Tuesday 21 April 2015

April 20 St Augustine

Sunday we worshipped with the members of the local OPC; the pastor is Eric Watkins, a wonderful speaker. His sermon was on faith and how the Holy Spirit refines us like gold through trials in our lives. This certainly hits home as Caroline continues her journey of cancer. Watkins had studied at Westminster and knows Dr Devisser from our college very well. He will making a presentation in January in Hamilton. We also met Ed T'Hart, a member in Hamilton who is moving here; small world sometimes!
Monday I go my first golf game in at a local course; very tight with lots of bush (with venomous snakes I was warned) and water. I managed to stay out of the water but not the bushes, started with a triple bogey and settled down after that. We also had visited the World Golf Hall of Fame; really cool to see the history, especially the painting depicting the game played on ice! in Holland!! Not so sure if the game originated in Scotland after all :)
We also visited the lighthouse which was again; you guessed it, the oldest in the states!
A good day
 golf world hall of fame

 walking the bridge on 18 at the old course St Andrews in Scotland!!

 the old lighthouse and home in St Augustine


 and yes it came down big time one day :(

 our site in St Augustine

2 comments:

  1. That lighthouse and old house looks super cool. Is it weird seeing all the American history and feeling a bit distanced from it, being Canadian? I feel like we know so little American history... love seeing all the "landmarks" you guys are seeing! :)

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  2. Lynette, we had quite a bit of American history when we went to William of Orange back in the day. There barely was any Canadian history to teach-no textbooks either. I always felt sorry when I saw how much Canadian history you kids had to learn - not quite as exciting! Now whether your parents remember very much is another thing :)

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