Crow Creek

To facilitate our 9am tee time, I got up at 600a. That, I figured, would allow me enough time to have some coffee, run on the beach, and shower before leaving around 8a. It was partly cloudy and fairly steamy. After two cups of coffee I left for my run. I ran north. Unlike Sunday and Monday, there wasn’t much of a breeze. The clouds burnt off in a hurry. It ended up being a very sunny run. And there were many other runners on the beach too.

Immediately after my run I took a dip in the pool. Felt terrific. Mike O was up getting coffee. Confirmed our tee time of 9a and plan to leave at 8a. Asked if I slept well. Yep! Little did I know that there was some drama at the beach house after Mindy and I fell asleep.  As the story goes, Julie got arrested after mouthing off to the NMB cops who were hassling the young Philly boys across the street. I guess they  weren’t in any mood to take crap from a bunch of drunk Ohioans. I took a shower and got dressed. As requested, I made Mindy a cup of coffee before we left and then I ate a couple pop-tarts before heading out.

Crow Creek turned out being just across the state-line in North Carolina, but still no more than ten miles from our NMB location. It was a nice course surrounded by homes with the clubhouse at least a mile off the main route in. Several older gentlemen were there to greet us, tend to our clubs, and prep our carts. Green fees were a bit pricier than Sunday’s. I believe it was $54. Still not ridiculous, especially given how nice it appeared.

Even though it was 9a, it was already pretty steamy and only got hotter as the morning wore on. Golf went well. I still wasn’t demonstrating consistency with my driver but was scoring fairly well, playing bogey golf. I was satisfied. Just like Sunday, the other three drank beers on the course. I stuck with water and Gatorade. At the turn I bought a hot dog. I was really hungry.

We played the dot game again, and just like Sunday, I won both by score and by dots. My driver started coming around on the back nine. In fact, after a birdiless round, I birdied the final hole – the perfect way to finish. It was 130p. We called the girls back at the beach to see what if any provisions we needed to pick-up on our way back. Once again, beer & ice were a top priority, but there were a few grocery items they needed/wanted too.

I brought a case of CBC IPA and Southern Tier XXIPA from home. I didn’t need any beer. I was pacing myself drinking on average four a day. Still, I saw they had Harpoon’s IIPA – Leviathon. I bought a 4-pack of that. Don’t think I’ve tried it before.

The women were partying with the kids around the pool. After a fast sandwich, we quickly joined them, and there we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at the pool and in the ocean. Fun times.

Dinner was grilled brats and potato and macaroni salad. Thinking dinner was wrapped up around 730p when everyone headed to the deck overlooking the ocean. Mike O’Connell picked up a basketball at the local Wal-Mart. That was a huge hit not only with the kids, but the adults too. Played several games of Horse/Pig.

Mindy and I watched a PBS special about the ravages of war, pretty much covering World War II forward. It was quite sobering and sad. Made me question our American agenda/motives.  While we watched TV, most of the others hung on the deck drinking beer and listening to music.