Itineraries
Unless otherwise noted, all itineraries originate near Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
May 2017
Sat. May 17
- depart Ottawa 6 a.m. EST, to Anchorage (through Vancouver)
- Arrive Anchorage, 2:30 PM (UTC−08:00)
- Tee off at Moose Run Golf Club (Creek Course) at 6:30 pm
- golf 21 holes, finish at 9:45 pm.
Sun. May 18
- am touring on HW1 down the Turnagain Arm
- pm, 3:30 tee off at Moose Run GC, play 18 holes on Hills Course
- evening, 7:30 tee off on the Creek course, play 18 holes finishing at 11:40 pm
- play 4 extra holes (15/16/17/18) on the Hills Course to play past midnight.
Mon. May 19
- am touring on Hw1 1 north of Anchorage
- pm touring of downtown Anchorage
- late pm check in at airport, midnight flight to Portland OR
Tues. May 20
- arrive Portland OR 5:30 am (Pacific Time Zone)
- pick up rental, drive to Longview Washington
- 11:00 am tee off, golf 31 holes at Mint Valley Golf Club
- pm, drive to Seaside Oregon, check in to hotel
Wed. May 21
- 2 pm tee off at Gearhart Golf Links, Gearhart OR
- play 36 holes
Thurs. May 22
- am touring south on Oregon coast
- late pm tee off at Highlands Golf Course, Gearhart OR
- play 18 holes
Fri. May 23
- drive to Portland airport
- noon flight from Portland to Ottawa (through Calgary)
- arrive Ottawa 1:15 am (Saturday 24)
September/October 2016
- September 24 fly to Seattle, Washington – Overnight
- September 25 fly to Maui, Hawaii
- Condo at Honua Kai Resort & Spa for the week
- Golf 18 holes at Maui Nui Golf club, Kihei on September 29
- September 30, kids join us in Maui
- October 1, fly to Big Island of Hawaii
- House rental for the week
- October 5 play 36 holes at Waikoloa Village Golf Club, Waikoloa
- October 5, Luau at Marriot Resort
- Vow renewal ceremony at Kukio Beach (rained out on October 4th)
- October 7th outrigger canoe with Kawaihae Canoe Club
- fly home on October 8/9
September/October 2015
Phase 1
- Leave home September 23, drive overnight to Illinois
- Play 18 holes at Dayton Ridge GC, Ottawa Illinois September 24
- Continue drive to Iowa City, Iowa – overnight
- Drive to Grinnell, IA
- Golf 18 holes at Oakland Acres Golf Club, September 25
- Continue drive to Sidney, NE – overnight
- Drive to Sterling, CO
- Golf 18 holes at Northeastern 18 Golf Course, September 26
- Drive to Denver Airport – pick up Maria
- End Golf phase 1 – spend 4.5 days site-seeing in Colorado with Maria
- Drive to Albuquerque New Mexico to meet up with Pat/Brian, spend 1.5 days in Albuquerque
Phase 2
- With Pat and Brian, we drive to Flagstaff, Arizona on Friday October 2
- Spend a week at a timeshare resort in Flagstaff
- golf multiple rounds at Continental Country Club (Flagstaff)
- golf 9 holes at Oakcreek Country Club (Sedona)
- Sightseeing
- Leave Flagstaff on October 9, return to Albuquerque NM, overnight
Phase 3
- October 10, Drop Maria and Pat off at airport early a.m., drive North to Raton New Mexico
- Golf 18 holes at Raton Country Club
- Drive to Cheyenne, WY – overnight
- October 11, drive to Broadus Montana
- Golf 18 holes at Rolling Hills Golf Course
- Drive to Dickinson, North Dakota– overnight
- October 12 a.m., drive to Mandan, North Dakota
- Golf 18 holes at Prairie West Golf Club
- Drive to Brookings, South Dakota – overnight
- October 13, golf 18 holes at Edgebrook Golf Course (Brookings)
- Drive to Tyler, Minnesota
- Golf 18 holes at Tyler Golf Club, p.m.
