Day 154 Golf

By morning, I felt better but still not 100%. Mark and Kurt were going off to surf again and I was very tempted to go along even if it was only to sit on the beach and watch. As I was preparing to go, Sean from Soul's Calling called and asked if I wanted to play golf with him and Paul from Gato Go. Even though I did not feel the best, I decided that a little exercise and fresh air would do me good so I joined them and we headed for a course that they were told was a "very good" course.
By the time we finished the round, Sean declared that this was the worst golf course he had ever played on. The layout was totally confusing, the fairways were in rough shape, the greens were the bounciest I have ever seen and the rental clubs had loose grips and chipped club faces. Of course, we had a great time!! The scenery was spectacular with views of the mountains, the rain forest and the sea. The people were friendly, the beer was cold, the air temperature was just right and the total cost was about $16 US including green fees, cart, caddy and rental clubs. We enjoyed each other's company and I hit some good shots in spite of the conditions. We wrote down our scores as we went and at the end, forgot to total it and even forgot to take the scorecard with us. That is the proper way to keep track of your score when you are playing golf in paradise especially when the person who tells you about this "great" course happens to be a bartender.
When I got back to the boat I learned that I had made the right choice. There was no surf as the wind and wave were battling with each other to defeat any surfer's dreams. They had had a hot ride in the car and a tour of the South island reef but were unable to find any rideable waves.
The news of Just Deserts was still weighing on us so we decided to have dinner on the boat and watch a movie instead of going out.
At 2230 we heard someone hail us and found a patrol boat next to us. They were letting us know that all of the yachts were requested to appear at the Harbor Master's office at 1030 the next morning for an important meeting. Andy said it was the "Samoan way" to think of these things at the last moment.