We have three days to clean, shop and scope out the territory until the kids get here. We arrive at Campland on the Bay (campland.com) and are totally crestfallen. We had chosen this RV park because it is on Mission Bay and had a great deal of activities for kids. However, even though we took the best beach front site they have, it is nothing more than a glorified parking lot. Most of the park is occupied by "extended stay" residents and even though the "resort" space where we are is virtually empty, they stick another RV right next to us in a very crammed in location....and for this we get to pay over $100 a day! We're stuck here for the next 10 days and are terrified that the hotel we booked for Kelly and Chip will turn out awful also......we dash there for lunch....big relief, the Hilton Mission Bay Resort is lovely..whew!
The PGA Tour stop is at Torrey Pines (torreypinesgolfcourse.com) this week and I really want to walk the course so we go to the Wednesday Pro-Am. It's a crisp, but lovely day and the sights are gorgeous and sometimes a bit unusual.
Pro-ams, to me, are not a good way to see good golf...but you do get to investigate places on the course where you wouldn't be allowed during the tournament. Like where the players who travel in RV's park.
And the strangest tee box set-up I've ever seen. The pros are playing from the tips....but this is ridiculous...over a dirt/gravel road at least 200 yards from the whites.....that's the tee behind me!
The Lodge is rustic and pleasant. The course looks fair, but challenging and very difficult to walk with its enormous hills and valleys. Fun day, but we can't wait until tomorrow when Kelly, Chip and Ian arrive!
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