Tee Time in Mid Coast Maine
In most places where I've lived previous to moving here to the Pemaquid Peninsula the arrival of spring could be described in botanical terms. Typically you would hear terms such as "my crocus and daffodils are up", "the forsythia are in bloom", "the lilacs smell so pretty". Here on the coast of Maine the climate is such that we use different terms to announce the varying stages of spring. The first two signs of spring are; the ice cream shops are open and the golf course is open! A few weeks after that we then relate to the blooming crocus, daffodils and lilacs.
Today is April 27 and Wawenock Golf Club has officially opened for the season (Round Top Ice Cream opened two weeks ago)! Considering the Patriots Day Monsoon we had last week the course is in good condition. Paul Richmond, the new General Manager, and his staff have improved the course drainage in the off season and it shows.
I arrived at the course early this morning looking for someone to play 9 holes with. No such luck. There wasn't a golfer to be seen. I had the whole course to myself. Good thing! After six months of not swinging a golf club it wasn't pretty. Next stop for me has to be the practice range. After I stop for an ice cream!
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