Judy has beach plans today. My plans are for a round of golf at the Blue Canyon Golf Club. I get picked up at 8:30 and driven to the course. The driver takes me in and gets me checked into the locker room. After I change shoes I head over the pro shop to set-up with clubs, a cart, and a caddie. They load me into a van and take me over to the Lakes Course. The tee box is crowded, so they move me up to the 5th hole where I join Frederick and Maxim, both from France.
The Lakes Course is an appropriate title. There is lots of water. I wasn’t sure the dozen balls I brought were going to be enough. I made it, only losing 3. I planned on taking pictures, but my phone/camera battery is dead. The course is really scenic, and my round is very up & down. I have a birdie, but also several triple bogeys. One sand trap cost me 4 strokes. I just couldn’t hit the ball hard enough to get it out. I’m getting used to playing with a caddy. There will be an adjustment when I get back to the states and have to start taking care of my own clubs, and fixing divots in the fairway. Life will be rough, but I’ll manage.
Back home after the round, it’s lunchtime and naptime. Judy is back in the room working on more school stuff. We walk out to the beach café for our last Phuket meal. Sandwiches around the pool, and we’re officially spoiled. We finish the day with a smoothie the Renaissance calls “The Wendy’s”. It really close, and we’ve learned to love it. Now it’s time to pack and get ready for Beijing. It’s been a great nine days. The adjustment to city life is going to be tough.
The sun sets on our final day in Phuket
A few political observations I made today. No one around here is talking about any political issues. There are few signs, and the hotel workers, when asked, don’t seem to have an opinion. We noticed at the beach café that there was a big sign announcing “no alcohol sold today, until after midnight”. Apparently no alcohol is sold on election day.