Pam and I had a tee off time to play the Desert Canyon Golf course but I had to jam out. I’ve done something to my shoulder and can’t swing the club. Most annoying.

We took a drive down Easy Street  to Daroga State Park. It’s quite a lovely park, nestled at the base of a mountain. Great big swimming hole. A huge ramp for launching boats. It’s a great lake to swim in. We could see lots of fish in the lake. While we were driving up we stopped at a stream and watched the  salmon for awhile. There were some boats full of fisherman out in the lake.

Every corner of usable land in the valley is planted with some kind of fruit tree. The apples are most plentiful, right now, just huge and ripe and delicious. Tons of fruit stands along the way. There are plums and peaches and of course grapes. The hot dry weather is perfect for grapes, and there are wineries a plenty.

Later in the day we came back to the condo and played the 18 hole putting course they have. It’s quite a lot of fun! It’s par 72, with holes that have wonderfully contoured greens. They are like a roller coaster, with huge curves and swales, and if you hit the ball to run with the curves, you can get quite close to the pin. Misread the track, and you’re in trouble!

Dinner at CJ’s looking out over the desert was amazing. The sun set as we dined outside in the warm air. The food was really amazing too. CJ’s is the only restaurant near the condo complex, so it was lucky the food was so nice. The crab cakes are really nice. I had prawns and scallops, Pam had the fresh halibut… just a great meal.

Pam and I have taken a couple days and headed south to one of the timeshares we have. This time we’re about five hours south and east of Vancouver, in Orondo Washington. If you know the area at all, it’s very close to Wenatchee – so that should clear it up for you. 🙂

It has a lovely links-style golf course, which they tell us is harder than the course in Lynden, which I find hard to believe! When Joy was here, she and Pam and I played in Linden, and we ran out of balls — and we had eight dozen I think…. We’ve got a tee time for 10:30, so we’ll let you know!

It was a nice easy drive here, much easier than going through the mountains to Calgary via the Trans-Canada highway. The highways were in very nice condition, with lots of freshly paved sections. Usually we hit all the paving slow downs, but everything was finished. Very nice driving.

It’s close to 80 here today, so we’re looking forward to that kind of heat tomorrow! The pool and hot tub are just outside the balcony, so you can guess where Pam is right now!