It was a cold winter snowy day when Kelly's dad floated the idea of taking another summer trip to all of us around t
he dinner table. He said he thought either Italy or California would be a fun time for everyone. Having had a blast on the trip to Ireland the previous summer, I knew we could have gone to the Holiday Inn in Lynn together and had fun for a week. In the end Mr. Winn decided he wanted to go out to California and specifically the San Fransisco area. It was one of those moments where you are truly in a dream like stupor when Mr. Winn then told us, and by us I mean me and Jake (Kel's brother) that we would be playing the famous PEBBLE BEACH! I can remember trying to pinch myself and thinking I was really dreaming. It could not be true. I had played Pebble about a million times on Tiger Woods PGA golf on PS2 and could tell you exactly what every hole looked like without missing a beat. From that winter day until the end of June I was like a kid waiting from Christmas day!
he dinner table. He said he thought either Italy or California would be a fun time for everyone. Having had a blast on the trip to Ireland the previous summer, I knew we could have gone to the Holiday Inn in Lynn together and had fun for a week. In the end Mr. Winn decided he wanted to go out to California and specifically the San Fransisco area. It was one of those moments where you are truly in a dream like stupor when Mr. Winn then told us, and by us I mean me and Jake (Kel's brother) that we would be playing the famous PEBBLE BEACH! I can remember trying to pinch myself and thinking I was really dreaming. It could not be true. I had played Pebble about a million times on Tiger Woods PGA golf on PS2 and could tell you exactly what every hole looked like without missing a beat. From that winter day until the end of June I was like a kid waiting from Christmas day! Finally the day of departure arrived. We left Logan on the way to California filled with excitement. We landed in San Fran and made our way to the rental car area. We all packed our stuff as well as ourselves into the Toyota minivan and headed off for a "2 hour" ride to Pebble Beach Resort. On the way we decided to stop for lunch in a little sea side town called Capitola, which really made the trip an adventure. As we were eating lunch overlooking the Pacific Ocean we saw what appeared to be a large plume of smoke rising up from the direction of Pebble Beach. We then heard that wild fires had started along the highway we needed to take and the road might be shut down for a while. We rushed out and tried to drive south only to get caught in major traffic and finally turned around back in the direction of Capitola. We decided to make the best of the situation and find a nice little bar on the water to sit and have a couple of beers and watch some authentic N
orCal Beach volleyball. A couple of hours later we got word that they reopened the south side of the pacific coast highway and we could head towards the resort. As we drove smoke began to gt thicker and thicker and we began to see more emergency vehicles. Then as we rounded a bend in the road there were fires roaring on the opposite side of the highway no more than 100 feet from us. We took out cameras and got photos of the wildfires and of a helicopter that was dropping water on the fires below. After all the excitement we finally passed through those fires and were back on our way. There was one final obstacle in our way that would come on the doorstep of Pebble Beach complex. One more set of wildfires were blazing just outside of the famous 13 mile drive that forced us to seek an alternate route into the Pebble area. We drove around and finally found our way in.
orCal Beach volleyball. A couple of hours later we got word that they reopened the south side of the pacific coast highway and we could head towards the resort. As we drove smoke began to gt thicker and thicker and we began to see more emergency vehicles. Then as we rounded a bend in the road there were fires roaring on the opposite side of the highway no more than 100 feet from us. We took out cameras and got photos of the wildfires and of a helicopter that was dropping water on the fires below. After all the excitement we finally passed through those fires and were back on our way. There was one final obstacle in our way that would come on the doorstep of Pebble Beach complex. One more set of wildfires were blazing just outside of the famous 13 mile drive that forced us to seek an alternate route into the Pebble area. We drove around and finally found our way in. As we pulled in we caught a glimpse of some of the holes of the famous course and I literally felt as though I h
ad not butterflies, but large birds of prey in my stomach flapping wildly. We checked in to Pebble Beach resort and saw our rooms. They were unbelievable our room overlooked the bay and the fairway of the famous par 5 18th hole that runs in a dog leg left around the curved shoreline. All I could think about was the million times I had seen the virtual flyover in the PS2 game and how it was exactly as it looked in the game. After unpacking we got ready for a nice dinner at the restaurant overlooking the 18th green and mentally prepared ourselves for what would be an almost religious experience for any golfer. Tomorrow at about 7 we would be on the range and by 8 we would be ready to tee off on the first hole at one the meccas of golf in the states. All I could think as I fell asleep that night was please do not hit a terrible tee shot in front of the clubhouse and starter on this course. NO SLICE NO SLICE! In my next entry I will go over the stomach churning roller coaster ride that was my experience at this amazing golf paradise, and maybe a little bit about the next day at another jewel in the Pebble complex the Links at Spanish Bay! Until then Hit em long and straight and wahtever you do DO NOT SLICE!!!
ad not butterflies, but large birds of prey in my stomach flapping wildly. We checked in to Pebble Beach resort and saw our rooms. They were unbelievable our room overlooked the bay and the fairway of the famous par 5 18th hole that runs in a dog leg left around the curved shoreline. All I could think about was the million times I had seen the virtual flyover in the PS2 game and how it was exactly as it looked in the game. After unpacking we got ready for a nice dinner at the restaurant overlooking the 18th green and mentally prepared ourselves for what would be an almost religious experience for any golfer. Tomorrow at about 7 we would be on the range and by 8 we would be ready to tee off on the first hole at one the meccas of golf in the states. All I could think as I fell asleep that night was please do not hit a terrible tee shot in front of the clubhouse and starter on this course. NO SLICE NO SLICE! In my next entry I will go over the stomach churning roller coaster ride that was my experience at this amazing golf paradise, and maybe a little bit about the next day at another jewel in the Pebble complex the Links at Spanish Bay! Until then Hit em long and straight and wahtever you do DO NOT SLICE!!!
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