June 25 Coeur d'alene

We woke up to a clear blue sky with temperatures expecting to climb. Our plan was to golf one of the most famous courses and particular hole in the world. We first checked out the Post Falls and headed out to the course. Carolines back was feeling good so she wanted to give it a go; she had been doing regular back exercises and felt good. Well what a fantastic establishment this was. I have to say this has been THE nicest facility I have golfed; the fairways greens and even sand traps are simply immaculate. Now the price was a lot more that we normally are prepared to pay but this is still a holiday, and plus the fact we had not spent much on golf (I only played 3 rounds and one was a freebie at Bethpage Black) we agreed to splurge. And boy do they do it all, first they valet my truck, the range is free; they use floating balls, and guess why? yup, you hit them into the lake!! Then at the practice range they give you a back massage before you start the round. AND we get a caddie between 4 golfers. As I said the course is superb. The highlight of course is hole #14, it is a floating green typically 160 yards out for men, 115 for women. Us men hit first and we all hit the island. it was Carolines turn. Caroline couldn't see her ball in flight but the caddie did, she kept saying this looks , this looks reeealy close. Well when we got boated out to the green, we got up and saw how close it really was; 5 INCHES!!! An amazing shot. I mean to have a tap in birdie on one of the most famous holes in golf??? Well not only her but the whole group was stoked. On the boat back they gave her a certificate for getting the birdie. We had dinner on the deck watching a lot of hackers putting balls into the water, good entertainment. A great day.

 the dam as post falls, it originally was a hydro dam

 ditto

 a massage before the round! cool!

 very nice course

 gorgeous holes and views

 this is #13 along the lake

 and even the carts; mags, heated cloth seats, the front boot is actually a cooler compartment and cooler inside

 our caddies Erin, she was excellent

 THE hole, the only floating golf hole in the world

 in action

 yes I managed to put it on the island, albeit in the sand trap straight away, mens tee was 165 yards, women was 115 yards

 and this is how far Caroline's shot ended from the hole; 5 INCHES!!! She got a certificate which will be framed; way to go dear!!