This was the longest round trip I have ever done for a game of golf. However the opportunity to play in Pinehurst could not be passed up. The drive was almost 3hours to Talamore golf course, which is operated by Randy's friend from high school. Before going out on the course, we went to the practice range. Here Randy set about trying to correct my swing. He gave me some very good advice, & I benefitted from the use of his slow motion camera to view my swing...

Not a sound could be heard when we set off for the beach at 8:00am this morning. (if we ignore the one random gunshot from the woods). We turned right at the church, went straight on at the Y, then turned left at the civil war trail. All this meant we arrived at the Taylor's weekend beach retreat in about an hour & a half. Bobbie Joe has given the place a infectious positive vibe. This was achieved through bright colours & a flip flop theme for everything...

The daytime was spent in a most enjoyable, leisurely fashion. Popping out to sit in the garden in the sun was intermixed with television to cool off. I taught Carly how to pass chip & shoot a soccer ball. Hopefully she can put these skills to good use in the future. Charlene was in contact throughout the day to make sure that I was entertained. I had mountain dew, Netflix , & bucket loads of sunshine. I would have been entertained for weeks! Randy c...

With the sun out in full force I sunbathed whilst the Silvers attended church. I hadn't realised I had locked myself out until a few moments before they returned home. I had previously stated my love of fried chicken so we grabbed some lunch in a Carolinian chain restaurant I had not sampled before. The chicken at Bojangles was very good. After lunch I was in need of a long sit down to digest my food. I took another session with the sun in the garden. We sp...

After a long lie in we headed to IHOP ( international House of Pancakes) for brunch. The place was particularly busy so Ernest & Ryan had gone on ahead to secure a table. When we arrived home I played soccer with Carly & Abbey using the garage as the goal. They both preferred being the goalkeeper than shooting. I feel this was down to being able to use their hands. The next couple of hours was spent down at the city pool. I managed to stay out in the...