Saturday, March 11, 2006

Florida at last




We finally made it to Florida, after a week of driving accross the country and playing golf in Texas we got to our first destination on the tour. The first monday qualifier is only a couple of days away and I am really excited about it. Steve and I have been playing and practicing getting ready for this tourney. I have been waiting for this tournament for a couple of months. We played golf at a country club in Lakeland, Florida this last thursday. Since we are both on a strick budget we have descided not to gamble for money, but in order to keep the rounds competitive we descided to gamble with chores in the motorhome. So far this our third time betting this way and everything is working great. The first round that we did this with I lost and I had to hold the bottom end of the dump. The second round we played I won and steve had to clean the windshield. (that ended up being a true chore) We played a practice round yesterday at Black Bear Golf Club, which is where the first tourney is, just to get a feel for the course. We will probably play it again on sunday to prepare for the qualifier. Tonight we are staying at an R.V. campground about 15 minuets away from the course and let me tell you this is a winner. Steve and I arrived here at 11:30 and have been thouroghly entertained the whole time. We spent the most of the day, believe it or not, at the suffule board courts. We might have found our new game, we had loads of fun playing one on one, but also we played against a couple of seniors that wanted to battle. Steve and I are really good according to them, they said that we could compete with anyone there at the park. (At this R.V park most people stay here for months at a time, you know snowbirds) That made us both feel pretty good about our shuffle board skills. We also took some time to go for a swim in the pool. It was a much needed rest for us after the long drive, we both feel refreshed and ready to play some good golf on Monday. Thank you again for all of your love and support.

3 comments:

John and Daisy said...

So cool Joe! We are praying for you and missing you often. What a great experience for you! God Bless and look forward to hearing more about your trip.

John & Daisy Cox

Sarah said...

Are you doing the shuffleboard tour also?

Anonymous said...

Awesome pic! (Well, all of them have been cool, but this one takes the cake in my book.)

-Sarge