Day 7: College Roadtrip!

While the girls got ready to tour Old Dominion I got my disc golf bag and headed out to play some disc golf. I figured I would head about 9 miles away and play Newport News Park The traffic on the bridge/tunnel, rte64 north was light going north but bound up going south. Lucky for me I was going north. The drive was about 25 minutes and I was at the park. I am sorry that I did not take pictures of the course but I just did not think of it. I played the long first figuring I could add a short round if I felt good. Most of the course is in a fairly open but with trees field area. Completely flat in this part of the country. The five or six holes in the woods were challenging because of tight lanes. These were holes 3-8. I played well with a 29 on the front half.
The back nine out of the woods and more open was not really interesting, a lot of similar shots. Finished with a 54 on the long. Score is way too good for a long course. So instead of playing another round here I decided to leave and drive to Williamsburg and play at the New Quarter Park. Again the drive was smooth and I found the park using the directions from PDGA.com.
This course I played the long course again and it was a very challenging place to play. Long field shots into and around forest. Woods holes up and down hills with tight fairways. After my first five holes I had three 4s already and then the fives started. Pain was par for this course and I felt it. It could have been the sunny weather with the temp hovering around 90 but I think I was just a bit tired. The course played 6950 feet, with more than half the holes designed for lefty shots. It was excellent challenging golf. I was beat when I finished my final hole, a 6 on the 804 foot 18th hole. I shot a 72 on the par 62 long course. This is a course I can suggest to play, challenging varied, good disc golf.
Heading back to meet the girls my day was not done. We took the afternoon to drive back to Williamsburg first visiting the Jamestown Settlement and then to the town of Williamsburg itself.
Jamestown was interesting but small, really just a bunch of ruins, foundations and archaeological digs, and a museum. Still I really enjoyed the beautiful sunny day near the river. The little deer wandering around were a treat. The girls went for a bike ride and I wandered about reading about the settlement. Nice afternoon.
The evening was Joy and I out for snacks and the Red Sox at the Sports Pub, then up to the room as the next day will be a lot of driving.