Summoning the Power of (Arnold) Palmer

When I worked at Woolco, there was a manager there who was an avid golfer so for awhile I hinted that my uncle Arnold would be showing up in Kap to play a round of golf. He was ecstatic until a week later we told him it was a joke.

This weekend I’m heading out to the Gaspe golf tournament. Every year, this event brings the people from Gaspe into a common terrain to socialize and play a round of golf.

Let’s be honest here…I haven’t played a game of golf in my life. I went to the driving range once in the past 5 years (twice if you count last night) so I’m not expecting I will do that well. However, everyone has assured me that it doesn’t matter if you can play well. Which makes me think that there’s something a little more to this tournament – it’s not about the game, it’s about the good times.

Last night Eric and I went out to the driving range in Orleans which was good times. We were hitting them pretty good for the first 15 minutes and after that the humidity has sapped our strength. They don’t just give out humidex warnings lightly. Luckily, Eric and Annie purchased a sno-cone machine and we made a few when we got back to his place.

I can say that I was doing decent in the driving the ball part, but sucked when it came to hitting it with the iron. It may also have to do with the lack of coordination due to the heat.

I also went biking last night after work. Now that I can’t bike into work from Orleans (too far), I’ve decided to make it a point of biking for an hour every day after work (pending rain of course).

It was a decent ride but I was disappointed to find that there are no paved trails along the river like they have in the west end of Ottawa. It’s all gravel which wasn’t the best to travel on. I can proudly say that I made it up Trim Road hill alive which was an accomplishement on its own. 😉 Tonight is supposed to be 40 degrees with the humidity so I am happy that I have class to go to and not have to go biking.