New England and Canada, 2024
4 stories, in order from the beginning of the trip.
1August 20, 2024
Dateline August 20-24, 2024, New England
Back on the road for the first time since the Middle East, a trip to see family and play golf, with Janice bound for the Canadian Women's Senior just outside Toronto. The drive up from Pinehurst, Cape Cod and 96-year-old Uncle Bill, and a round with brother Brian at Atkinson before heading for the border.
2August 23, 2024
Uncorked on Main
The drive from Derry, New Hampshire to Georgetown, Ontario, the town just west of Toronto where Janice would play the Canadian Senior. A little of the town's history, and an evening at Uncorked on Main with its owners Jag and Sarina, a Canadian Sauvignon Blanc, and live jazz.
3August 24, 2024
Adamo Winery, Mono, Ontario
On Jag's recommendation we drove forty-five minutes north into the Hockley Valley to the winery that made the Sauvignon Blanc we'd enjoyed the night before. Mario Adamo's boutique Adamo Estate Winery, the trick of wintering the vines, and a tasting with Norma, whom we took to calling Norma Jean.
4August 25, 2024
Dateline August 25, 2024, Canadian Women's Senior Amateur Championship
Janice's reason for the whole trip, the Canadian Women's Senior Amateur at The Club at North Halton, just outside Toronto. A practice round with old friends, a bagpiper opening ceremony and 90-year-old Hall of Famer Marlene Streit, two hard rounds with a pair of tens, and the long drive home.