Wednesday 4/5
Not one car came up 366 from about 6 on. The noise of the creek made me sit inside for my hour of LOTR. Normally I sit on the back step…I’ll shoot a picture. It was cold so no dilly dally this morning. Coffee made, a short safety meeting and away I go to golf. Thinkin’ I’ll be there early, get my practice in and go. But I forgot there was road construction, like pilot car wait. So I go right ’cause left is not going to be pretty with school buses, people going to work and delays. Great timing.
Okay, really not a problem. If I had went left it would of taken me 1/2 hour or so to clear the problem. Going right opens up a really nice local road that is #3 gravel 26 miles to Solomon which is 11 from Safford. With stops takes 3 hours. The road just meanders thru the desert. This also takes me to the BLM dispel camping area so now I have a jump on camping tonight. I needed to find a “B” USB cord for my Garmin golf. There is a “Radio Shack” in Safford. I guess they haven’t got the message yet.
Get to the golf course, go thru the rigamaroll with Griffin, get my Valley Card, my hat, a bucket token and my round of golf $53.00. Tomorrow $20.00 18 holes. Hit a small bucket. 6-6.5. Okay, back to Bill to get Garmin and hope there is enough charge (just enough) and a ….
…………… it was okay. Hit some okay shots, lost some balls, chipped like I had no fingers, putted acceptable. Oh, the cart! Also included was a electric golf cart. No thanks I walk.I said do you have a pull cart or preferably a push cart. Well Griffin struggled a little with push pull. It’s a pull, crap!! They have two,one the handle is buggered up and the other the wheels wobble considerably. WTF! I felt like taking them both back to Bill and tuning them up. But I took wobbler and used my putter to tighten up the part that held the wheels on. By the 6th hole I serious considered carrying the rest of the way. WTF! Safety meeting and a more thorough inspection and adjustment and she is a new lady!
I played two balls and hit both of them well at times. Drove the ball okay 90% but the other 10 was drop left shoulder hard left solid. Ouch! Specially near the end. I am TIRED. I used some muscles that have been standing in the background.
Got misplaced in a housing tract attempting a short cut. I was just to the point of a “Jake” when it all came together. Went to Burger King to eat and use their wifi. The burger was good the wifi sucked. Loaded up, got Bill a drink and headed out of town. I should of used the shower at the course. Oh well.
It’s 10-15 miles outside town where the BLM camping is. I find what I thought is a good spot. This valley is probably 50 miles across. Why would you pull in and camp by me? Well there goes yoga in the nude.
No pictures today. Oh I’ll post the picture sitting on the back step. I should be here till the middle of next week. Then start heading west. Rosie, Bev don’t know if you’re keeping up, but could be in Laughlin area Easter weekend, just sayin’.