After
lazing around and having breakfast, we went back to Fiddler’s Green but this
time to play their 18 hole par 3 course.
We started on the back nine as it was open and a couple of groups let us
play through so it didn’t take too long.
We could still hit multiple balls which was a really good way to try out
our new clubs.
We
needed some booze and asked the starter at the golf course where you can buy it
in Oregon. He thought it was available
in stores and suggested Costco which we knew was nearby. We used the GPS first to find a liquor store
and there was no store when we arrived at the address. We tried another GPS address and this time
found a “moved to” sign. After a stop at
WalMart, we went to Costco and found just wine & beer. We asked a guy working at Costco and he said
there was a liquor store beside Fred Meyer.
Success! We did get to see quite
a bit of the area!
By
now it was time to settle in for HH, dinner & TV.
Aug 4th – Sun – to La Pine
We
left at 8:30 and were going to take a longer route through Sisters as Terry
figured it was more scenic. Then I
suggested taking the longer Hwy 58 route and make a trip with just the truck to
sightsee in the Sisters area. Terry
agreed and we were able to make a couple of turns to end up on Hwy 58. It turned out to be a lovely road with little
traffic. There was one construction area
with a pilot car – yes, even on Sunday – but again the lack of traffic resulted
in getting through the short stretch quickly.
We
go to Cascade Meadows RV resort before the office opened at noon but someone
got us a spot and we set up. All the
sites are long pull-throughs and the entire park is grass. By the time we set up and had lunch, the
office was open and would could pay. We
went a few miles back to La Pine and got diesel and then found a nearby golf
course that has a reduced twilight rate starting at 2. By now it was 1 so we made a tee time. The guy suggested that we could get our stuff
on the cart & putt for a bit and then he could get us on the course early.
It
is quite obvious that we need practice on the golf course. We haven’t been playing much and we could put
some of the blame on new clubs but that wouldn’t be entirely true. On the first hole I was walking back to the
cart and noticed wasps going into a nest/hole in the ground. Before I could react and give them a wide
berth, I was stung on my toe. I didn’t
have much swelling but it hurt for the whole game.
When
we got back to the park, Terry put out chairs and the BBQ while I started boiling
baby backs. We are situated so the rig
provides afternoon shade on the door side and we enjoyed sitting outside. It was hot however and we moved inside to eat
as the AC had cooled the rig down.
Aug 5th – Mon
Today
was a day for sightseeing. We took the
road from right beside the RV park towards the Newburg Caldera but after a few
miles of nothing we turned around. We
went to Bend and did a bit of shopping including the Outlet mall. We stopped at Sunriver for more
browsing. We went to the Lava Cave
attraction, used our federal pass for admittance and rented a kerosene lantern
to go into the cave. I went back to the
truck to get jackets as it is 40 degrees in the cave. We headed into the cave and met some groups
coming out. It was indeed totally dark
without a lantern. The path is very
uneven with large rocks but luckily has a handrail on one side. We didn’t go very far when we decided that
what you might be able to see was not worth the chance of stumbling on the path
and we headed back out.
We
went past the RV park to La Pine and picked up a few groceries. Then we spotted a DQ which I had mentioned
sometime earlier and had to stop for ice cream.
The rest of the day was similar to yesterday and the day before – HH, dinner
& TV.
Aug 6th – Tues
We
watched TV until late last night so got up late today. I gave Terry a haircut, looked after emails and
made a late breakfast. Then we went back
to Bend to find a golf store that we had seen advertised. We didn’t have to buy anything there and
stopped at Sears & Kohls for 1 purchase.
By now it was 1:30 so we headed back to the golf course and got a 2:20
tee time for twilight golf. At 2:30 an
employee came out and said he was waiting for another twosome to join us but
they had not showed up. He said we could
start on the back 9 and follow another twosome which wouldn’t be as slow as the
front nine. When we came around, a
single guy was right in front of us and eventually held up by a threesome. The single guy decided to look for golf balls
in the woods and let us go ahead. We
only had a couple more holes and we were done.
Same as yesterday – we need more practice and more playing to build up
stamina. My perfect golf course would be
13 holes!
I
made a salad to have with a drink and decided to put a couple loads of laundry
in the nearby laundry room before dinner.
After dinner it was time to put the clothes in the dryers and we were
done.
There
was a beautiful sunset tonight. I got
the camera from the truck, took some pictures, put the camera back in the truck
and sat back down to work on the blog. Now
the sunset was even more gorgeous so I had to repeat the procedure.
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