- Drive to Mankato, Minnesota – overnight
- October 14, drive to Viroqua, WI
- Golf 18 holes at Viroqua Hills Golf Course
- END GOLF
- Drive to Battle Creek, MI – overnight
- October 15, drive home
June 2014 – Maine, New Hampshire
- Drive to Portsmouth, New Hampshire (overnight in Burlington VT on way)
- Play 18 holes at Pease Golf Course, Portsmouth on June 28th
- Play 18 holes at the Links of Outlook, Berwick Maine on June 30th
- END GOLF – return home on July 1st
February 2014 – Florida, South Carolina
- Drive to Orlando FL via Buffalo NY, Pittsburgh PA, Charlotte SC
- Golf multiple rounds at Orange Lake Resort during week of February 16-23
- Drive to Hilton Head, SC
- Golf 18 holes Feb. 24 at Palmetto Dunes (Fazio Course)
- END GOLF return home
November 2013 – Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Fly to Denver, drive 2.5 hrs to Goodland, Kansas – hotel overnight (Nov. 1)
- Drive 2 hrs to McCook, Nebraska play 18 holes at Heritage Hills Golf Club (Nov. 2 – am)
- Drive back to Goodland, Kansas play 18 holes at Sugar Hills Golf Club (Nov. 2 – pm)
- Overnight in Goodland
- Drive .5 hrs to Burlington, Colorado play 18 holes at Prairie Pines Golf Club (Nov. 3)
- Continue back to Denver – attend conference
- From Westminster, Colorado – drive 4 hrs to Raton, New Mexico (after detour to Pikes Peak on way) play 9 holes at Raton County Club (Nov. 9)
- overnight hotel in Raton
- Drive 2.45 hrs to Dalhart, Texas play 18 holes at Dalhart Country Club (Nov. 10 – am)
- Drive 1.25 hrs to Guymon, Oklahoma play 18 holes at Sunset Hills Golf Club (Nov. 10 – pm)
- END GOLF
October 2013 – Pennsylvania and West Virginia
- Drive to Greencastle, Pennsylvania and play 18 holes at Greencastle Golf Club (Oct. 19)
- From Massanutten Resort, McHayesville, VA drive 1.25 hrs to Franklin, WV and play 18 holes at The Higlhands Golf Club (Oct. 25)
- Multiple rounds at Massanutten Resort during week as well
- END GOLF
August 2013 – Delaware and New Jersey
- Drive to Middletown, Delaware
- arrive 3:30 pm Thursday August 1st, play 9 holes at Frog Hollow Golf Club, Middletown
- Friday am, drive to New Jersey, play 18 holes at Town & Country Golf Links, Woodstown, New Jersey
- return to Middletown, Delaware, play 18 holes at Back Creek Golf club (twilight)
- Saturday – pm, play 18 holes at Frog Hollow GC
- END GOLF
- Sunday – return drive home
April 2013 – SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TN, AR, MO, KY
- Drive to Hilton Head, spend week with wife/friends, playing 3 ½ rounds
- Depart HH on Saturday night (after dropping wife off at Savannah/HH Airport) drive to Tallahassee, Florida
- Play 36 holes in Thomasville, Georgia on Sunday – drive to Gulfport, Mississippi
- (**had intended on playing in Florida in p.m., but major storm prevented it)
- Play 18 holes in Pass Christian, MS Monday a.m. – drive to Slidell, Louisiana
- Play 18 holes in Slidell on Monday p.m. – return to Gulfport
- Tuesday a.m. – drive to Irvington, Alabama – play 36 holes – return to Gulfport
- Drive to Memphis Tennessee on Wednesday a.m. – play 18 holes in Memphis on Wed. p.m.
- Drive to Marion Arkansas, play 18 holes Thursday a.m. – drive to Sikeston, Missouri
- Play 18 holes in Sikeston Thursday p.m. – drive to Florence, Kentucky
- Play 18 holes in Florence KY Friday a.m.
- End golf
August 2012 – Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming
- Fly to Salt Lake City, Utah
(arrive on a Saturday afternoon) - Play 18 holes at Stansbury Park, west of SLC
- drive to Nevada, overnight at Casino/hotel (YAY)
- Play 36 holes in Wendover, Nevada on Sunday
- Drive back to SLC, overnight north of SLC
- Monday am, early drive to Evanston WY
- Play 18 holes in Evanston, Wyoming Monday a.m.
- Noon – drive to Idaho
- Play 18 holes in Fish Haven, Idaho Monday p.m.
- Drive to Logan, Utah
- Play 18 holes in Logan, Utah on Tuesday a.m.
- End golf
October 2012 – Virginia, Maryland
- Drive to Hagerstown, Maryland, overnight hotel
- Golf 18 holes in Hagerstown
- Overnight hotel
- Drive to McGaheysville, Virginia (Massanutten Resort)
- Play 18 holes/day for 6 days at a resort
- End golf
Feb. 2012 – Quest Officially Begins
- Drive to North Myrtle Beach
- 6 days of golf, 36 holes/day
- Play various courses in MB area, including one in North Carolina
- End golf