The Russells enjoyed one outing of golf while in Australia, at the North Ryde Golf Course, about 5 miles west of our Courtyard Hotel. The weather was cloudy and

spitting, but most of the time, it held up until we finished a fun round of golf.

The well decorated putting green near the

clubhouse.

The few other golfers we saw (not many) walked the course; it was a very nice day for a round of golf—cooler than normal.

The course was “semi-private,” but pretty well groomed. Nice fairways

and decent greens.

The course was challenging, but not too

difficult; the trees did manage to block a few

shots.

Most fairways had nice

paths and some were decorated

with flowers.

A couple of “wise quackers” came out to

greet us.

The Russells in a self-shot portrait on the golf course.

Greens were flanked by sand traps, well placed to suck up your shot.

Judy grimaces at Bob for shooting so

many photos.

A unique tree (sans bark) grabbed Bob’s attention; the close-up

above shows an insect enjoying the day.

Tiger Woods he ain’t, that’s for certain.

Some nice grasses were planted at

various parts of the course.

Pretty waxy flowers adorned a few plants.

Back at the clubhouse, Bob and Judy had a very nice lunch after a good

day on the links.

Gorgeous!