Tried Our Hand

We finally were able to get our site and unit organized enough to attempt our hand at golf….the weather was beautiful and the golfing was fun, even though our scores reflected that this was the first round in three months.

The course hasn’t changed that much since we were here last [we are guessing thirteen years]. It is a little dry form the summer heat, but should green up now that the cooler winter temperatures have arrived.

Showering is a bit of a chore as we have to go to the swimming pool at the Ranch to use their facilities. It is a 15 minute walk to get to the pool and the showers are dirty, but they do their job.

Our stay so far has been unusual as the temperatures at Death Valley have always been a selling point of Furnace Creek Campground. This year we are cold in the evening [starting at 4:30] and very cold in the morning until around 11:00. The winds are keeping the daytime temperatures around 20C, but at night they are going as low as 4C. Not a whole bundle of laughs!

I can hear everyone saying “suck it up, Buttercup!” and I don’t blame them. Maybe we should have gone back to San Carlos….Gloria tells us the temperatures are around 35C right now.