On Wednesday night Vicki and I drove to the Castle Creek Inn
in Valley Center. Upon check in the woman at the desk had me listed as Mr.
Baltoro. In trying to clear up the confusion I mentioned that we had hiked on
the Baltoro glacier in Pakistan. She said is that in the Hindu Kush? I looked
at her in amazement while she told me her hobby was geography. I guess she is
better at places than names. That night we drove to Lawrence Welk’s place and
had chicken and dumplings, which were delicious.
Today we played the Castle Creek course, where we were
paired with a nice couple from Irvine. They were social and athletic. At one
point a player behind us hit a ball about 5 feet from me. We weren’t pleased,
until the hitter drove up in his golf cart and explained that in thirty years
of playing at Castle Creek he had never reached that green, which was 285 yards
from the tee box, in one shot. All was forgiven, and we moved on.
Having spent a lot of time now in rural north county playing
golf, I find that the rocky, rugged terrain is growing on me. Castle Creek,
Woods Valley, and Eagle Crest are some of my favorite courses. Tomorrow we play
locally at Encinitas Ranch. Tonight the Fish Market!
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