’s hospitality tomorrow and head for Kuekenhof Gardens, about 59km away. Hopefully the tulip fields are in bloom – imagine acre-sized squares of flowers stretching as far as the eye can see. Even if we miss the blooming tulip fields, Kuekenhof Gardens will turn the most masterful gardener green with envy. You’ll see!