Saturday, January 30th, 2014
This year I decided to try something a little different and sign up for the CCOR Annual Golf Tournament. In case I haven't explained in a previous post (or maybe you have just forgotten) the CCOR stands for the Canadian Community of Riyadh. It is one of many expatriate organizations in the city/country that host events and gatherings, giving us all just a little taste of home/normality while here. Not restricted to Canadians (however they try to give us preference) events are always a great place to meet people.
I hadn't played golf in a good long time but thought this would be a good relaxed way to give it a go. I probably also thought a beer cart would be chasing after me all day but guess not. A friend took me out to the driving range in an attempt to even pretend I know how to swing a club still. Let's just say it was more about a beautiful day on a golf course than about my golf game but I did see some improvement over the day.
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This year I decided to try something a little different and sign up for the CCOR Annual Golf Tournament. In case I haven't explained in a previous post (or maybe you have just forgotten) the CCOR stands for the Canadian Community of Riyadh. It is one of many expatriate organizations in the city/country that host events and gatherings, giving us all just a little taste of home/normality while here. Not restricted to Canadians (however they try to give us preference) events are always a great place to meet people.
I hadn't played golf in a good long time but thought this would be a good relaxed way to give it a go. I probably also thought a beer cart would be chasing after me all day but guess not. A friend took me out to the driving range in an attempt to even pretend I know how to swing a club still. Let's just say it was more about a beautiful day on a golf course than about my golf game but I did see some improvement over the day.
January is a pretty nice time to be outside. They do a pretty good job with the irrigation to get all this green. You almost forget it's the middle of the desert.
My partner for the day, Louise. Turns out she's also a nurse (working at National Guard Hospital) and comes from Osoyoos, BC.....just down the road from Penticton. She was a great partner (as were the other 2 people on our team). Very patient with my lack of golfing skills.
We were off the golf course by about 1300 and then it was time for a nap. The tournament was followed up by a dinner and dance at the Canadian Embassy. Perfect way to finish off a nice day.
Julie
