Today is our last "full day" here at Myrtle Beach. We had two rounds of golf booked since one of was cancelled earlier in the week. We're playing Sandpiper Bay in the morning and The Thistle in the afternoon.
It was warm when we woke up. We all commented on the temperature and removed our sweaters very quickly. It was really muggy and the mosquito's were out in full force. We were the first to tee off and completed our round fairly quickly. We drove to The Thistle right away with the plan to ask if we could tee off sooner. The forecast was calling for rain later in the afternoon. The Pro Shop was very accommodating and we were able to tee off at 1:00 p.m. What a beautiful course and very "lady friendly". We were all really enjoying ourselves until the "thunder and lightening" came. This was around 2:30. I was very nervous about being on the course with the lightening around us and it seemed pretty close. I guess my nerves were good for me as I hit the ball so far and nicely onto the green to enable me to have a birdie (so exciting). Everyone agreed that it wasn't safe, so we quickly finished the hole and headed back in to the clubhouse. By the time we got there, the rain was pouring down! I went inside and talked to the people at the Pro Shop and they were really nice. Since we had already played 7 holes they were only required to provide us with a 9 hole rain check that can be used the next time we are back in the Myrtle Beach. Because of the fact that our original round was scheduled for this past Monday and then again this Saturday, they felt bad that we weren't able to get the game completed. As a result they gave us a full 18 hole rain check. That was so nice.
We drove back to the condo in pouring rain. We made a few stops along the way to pick up some last minute shopping. TaylorMade at the Outlet Store had a great deal on golf balls with buy one get one at 50% off so you could get 24 balls for $15.00 We picked up a couple of packages for "next year".
We ate dinner at the condo and enjoyed Flounder with the left over Nassi and cauliflower. The fish was amazing and so fresh. We're starting to pack up now and play to leave tomorrow morning.
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| A heron sitting by the green |
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| The storm is rolling in |
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| A turtle making his way across the fairway |
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| It was so weird the way that the mushrooms were growing. They were circling the "sand bunker". |
1 comment:
Hi guys, just catching up on your blogs Grace. Some really nice spots but there sure was a lot of water. It must have hurt some of those golf courses pretty bad.
We are praying that you will have save travels home. Talk to you soon. Ed and Christine.
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