Kokanee Trip, Day 6 (Aug 15/12)

I was up before 7am again, and after a little coffee and getting ready for the day, I was on the range with our group for the warm up. It was decided that the girls would play with the other group, leaving the four guys together for a round for the first time. We all headed to the first tee together, where we got the only group picture of the week.

The course is pretty, but it has teeth, and I managed to put golf balls in a lot of bad spots all week long. I will always remember this trip for how poorly I hit the ball, and the staggering amount of stupid mistakes I made over the ball. All in all it was still fun to play, a bad day of golf is still 100 times better than a good day at work after all:)

When our group convened for lunch, we discussed playing a round at a course on the other side of the lake. It would require us to skip the day's lesson, but I agreed it would be worth it to have a change of scenery and mix up the routine a little.

The ride down to the lake was awesome, any chance I get to ride is treasured. It spawned one of the most conflicting pictures I have of myself, and I'm sure many people who saw me wondered if I was missing a few marbles. I didn't deem it necessary to change out of the clothes from the morning round, and the Loudmouth golf pants and the Harley don't really mix!

It was a 35 minute ride on the ferry, which I spent mostly leaning against the rail and taking in the scenery and letting the air from the water cool me down a little. Even though we are playing a ton of golf, and getting up early every day, the break from work and regular life is exactly what I needed.

The Balfour golf course is only a few minutes ride from the lake, and after getting our carts and clubs, we drew balls out of a hat to determine the two threesomes. David, Colter, and I were up against Billy, Karen, and Jean. The golf course has a pretty standard mountain layout in the front 9, but the back 9 gets a little more wild. I think it's Hole 11 that features a 15 foot pin in the hole, just so that it will be visible from the fairway so far below the green.

We had dinner at a nice place right beside the lake as we waited for the last ferry of the night to take us back over. I sat outside as the darkness descended, taking in the moment. Once we boarded I reflected on a lot of things on the trip over. I spent half the trip laying on the observation deck, looking up into the night sky. It's amazing how many stars there are when one is actually able to see them. It's moments like these when I wonder how people can actually want to live in an urban environment, but I guess that leaves a lot more space for those of us that couldn't handle city life.

Billy and I enjoyed a smoke and some conversation before we retired to our rooms. I've been having 1 or 2 smokes a day, not quite able to let go of them yet.