Skimmin' at Bear Lake

With Kim and CJ having fun at their annual Cannon Beach vacation, I told the kids we'd go to Bear Lake and stay at the cabin for a couple of nights and spend one day on the beach. My good friend, Rhonda, said she'd go with us so we left Sunday after church.

Rhonda and I got up early Monday morning and went golfing at the Bear Lake Golf Course, which used to be the Sweetwater Golf Course. It was a beautiful, cool morning and the course was way fun to golf. Rhonda asked me how we were going to get to the green after we teed off on hole #1. She was a little leary when I told her we would take the cart straight down. She thought that first ride down the hill was like the roller coaster at Lagoon. It was a great day to golf, and we even hit some good balls even though there were times we didn't know where the next green was hiding. (too bad I left my camera at the cabin)

The day at the beach was equally as fun. The kids were great. Livey just played in the sand and the older ones rode their skim boards. They got pretty good just skimming along in the ponds on the beach. They said the water was a little high in the lake for the boards. That was fine with me. They were easier to keep track of if they were in the ponds. They had to talk pretty hard to get me to try it, but I did--without much ability. Now if I were as good as Rhonda, I'd be professional. Actually, I'm almost a professional photographer to get such a realistic picture of her on the skim board. Notice, I didn't say 'skimming'!

We ended the stay with Klayson and Rhonda's favorite thing to do -- puzzles! Look carefully and you will see that it is a puzzle of Bear Lake.

So close, Yet so far away!

You can't beat a $5.00 game of golf so Rhonda and I have been trying to get out and practice. There's nothing better than being on the course in the cool morning air. The only thing that could be better is to have a good game, but it only takes one good hit to get me coming back. That good, no, for me I should say "great" hit came today on hole #8. It is a 3 par, but I still decided to use my driver because I don't alway hit so well. I have been slicing a lot to the right so I turned my body a little and let it fly. It sounded great and as I followed the ball I could tell it was a great hit. It was just five inches from being a "hole in one." I even have pictures to prove it. It will probably be the closest thing to a "hole in one" for me. And, yes, that one great hit will bring me back another day.