Fabulous Finale

Sadly our final day in Phoenix is nearing its end, and I'll admit I love it here!  The sun, the cacti, the golf courses, the mountains, the sunsets! Oh, how are they going to get me on that airplane in the morning?

Today we tested ourselves at Las Sendas golf course.  It is by far the most strategic course we played this week; the par 3's demanded much more technical ability than the par 5's.  Our scores reflect the increase in difficulty too.  I don't really want to put these out for the world to see, but Tom and I scored a 98 whilst my parents shot a much more appealing 86.  It was the greens that got us.  I don't know how many strokes we added because of our putting, but those greens were tricky.

Despite it's difficulty this desert course is beautiful.  A variety of cacti are displayed sporadically alongside the fairways, and I'm obsessed with the adobe houses.  If I'm every lucky enough to live here that is definitely the style of house I will live in.

Having started our golf round just after noon we finished in perfect time to view the gorgeous sunset with live music and cocktails.  Sitting out on the restaurant patio the city of Phoenix sprawled out in front of us with the sun setting over the mountains in the background.  Them had beer as men do, but my mom and I had fun drinks.  My prickly pear margarita was bright pink, how cool!

I don't want to leave, I really don't want to head back up to Washington to snow and I'm not ready for reality to hit once we return to England.  If only there was some way I could stay in this wonderful fantasyland.

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