Gus in Redmond May 16, 2009

Gus arrived in Seattle Friday morning and immediately looked around for a golf course. Imagine that.

Gus spent his week-end watching grandson Grayson play baseball, visiting friends and relatives, and golfing with T.J. and Gary, his friend from Nebraska. Gus has been limiting himself to nine holes of golf each day just to make sure he didn't overdo. But on Sunday, he unleashed his full power and played 18 holes. Rumor has it his son beat him on the golf course for the first time ever and it was quite a significant difference. It wasn't fair that T.J. threw in those "birdies" and "pars" to keep his score down. Gus was very pleased with his score when he played in Spokane. It was the best he had played for years.

Gus enjoyed his time so much in Seattle, but this morning he and Gary headed south to Oregon. They will end up in Roseburg, OR for a couple of days before heading home the Columbia River Gorge route. I asked Gus if there were any golf courses along the Columbia and he just laughed. That could explain why it is going to take he and Gary three days to drive what Gus and I used to drive in several hours.