Well the boat is still winterized and I'm thinking about UN-winterizing soon. Have been trying to repair a broken window. But, the cold has slowed everything I try to do. I have several things that need attention out of the water. So, that's coming soon.
One of the most wonderful things about boating is meeting fellow boaters. Deltaville Marina has MANY transient boats for the fall spring migration of the snow birds. We met the crew of Gromit at our marina in October 2009 and have been following their journey on sailblogs as well. They are a family and are living a dream. Check http://www.sailblogs.com/member/ketchus.
One of their blogs caught my eye about a had made ukulele. They had really great pictures. Long story short they purchased for me a ukulele in Huahine French Polynesia and mailed it to me. Through the magic of paypal I paid them in Canadian dollars for the ukulele and postage. They purchased the ukulele in French Polynesian Francs I think. After some crazy currency conversions all was done except for the wait 3-4 weeks mail. Who knows how many inspections at customs etc had to occur. Well they bought it and shipped it January 24, 2011 and I got it today February 22, 2011. It is in fine shape and the box had more stamps on it than you can imagine. Wow from the other side of the world from people living on a sailboat to my house in Mechanicsville, VA.
I'll post a few pics