She said she had an awful January and was looking forward to a change. Well, this is the best place to hang out and do/see something different.
A few days of shopping, roaming around and seeing different golf courses to decide on what might work. Many of the courses down here are "executive length" meaning they aren't very long at all.
That did not please The Mother.
She is used to a long course with some obstacles that aren't usally full off water.
Welcome to Florida!
There are water, canals and huge sand bunkers everywhere on every course!
Oh the lady protest too much!
The water on one course we looked at was on every hole and most of them you had to drive the ball OVER the water.
Oh dear, The Mother is not happy with this fact.
Off to find a more suitable course for the 85 year old that hasn't lifted a club in 4 months.
Can we say our eyes were bigger than our stomach? In this case larger than the ability we currently own.
Hmmmm
We settled on a course that was short but perfect for a start. Kings Gate.
First we decided a trip to the driving range was in order. The Mother is using clubs that belong to the house owner's girlfriend so they aren't to her usual order. Practice was a good idea.
Other's thought the same as there were 5 Ontario licence plates in the parking lot when we got there! After practice The Mother was very pleased that we had chosen the short course.
Kings Gate is a community of houses with a golf course stuck in between. The cart path takes you through all the houses and some of the holes are literally in a bunch of back yards.
The greens were NOT flat. In fact they were the most challenging part of the course. Hard as rock and not a level part in any of them. Now, if you got a good bounce off of the berm surrounding it you were home free. The course may not be long but the greens certainly challenged you. The Mother grumbled profusely at the number of 3 putts she had. Ho hum!
The fairway is to the left.
The pin is to the extreme right by the large tree you see in the distance.
This was the 18th. The longest hole on the course at nearly 300 yards.
The Mother still doesn't like water but didn't fall into this pond.
We both lost several balls on a few holes by adding the plastic content to the waterways.
Ho hum.
Found a ball though! Yay!
This tee box, in the left of the picture is the white and blue (for the boys).
They have to clear the swamp and head for the green that is over the trees to the right.
The women's tee is half way down the cart path built on a wooden platform to the left of the path.
Yup, lost a ball there.
Even put one in the water behind the swamp off the drop area.
I truly should not be playing this game.
Tried though.
Got on the green finally and did a lovely job putting. Ha! Redemption.
For a moment....
Oh yeah, the price is certainly right too.
$35.00 with cart.
Huh???
Yep, you read right.
Gotta love the prices here.
So, we've been off touring around just about everyday. The Mother is fascinated by the whole area and today we're off to an orange grove and Punta Gorda.
The Man is happily sitting reading a book by the pool (he's on his 11th book!) and having some quiet time, he'll join us for some of the travels. Only a couple of weeks left in his time here. Now it seems to have flown when you're looking at it from the other end. He's got an awesome tan though!
So, wildlife update.
This dude was climbing up the downspout the other day. Love his big sticky feet!
Cute!
And did you know that mockingbirds, in mating season NEVER SHUT UP even at night??? Who knew???
Off to do more Snowbird research at the orange grove today.
Cheers to all of you from 28C Port Charlotte.
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