A GOOD WALK WASN'T SPOILED *

Today I decided to play a few holes of golf and to test out how easy it would be getting to and from Berhampore by bus.

The Island Bay bus can be boarded just around the corner from where I live and there is a stop on Island Bay Parade quite close to the Mornington Golf Club where I have my golf clubs stored.

A couple of weeks ago I took the clubs (full set) and a smaller carrying golf bag along with my golfing shoes (just another pair of Sketchers really) to the club and stored them in a lock up cabinet I have there.

All good so far. 

I caught the bus which arrived about a minute after I got to the bus stop and noted that an Island Bay bus leaves every 8 minutes or so. It's obviously a popular one that runs between Island Bay and Johnsonville so covers a good stretch of the city. I enjoyed the journey which took about 35 minutes.

As I neared the stop near the golf course I remembered that I hadn't taken the padlock key to my locker with me. It was in the car. Bummer!

I stayed on the bus to the terminal at Island Bay and decided to walk back home so as to at least get some exercise done. The distance was about 9 kms but as I had bought some comfortable wide fitting shoes it was no bother. 

I'm not sure how long I walked for as I checked out the Newtown op shops and stopped for a coffee and a scone on the way but I guess the walk itself would have taken about an hour and a half.

I enjoyed the walk even if I didn't get a chance to practice a few holes in anticipation of having another round with Robert. He seems to have gone off the radar though so I guess that doesn't matter.

* The phrase "Golf is a good walk spoiled" is a famous, often-quoted sentiment—falsely attributed to Mark Twain and sometimes Oscar Wilde—that captures the frustration of the game, suggesting the annoyance of playing ruins the pleasure of walking in nature. The exact origin is unknown, but it is often credited to "the Allens" around 1905.