Artist, did you ever get the pole you wanted?
Nope, but I figured out a workaround. I bought some large PVC pipe and scraped it up and down with really rough sandpaper and gouged it a bit here and there, then used wood stain and brushed on a woodgrain like finish onto the roughed up pipe. Worked like a charm! I was also able to use a 4 way tee, cross fitting to extend the "mast" all the way to the ceiling and add the "yard" to hold the sail up over the second floor balcony area.
Working at the store for Christmas right now but come next year hope to have a big tiki party at the house and invite everyone over to see the "Scurvy Parrot Hideaway" out back!
Oh, and the pond is going to have a sign calling it the "Jolly Piranha Lagoon" , the waterfall "Ooga Mooga Falls", and the bar will be called the "Archorbottom Tavern". ;-P