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Ukulele Shopping and a Catamaran Cruise

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 “Dream Ukulele” Honolulu, 2024

This morning, we stopped by Ala Moana Center for some shopping, and I ended up spending quite a bit of time at the Kanile’a Ukulele store. I fell in love with two ukuleles: a concert model with honu inlay and a soprano. Both were stunning, played effortlessly, and sounded incredible! The soprano, in particular, felt perfect in my hands, and with frets extending to the soundhole, I could easily play anything from my current repertoire. Someday, I’d love to make that ukulele mine!

In the afternoon, we went on an amazing 90-minute catamaran ride from Waikiki out around Diamond Head and back. The views were incredible, and as a bonus, they offered free alcoholic drinks – which, of course, we made the most of. What an awesome day!

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 “Catamaran” Honolulu, 2024

New Pineapple Ukulele

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 “New Pineapple” Cedar Park, 2024

I just couldn’t resist buying this Uma pineapple ukulele. I have been impressed by the Baby-T from Uma so much that I had no hesitation to spend ~$80 US on a concert-sized pineapple by them. It’s part of Uma’s base model 03 line, but it is wonderful! I like them much better than Kala.

Ukulele Snapshot

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 “Ukulele” Cedar Park, 2023

I continue to practice the ukulele daily. It is a great way to exercise my brain, unwind, and have fun. My current favorite is my Mele concert ukulele, which is beautiful, sounds amazing, and comes from Maui, where my family has roots. I love it!