Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Season Ending Golf Tournament and Jewish New Year

After the World Junior Girls, I headed to Grand Niagara Golf course for the two day season ending championship golf tournament on the GTA Am tour.  I had contacted the club in advance and they agreed to let me camp out on their grounds.  I headed out from Milton Heights early on Sunday morning.  So early in fact the sun wasn't up yet.  It was the first time I had packed up the trailer and driven in the dark. 


The trip went well and the set up at the golf course couldn't have been better. 

I was invited to park right next to the cart barn.  That meant I had my choice of any of the electrical outlets that would normally be used to charge the electric golf carts to power my trailer.  I got there early enough and was set up with time to spare so I cooked myself a nice brunch and eat it before I had to warm up for the shot gun start.  There was a big rainstorm and a lightning delay, which allowed everyone to view some of the Ryder Cup matches.  The tournament included a banquet dinner and awards presentation.  It was a great wrap up for the season. 

From there I was headed to Hamilton to attend Rosh Hashanah services.  I had arranged to stay at a dairy farm belonging to a member of Hamilton's Jewish community.  I was invited to park rather close to the open sided barn: 
View from dining table window of my curious neighbors.
Camping at the golf course was a bit more pleasant than this spot.  There was a significant odor in the air, so I was sure to keep my windows closed.  The cows were quite talkative, all day and night, so I wore my ear plugs to bed.  A number of "house" and "fruit" flies managed to find their way into the trailer, which took me about a week to exterminate.  I don't think I will boon-dock here again.

I enjoyed the services and my brother and his girl friend provided a nice luncheon, including this lovely challah.  I had never seen one this shape before. 


From Hamilton, I returned to Milton Heights Campground and some non-competitive rounds of golf.   

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