Our Annual Weekend Golf Adventure

Front row l-r: Patty Barrier, Sarah Rindlaub,
Cathi Hatch, Carole Ellison; Back row l-r:
Jimmy Barrier, Bob Cremin, John Rindlaub,
and Ken Hatch

Last weekend, Ken and I were invited to join good friends Sarah & John Rindlaub at their family beach cabin at Sandy Point.  We drove with our friends, Patty & Jimmy Barrier, north and arrived in time to play 18 holes of golf at Semiahmoo.  But first, we moved into the large cabin where each of us had our own suite which included a separate kitchen.  The cabin is right on the beach so the sound of seagulls and smell of saltwater was enticingly noticeable.

Though we were chastized for playing too slowly (we were a five-some since Ken was our designated scorekeeper) and Jimmy was chastized for driving both too close to the tee box and green simultaneously (which was rather challenging), we had a great 18 holes of golf at Semiahmoo.  Following the game,  Bob Cremin and Carole Ellison joined the group for dinner in the restaurant.



Carole and Jimmy accept their awards.

The next morning we were up and out early for another golf game at the nearby Shuksan Golf Club.  The course has incredible views of Mount Baker on many holes and seemed especially challenging to me.  I was surprised at the end of the round to see that my score was about the same as usual, though I thought it was going to be much higher.

Bob, Jimmy and Ken

That evening, we prepared dinner at the cabin and feasted on fresh Dungeness crab which one of the Rindlaub's neighbors brought to us after Patty befriended their dog on the beach.  Over dinner, John awarded golf head cover prizes to Jimmy for Most Improved Golfer and to Carole for Favorite New House Guest.  Carole was definitely invited to return next year and it appeared that Bob is to be invited as well.

Following dinner, firebug John, built a crackling campfire on the beach and we gathered around it to enjoy the ambiance of  the beach and the fire.  We were all still so sated from the delicious chocolate pie that Carole had brought for dessert that none of could even get interested in doing s'mores.  However, we did enjoy drinking a magnum of ZINO Vino blend that Bob brought to share which included equal portions of Cabernet Sauvignon from DeLille Cellars, Dunham Cellars, and Pepper Bridge.

The next morning it was time for Hatchman's Big Breakfast which included "Hatch browns" of course, scrambled eggs and all the fixings.  After breakfast, it was time to clean up, pack up and head home.  I'm already looking forward to next year!  Thank you John and Sarah!