Glen Dornoch revisited

Today we golfed at the Glen Dornoch course which we had played in January.  It was another beautiful day where the temperature reached about 33c.  The pace of play today was really nice as well and it felt good not feeling like we were being rushed.  Its a very scenic course and there are some pretty challenging holes.  It was a fun day.

Sadly today Lawrence lost his "game ball" leaving me as the only one left with a ball.  I still had to play my ball, but took care to not overhit it.  I almost lost it though as my drive went off to the left but I was lucky to find it still.  It was a fun competition. We're going to have to plan another one for the rest of week as this one ended much quicker than we anticipated.

Once again we were entertained by the Osprey.  It is so awesome to see them fly so close to our balcony.

I spent some time by the beach while Ralph was at the gym and Teresa and Lawrence were down by the pool.  The ocean is still really quite warm and it feels so good to walk in the water looking for shells.  The ocean itself has been really calm these past couple of days so there isn't a lot of shells to be found but I did manage to find a few.  Ralph added to the collection as well after he took his walk along the beach.  What a perfect way to spend the day.

Crow Creek - the third time is a charm

We have been trying to golf at Crow Creek for the past couple of years but sadly our rounds always got cancelled due to bad weather (hurricanes etc).  This year, the morning started off very hazy and warm and we were able to finally play our round here.  Its a very nice and challenging course.  It's very "lady" friendly which Teresa and I enjoyed.

Sadly another player lost his game ball.  Can you guess who?

The course itself is very pretty.  We were sad to see that it had sustained a fair bit of damage from the last hurricane with many tree's knocked down and branches torn off.  They have been really good at cleaning up the course though and it was in good shape.

It was my plan to spend some time at the beach today but I never got there.  We all got distracted by the Ospreys flying around our balcony and spent at least two hours acting like paparazzi photographing the birds.  It was pretty exciting to see them flying around and catch fish in the ocean.

We also saw plenty of pelicans fly by.  It's interesting to see that they fly in formation which is very similar to our Canada geese.  What made it even more interesting was seeing them at eye level as they flew by.  

We finished off our day with a lovely home cooked meal (thank you Ralph).  He made a very delicious pasta dish which has enough leftovers for a 2nd meal.  Yummy!!  It was awesome.

A day for rest

Today dawned as a beautiful and glorious day.  I was up early and set up my tripod on the balcony to take a few pictures.  It was 6:00 a.m. and the temperature was already in the mid 70’s.  It was going to be a beautiful day.  With the coffee pot delivering a nice cup to enjoy while watching the beauty of the morning, it couldn’t have been nicer morning.  I was by myself until about 7:45 when the rest of the gang decided to wake up.  What a shame that they missed such a beautiful part of the day,

After morning showers we headed to the Sea Captains for a relaxing breakfast and then went to church.  We regularly go to the Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA) which we find to be very welcoming and we are fed by solid preaching from Pastor Irwin.  Today’s sermon was on Stewards of Diverse Grace - based on 1 Peter 4:7-11.  It was a good sermon to hear.

Afterwards we came home and enjoyed a nice coffee before enjoying our favourite Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for lunch.  We sure enjoy these.  

Earlier on we had checked the tide schedule and decided that 2:30 was the optimum time to go to Huntington Beach as this was when low tide would be.  Surprisingly there weren’t too many birds.  We wondered if this might be a result of the temperature as it was 34c and very humid.  We did a bit of exploring and saw some beautiful birds including the Rosy Spoonbill, Osprey, Heron, Egret andWood Storks.  It was a nice and relaxing day.

We finished the day with a nice steak dinner (prepared by Ralph).  Plans were made and lunches packed for our game tomorrow at Crow Creek.  

A view from the “top”

Today we are all unpacked and settled into our condo. We are in the Penthouse Suite 😀 on the 21st floor.  Well it's not really a Penthouse but we are on the top floor.  Sadly Ralph's stomach flip flops when he looks over the railing as it's just too high.  I personally love the height.  What a great view we have. We are so high that we are soaring with the eagles. Well maybe not but we did see an Eagle fly by.  

Today was beautiful and hot. It was at least 33c and very humid. We were thankful to have an early tee time.  We were up early enjoying coffee at 6:00 a.m. before heading to breakfast at 6:30.  We met up with our friend "Michelle" who takes good care of us at the Sea Captains House.  We were thankful to hear that her cancer treatment is going well.  She is so full of life and energy and has such a positive attitude and a real love for God.  It was nice to see her again.

After breakfast we were off to the golf course.  Today we are playing at Wild Wing Advocet Golf course.  We are playing a "game ball" which is used on 1 hole per "9".  The goal of the game is to not loose the ball for the entire week.  2 holes are played per round.  Sadly Teresa lost her ball on her 2nd "9".  We're sorry to see you leave Teresa.

Teresa's game ball - bye bye Spiderman

  The course was nice and in good shape.  It was pretty hot with the temperature hitting about 33c.

After golf we did some grocery shopping and came back to the condo.  It was so nice to sit back and relax on our balcony.  While enjoying the beautiful weather we saw this Osprey flying around.  It circled right by our balcony.  I managed to capture a few pictures of it.  This is one of the benefits of being up so high.  We can enjoy the birds. I just love the intensity of the eyes on this one shot.

Ralph prepared an amazing dinner of Nasi Goring.  Everyone enjoyed it and we all felt very satisfied.  We went down to the ocean to see the Sunset and feel the water temperature.  It was nice and warm and the sky was a beautiful pink and red.  What a perfect end to a beautiful day.