A Week In Panama

These pictures are from our trip to Panama last year. I didn't take too many because I wasn't aware that I couldn't take pictures during the competitive rounds. I snuck Joe's camera in one day and took a few shots. The golf course is beautiful except for the canal with all the trash in it. There apparently are guards in the jungle guarding the borders of the course from criminals, etc. but I didn't see any. The weather was very similar to what the boys are experiencing this week, very hot and windy. At the end of every round the children of all the club members would gather around the scoring tents to wait for the players to appear. They would chant "me no have" and ask for golf balls, tees, hats, gloves, and even head covers! That definitely made you smile, whether you had a good or a bad day. We tried brown milk for the first time along with many other interesting foods. I had left my sneakers in Florida, so we were forced to go to the mall and buy new ones, that was an experience. Jim and I went on a tour of the canal - pretty neat, but it was at night! We enjoyed our time, made the cut, and left feeling very good about our very first tournament on the Nationwide Tour. This year, I did not go with Jim and Joe. I am really sorry now! Jim has played so well and I am so proud of him. What a difference a year makes. He's been in the top 10 all week, and we are very excited!

View from the clubhouse of 10 fairway (left) and 18 green (right)

Some of the many lakes/rivers on the course

A Giant tree to the left of 6 tee

Some Beauganvilia and a beautiful view just before 3 fairway