Driving Range Fun

As much as Joe and I look forward to the weekends, we also struggle with coming up with ideas of things to do during the day in the Camp Casey area at times, especially given the heat wave that has gripped South Korea recently. We keep planning to go hike Mt. Soyosan, but the mixture of sweltering heat and humidity have kept us from achieving that goal. I'd love to go to the pool or a water park, but they are so jam-packed that they lose the appeal. Instead, Joe and I have spent a lot of our free time at home watching TV in the very air-conditioned apartment.

After spending almost all of Saturday inside, both Joe and I were ready for a change of scenery on Sunday. Though it would mean braving the heat outside, we decided to head to the driving range after church on Sunday afternoon. We had gone once before and really enjoyed it, so it was easy to talk each other into going back despite the heat.

The best male golfer there (and only male golfer there)

The great thing about the Camp Casey driving range is that a bucket of ball is only $3 and there is no charge for borrowing golf clubs. Joe has his own set of clubs, but I don't have a set over here to use. We had the driving range to ourselves for our first two buckets of balls each, but by the time we each finished our third bucket the range had at least half the lanes filled.

Happy to be out of the room

Just in time to watch Joe have an awesome drive, and right after I fumbled mine, one of the course golf instructors showed up and started talking to us and giving us a few tips on our swings. He is a retired Command Sergeant Major and one of the two golf instructors at the golf course. What a great way to enjoy retirement! He also told us about the free golf lessons available on Saturday afternoons. Maybe next summer Joe and I will be able to take advantage of the free lessons.

By the time Joe and I left we were both soaked in sweat, but we both had fun and it beat sitting in the room watching TV.

Pro career ahead?