Saturday 19th April 2014

It has been a lovely sunny day with temperatures up into the 80s with a pleasant breeze. We decided to play golf on a course which was about 50 miles away from where we were staying and well worth the drive as it was a much prettier and interesting golfwise than the last 2 days' rounds. The terrain was more rugged and putting on the greens was like putting on a carpet! It was a harder course so Ben won comfortably.
After we had driven back to the area around the hotel we found the beach on the Pacific Ocean at Carlsbad which had rocky promontories jutting into the sea with sandy beaches between. We ate this evening in a true Italian restaurant where the waiter wanted to know which football team we supported. Interesting that he recognised that we were English when even the Americans have to ask us where we are  from. He said he supported West Ham. The meal was excellent with fresh vegetables instead of fries. I think we are planning a non golf day tomorrow.

The photos show some of the flora and, if you look carefully, the fauna which we saw on the golf course today.