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Tag Archives: Golfing With Mike
Mike Got A New Driver
Today we woke up really early and snuck out of Stacey and Adrian’s house without waking them. We had said goodbye to them last night, in case they weren’t awake when we left. It was 5-10am when we glided quietly … Continue reading
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Tagged Golfing With Mike, North Point, The Grass is always greener, Truffles
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Breaking Glass in the Night
Last night at about 11-30pm, Mike and I were just dropping off to sleep when suddenly Mike heard a suspicious noise. As he got up to go have a look, our tenant Stuart, called across on the internal line saying … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Golf Courses, Crime, Golfing With Mike, Westlake Golf Club
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Mike’s Birthday
I am posting a very early blog as I have got quite a bit to accomplish this afternoon. My alarm went off at 5am. I hopped out of bed and hit the kitchen for the coffee run. I made us … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Golf Courses, Golfing With Mike, Mike's Birthday, Rondebosch Golf Club
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Mike’s Birthday
So today is Mike’s birthday. We headed off just after 8am to Milnerton Golf Course! We have never played this course before. It is beautifully appointed with majestic views of Table Mountain… With a sand trap of note…Milnerton Beach… We … Continue reading
Golf at Rondebosch Golf Club
We scored Rondebosch Golf Club quite highly today. This is our first golf outing for 2017 and the day was nothing less than majestic! I always find golfers friendly and today we were warmly welcomed at RGC. The dominating feature … Continue reading
Golf at Steenberg Estate
I’ve had to give quite a lot of thought to what I write about our golfing experience at Steenberg Estate. The golf was great. I have driven past it multitudes of times. Situated on Steenberg Road, opposite the US … Continue reading
A Perfect Day
Today we really got it right! The weather was perfect with not much wind. Julian bought Mike a golf voucher to play at Westlake for Christmas last year and if we didn’t use it by 21st December it wouldn’t quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Golf Courses, Golfing With Mike
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Jaunt Around Clovelly
Yesterday on a whim, Mike said, ‘let’s go play 9 holes at Clovelly’. With work being a little quiet, we headed off and managed 11 holes. There were two 4 balls in front of us and no one behind us, … Continue reading
Lost in Plain Sight
This is something I say quite often when I’m on the golf course. Caddying for Mike, I spend time following his little yellow golf ball. I need to watch it fly off his club and follow its trajectory to where … Continue reading
Golf at Bellville
In a short while, Mike and I are heading out to hit the fairways of Bellville Golf club. We went for a practice round on Wednesday, when we got there in time for sunrise… Bellville GC is hilly with beautiful … Continue reading
If Only You Had Paid Attention…
Yesterday afternoon, Mike & I headed down to Simonstown for a quick 9 holes of golf. Remember, I don’t play. I’m the caddy! The day was beautiful and overcast and in the bay there were a couple of whales, frolicking … Continue reading
God On The Golf Course…
11-10am This is one of those blogs that I have had in mind for a while – it has been on the back-burner since this incident happened. I pondered it a bit and have thanked the Lord for His protection. … Continue reading
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Tagged God on the golf course, Golfing With Mike, Simonstown Golf Course
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My Hot Husband!
2-21pm I always knew I had married a winner, but today proved it once again! On what is a magnificent day in Cape Town, we got up early and headed off to little Simonstown Country Club to play in our … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Town Golf Courses, Golfing With Mike, Simonstown Golf Course
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