It is a good time to get projects done so we have started on several already. Last week we had the leather settee in the salon reconditioned by a leather factory here in Mazatlan (see before and after photos below). They did a great job and the price was very reasonable so we decided to let them recover the settee in the master cabin as the upholstery is original with the boat. We are also working on the forward head as it has been more of a closet to Amanda over the past 4 years and with her heading back to school in August it seems that we could use another head rather than a closet.
We also made time to do some volunteer work at the local church last week. We met at the church in the morning and a group of about 8 of us made approximately 300 sandwiches that we delivered to the local dump in Mazatlan where hundreds of people work everyday digging through miles of trash looking for anything of value to sell in order to feed there families. I have to say it is a very eye opening experience to see how people live and to realize how much we as Americans have (even our very poor cannot compare). My heart especially hurt for the children and it is not something any of us will soon forget.
Amanda has been taking on line classes at the college and is busy with that for a good part of every day. She has decided to go into the nursing field so the prerequisites should keep her busy for quite awhile.
