May 2016

With Bert and Annie Brink at the 10th Tee

Peter with Bert and Annie at the 10th Tee

New hedge planted at the 4th Tee

Some new succulents at the Ladies 13th Tee

With Elizabeth McNamara, Nan Richards and Eileen Major at the 5th Tee

Overview of our stomping grounds at Gosford

F-Troop Morning Tea

Peter with Ron and Lynn Puiatti at the 1st Tee

With Kay Frewin, Rae Brown and Norma Wilks at the 1st Tee

Winner of the "Colt of the Year"  Jack Shelley at Narara/Wyoming Cricket Club Presentation

Trophy presented by Peter in Greg's memory.

With Vicki and George Foster at the 1st Tee

F-Troop Morning Tea - check out my new red wellingtons

Lyn's beautiful photo taken at Cunnamulla that I turned into a jigsaw

Joel's 7th Birthday Cake - Angry Birds is his total wish list at the moment.

Shane, Joel and Rod at Joel's 7th Birthday

Joel blowing out his birthday candles

With Rhonda and Wally Robertson at the 10th Tee

Orchids in flower at the 14th

F-Troop Morning Tea.

Gardening with Grace

Grace helping Nanny in the garden

An old newspaper story - Peter's father won a 45 hole playoff for the Club Championship

Scoreboard for this year's Foursomes Championship

Neville Walker, Jan Walker, Jan Martin, Russell Willing, Melanie Forster, Peter Martin

Playing in the 2016 Foursomes Championships

Russell and Melanie - winners of the 27 Hole Nett 

Peter and Jan - winners of the 17 hole nett

Winning the 18 holes nett

F-Troop Morning Tea - very cold morning

We have had totally beautiful weather for the whole month of May - lovely sunshine everyday and mild nights - unbelievable for this time of the year.  

We have been able to get in all our golf games and I have enjoyed some lovely days in the garden both here and at the Golf Course. 

Joel celebrated his 7th Birthday and enjoyed his special day.

We presented Greg's Memorial Trophy at Narara/Wyoming Cricket a Club Presentation Night at the Grange Hotel and enjoyed catching up with with our old cricket friends.

We have also put in some work in the back garden getting the ponds up running again and have cut back the big frangipani tree in the front yard. Grace gave me some help in the garden on babysit day.

We played in the 2016 Foursomes Championship and played well enough to win the 18 holes nett.

Winter arrived on the last couple if days in May which was a shock to our system as we had enjoyed a beautiful May.

April 2016

View from our room at Rydges Hotel, Sydney Airport - on our way to Thailand

At Singapore Airport

Free foot massage machine at Singapore Airport

Our resort at Khaolak, Thailand

Looking across the pools to the beach area at our resort

Private beach restaurant at our resort

Peter in one of the spa pools at our resort

A day of relaxation by the pool at our resort

Entertainment at the Beach Restaurant at our resort

Dinner at one of the public beach restaurants walking distance from our resort

Peter walking back to our resort over a rickety bridge because the tide was up.

Sunset at the Beach Restaurant of our resort.

At split rock - James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

James Bond Island Tour

Buddhist Cave Temple - James Bond Island Tour

Waterfall - James Bond Island Tour

Another relaxing day by the pool at our resort

Lunch at the Beach Restaurant at our resort.

Lunch at the Beach Restaurant of our resort

Private moonlight dinner on the beach at our resort.

Set up of our resort. Our private villa was the Orange dot.

Our trip north to the Mountain area

Monkeys on our Elephant Ride Tour

Monkeys on our elephant ride tour

Riding the elephant in Thailand

Last night of our holiday - the resort was preparing for the water festival

which is meant to bring on the rainy season

Peter spraying for mosquitoes at our beach restaurant

Cocktails at the beach restaurant

King Tiger prawns

Relaxing in the spa pool after a massage

Where the tsunami hit the coast of Thailand

Where we were in Thailand

With Carolyn and Ray Buttsworth at the 1st Tee

F-Troop morning tea

Gosford waterfront - day out with Joel

Joel on the play equipment at Gosford waterfront

Joel jumping at the trampoline centre

Joel after jumping into the sponge pool

Gracie's 2nd Birthday

Emily's stunning nails (by Nanny)

Day out with Emily at Gosford Golf Club

Emily helping Nanny with the gardens at the Golf Club

With Emily at the 6th Garden

Peter and Emily at Terrigal Beach

Emily at Terrigsl Beach

Roses still blooming well in April

The month of April went very quickly as a lot of it was spent in Thailand where we had booked a private villa in a child free resort -  Beyond  Resort Khaolak, Thailand for 10 nights to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary.

We had perfect weather in Thailand and the resort was lovely.  Most of our time was spent relaxing by the multiple pools at the resort, but we did do two day tours.  One down South to see James Bond Island and a second one up north into the mountains for an elephant ride. 

More in depth reports and photos of our holiday can be viewed on my travel blog. Click on my profile and select my travel blog there.

We arrived back home to reality in mid April and were quickly back into the golf and gardening scene.

We celebrated Grace's 2nd birthday and we got to have sleep overs for Joel and Emily in the school holidays. 

The weather has been very warm for this time of the year.