Month: March 2020

Don’t be caught talking about Mardi Gras in New Orleans in Mobile! Mobile was founded in 1702 and during its first 100 years, Mobile was a colony of France, Britain and lastly Spain. Mobile only became a part of the United States in 1813. It prides itself on being a cultural hub of the Gulf Coast. We checked…

With enormous sadness but resolution we are on our way home. Our 31day holiday, travelling through 5 states and playing 16 rounds of golf has been suspended. The escalation from mindfulness to widespread shutdowns has been swift. When we left NZ on the 8th March the USA was still safe to travel to and we…

Capital Hill- The Judge – Prattville, Alabama The Judge! Named clearly to describe how you feel playing this. Judged on your skill, judged on your mental strength, judged in totality. As promised our cart was waiting for us in the mid court, set up and ready to go so after we booked in and purchased…

Capital Hill- The Senator course – Prattville, Alabama I don’t mind admitting that I was terrified about this round. From our hotel we look out on 17th and in our quick trip to pre-view the facilities yesterday I did not see a flat landing zone anywhere. Where Magnolia Grove was open and flat, the Senator…

Magnolia Grove The Crossings course – Mobile, Alabama Our first round of nine to be played on the famous Robert Trent Jones Trail in Alabama. The weather was perfect for golf, clear blue skies, 23C and a slight breeze. It’s early spring here so there were a couple of wet areas at the front of…

For the golfers following this blog we did not play golf in Houston. Houston is where we flew to from Auckland and we planned to spend two days adjusting to the new time zone and resting after the flight. For the food enthusiasts we found easy, good food without having to hunt it down and…

Gin & Golf – there are no surprises that the two go very well together. In November last year I ran my second Food, Fashion & Lifestyle Ladies Classic and our Major prize was a Private Master Distiller’s Reserve Presentation for a party of eight from Puhoi Organic Distillery. As luck would have it the…

With only 5 days to go until we head to the USA for a month of golf, food and leisure, checklists are being checked, our spare room has turned into a packing facility with bags, clothes, chargers and cameras piled up. Our dog, Pippy, is starting to realise something is going on and frequently checks…