Saturday 14 February Wet and Cool We woke to rain this morning which meant we had to cancel golf at Launceston Golf Club. Instead we booked in for the 1pm tour of Boag's Brewery which is in town. We went shopping in the morning and were quite surprised at the variety and quality of shops in Launceston. We were able to park right in the centre of town on the street and next to the mall which has a Myer and Target. The rain didn't let up and we filled in a coupl...

Friday 13 February Barnbougle to LauncestonWindy and Cool 21 This morning we had booked yet another game at Barnbougle. I was convinced I could improve on the last round and had managed to get a motorised buggy for Dad. We set off but it was cold and windy, We managed the first 4 or so holes out then turned into the wind back to the club house. Dad pulled out and went off to read the paper and we played the last 9 holes. I must say I was a bit over the wind by ...

Thursday 12 February Barnbougle Warm and sunny 26 Today we are playing Lost Farm and once again Dad has a caddy organised. We take the car over to Lost Farm and meet up with Bill the caddy. As my clubs are going onto the cart I am going to walk today. It's nearly a perfect day with light cloud cover and a winds light also. Bill is entertaining and once again an excellent caddy and good company. Lost Farm has 20 golf holes instead of the usual 18. It is a lot mo...

Wednesday 11 February Barnbougle Warm and sunny 25 This morning we had a tee time of 9.30 and Dad had organised for me to join him on the cart which was perfect for me as I was still not 100%. The cart comes with a caddy and todays caddy was Stan a local from Bridport who had been caddying for 10 years here. He had lots of suggestions but like all well laid plans they don't always go to plan. When Stan said to stay left of the bunker Dad usually found himself i...

Tuesday 10 February Swansea - Barnbougle Cool and cloudy 20 We left Swansea at 9.30 and travelled up the coast to St Helens hoping to get a game of golf. We stopped for coffee at a coffee shop and then went to the golf course but the Seniors were playing and being just a 9 hole course there was no tee times available. We then went through to Scottsdale but when we arrived at the course it was crowded with players teeing off so we decided to head straight for Ba...