After a fantastic breakfast at the Millhills Lodge we took to the road for Wellington. The drive was beautiful as we meandered south driving through small towns, stopping for “takeout” and a public restroom we took the coast road down 56-58 driving though small beach areas. We arrived in Wellington […]
Dateline – January 31, 2015 – Wellington Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
We drove from the Millhills Lodge to our golf game at Cape Kidnappers. We arrived at the entrance to the course in the 30 minutes our GPS device (Tom Tom) said, but, we were not at the course. There was a gate where we rang to have it open and
Dateline January 30, 2015 – Cape Kidnappers Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Extra Extra Read All About It!! Bunny shoots a Hole in One on the third hole at Cape Kidnappers! What we have not told you is back at the Wairakei Golf Club Bunny put her clubs on the ground to warm up at the practice range, she picked them
Dateline January 30, 2015 – “Ace” Bunny Warenski – Hole in One!!! Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Thursday morning it was on to Kinloch Golf Club. We had another great night with Pat and use at their wonderful B&B Ambleside. Jack Nicholas designed this course about 7 years ago for a wealthy New Zealander that had no knowledge of golf, Phil, the golf professional thinks that the
January 29, 2015 – Golf at Jack Nicholas Designed Kinloch Golf Club Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
On Wednesday we had a 10:00 tee time at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary. Wairakei is owned by a wealthy dairy farmer that the locals in Taupo refer to as smiley, because no one has ever seen him smiling. As you arrive at the course you first see this beautiful totem
Dateline January 28, 2015 – Golf at Wairakei Golf and Sanctuary Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
After an excellent breakfast at Swallow Ridge we said our good byes to our wonderful hosts Mike and Chris, and the great facility. We headed south back toward Auckland for a round of golf at Gulf Harbour, a Robert Trent Jones course that hosted the 1998 World Cup of golf.
Dateline January 26, 2015 -Golf at Gulf Harbour Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Kauri Cliffs Golf Club was about a 35 minute drive from Kerikeri. We turned off a main road and followed a dirt road for about a mile, we wondered if TomTom was taking us to a wrong location. Finally a gate appeared, very unassuming, with a security speaker on the
Dateline January 26, 2015 – Golf at Kauri Cliffs Read More »
2015 Travel, Golf, New Zealand, New Zealand
Our first stop before meeting the Norwegian Epic in Miami was to have dinner with old friends at Fort Lauderdale Country Club. Meeting at the bar for Friday night cocktails gave us a chance to see many other old friends from our years there. Robin Vaught and Ed Jones greeted
Fort Lauderdale – A wonderful Weekend Read More »
2014 Travel, Golf
It was time to leave awe-inspiring Yosemite and head to the California coast, our target was the Monterey Peninsula. We arrived at the Monterey Fair Grounds, a great facility with RV slots that are available when large events are not going on like horse shows. It is funny when you
Dateline July 30, 2013: Monterey to San Diego and Torrey Pines Read More »
2013 Trip, Golf
As we entered Coeur d’Alene we were looking for a campground then noticed we were right next to the famous golf course so we turned into the gate just to take a look. We parked and headed over to the Pro shop to get some additional information, of course you
Dateline July 11, 2013: Coeur D’Alene with the Island Green Read More »
2013 Trip, Golf