There is No Finish Line

Over two weeks have passed since my release from all restrictions by Doctor Ellegala. I played golf New Year's Eve with the senior blitz and shot 100. I was quite surprised to score so well, but of course the blitz rules that you pick up after double boggie. By the end of the game, I was quite fatigued but really enjoyed being out with the guys again.

Following a quiet New Year's Eve dinner at a local restaurant, Marie and I spent the first week of the year in Florida. We drove down on Sunday and stopped on Ormond Beach to break up the drive. Ormond Beach is a beautiful beach, north of Daytona that you can walk for miles on. I helped a little with the driving in order to get used to driving I-95 again. The following day we drove to West Palm Beach and checked into a Marriot time-share resort on Singer Island where we enjoyed beautiful weather for our whole stay. We played golf Tuesday at Abacoa Golf Club where I shot 100 again. On Wednesday, we walked the beach and laid around the pool, then explored Old West Palm Beach on our way to the Okeechobee Steakhouse where we enjoyed a marvelous dinner. On Thursday, we played golf at North West Palm Beach Country Club and got around in 97. I was pleasantly surprised again. Rather than come home all in one day, we made reservations at a new beachfront hotel in Jacksonville Beach right on the water. The weather turned colder there but we walked the beach and sat around the pool on Saturday and returned home Sunday.

Since arriving home, I have been limited to just walking because it is too cold for golf. Even on sunny days, it takes until 3:00 PM for the temperature to get above 50degrees. Every morning this week, I have bundled up and walked between two and three miles on the roads around the front nine of our golf course. I am trying each day to push it a little harder but still seem to be taking the same amount of time each day. The bottom line is that I really am feeling great. I am looking forward to warmer weather and starting to walk the front nine while I golf.

Marie and I have just joined the new YMCA that opened near us. We will be starting our workouts next week. I think Marie is interested in the workout classes, while I want to spend time on the machines to build my strength up to what is was before my hospitalization. There is no finish line when it comes to rehab.

See you on the golf course.