The trailer then went back to where I bought it in order to have a few things looked at, including the furnace that hadn't been working. I was told a circuit board inside was defective. The shower door was fixed as was the chair that cracked. I had roof vent covers added to allow the vents to be open without allowing any rain in. They also touched up the paint above the king pin that was needed after moving the bolts around, lubricated my hitch and checked the air in all my tires. I left confident that the trailer is ready for its long summer sojourn, out to Prince Edward Island and down to Pinehurst, North Carolina.
While the trailer was in for service, I had lunch and a nice visit with my aunt and then visited friends of my parents, who live in the same building.
Next stop was Willow Lake Park in Woodstock, Ontario. It is a small family run park with some park units, seasonal campers and space for nightly ones, like me. I had a nice pull through site with three way connection. I enjoyed their swimming pool a couple of times during my stay. They were supposed to have fireworks on Canada Day night but it was so windy they postponed it one day.
Canada Day, I attended the Highland Games in Embro. I took them up on the offer of having your photo taken with bag pipes:
I'm sure this isn't the biggest highland games held anywhere, but its small size allowed for easy viewing. I saw a herding dog demonstration, sheep sheering, tug of war, hammer and caber toss, marching pipe and drum bands and lots of highland dancing. It was a lot of entertainment for $10 admission, which included parking.
Saturday, my friend Phil and I played the mixed event at Brantford Golf and Country Club. We had played it about 4 years ago. The prizes are for "the couple" so this year it was my turn to take the gift. I had a cold coming on, so wasn't feeling well and didn't play that well, Phil was making lots of birdies at the beginning. The format was stableford, counting both players score on each hole. We ended up about 10th. I picked 2 strings of lights I think will look nice on the trailer, once I stay in one place for a longer period of time. The course was in great shape and the dinner was delicious. The event could use a few more participants. Next year it falls right on Canada's 150th birthday. I made it back to the campground in time for the fireworks display, which was rather impressive.
Sunday afternoon I left the trailer in Woodstock and drove to Mississauga to stay with my friend there prior to playing the GTA AM Tour event at Brampton Golf Club. This was the first night since I've had it that I didn't stay in the trailer. By Monday morning the cold had taken hold and I wasn't feeling very well, but I had to play. I ended up tied for 6th place and got a few more points for the Order of Merit.
Brampton was the first round with the new battery for the power caddy. Sadly, it wasn't working any better than the old one. Thankfully the warehouse for them is not far from Brampton so I was able to drop it off for service with the plan to pick it up on my way back through town a few days later.
I returned to the club to meet up with one of my cousins (by marriage). We had a nice dinner and caught up on everything that had been going on in our lives since we last saw each other, which was too long ago.
The following day I played the Women's Invitational/Golf for the Cause, at Craigowan Golf Club. I ended up the bridesmaid again, like 4 years ago, though it was very close and almost went to a playoff. I finished second to a member of the club. I won $100 in the pro shop, with which I bought new spikes for one pair of shoes, a sleeveless top and a pair of socks.
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