Lūʻau on the Links was the theme for this years Mystery Bus Trip and what a great trip it was. We had a luxury 54 seat bus from Alberta Coach and Karen, our driver extraordinaire from last year, we were so happy to have her back. As the group arrived we saw many grass skirts, leis, hats and bikinis, (tee shirts) as Arlene said we couldn’t risk the real thing the mosquitos would eat us alive, I think we would scare everyone to death. We hit the road at 7:30am to destination unknown, the guesses were in and the twoonies collected. Soon after our departure a light snack and a mimosa was enjoyed by all. During our trip Karen fooled the group and she loved hearing the oohhs and aahhs as she tricked them. We finally got to our destination, Pine Hills Golf Club in Rocky Mountain House. This golf course has the beauty and excitement of a true golf experience on the “Gateway to the Great Canadian Rockies” in Central Alberta. The Pine Hills Golf Club combines the challenge of a championship golf course with the serenity of a classic retreat. Nestled amid 397 acres, Pine Hills offers dramatic views and a casual, unhurried atmosphere that you just can’t find at other golf courses. For Golfaround this was visit number three as we did a previous Mystery bus trip here and were joined by the group from Edmonton’s Golfaound. When planning this we had a hard time keeping the destination secret, but it all worked out. The other visit was a Play & Stay weekend which was another success. Our weather this time was perfect not to hot and no wind, we did get a small sun shower but it came and went quickly. On arrival it was a hive of activity as everyone hurried to decorate their carts, and what a fantastic effort was made. The Kālua Pig was so very
innovative complete with flames, coals and servers with matching shirts, so very well done. Then there was Shaking it up with Blue Bay these gals were decked out in beautiful blue grass skirts adorned with yellow accents, blue leis and wrist bands and anklets. I thought the Hawaiian music was coming from the club house but no it was coming from their cart so they could gyrate and sip their blue Hawaiian drink. I believe we all enjoyed playing this scenic golf course and our format made it playable for everyone. Following the round, we were treated to a great buffet of spice crusted roast beef complete with all the trimmings and the dessert choices were fabulous. We want to express our thanks to Nancy R, Cynthis B Susan B , Pine Hills & Linda M for donating prizes, it really added to our event. On the way home we got to kind of watch/ hear the commentary for the final Stanley Cup game. Go Oilers go was the chant but unfortunately it was not meant to be. Shaunna was very innovative in setting up her phone to make the play visible for us.
The staff at Pine Hills were so very helpful and really appreciated us visiting. They couldn’t do enough to ensure we had a wonderful time. Thanks so very much. Thanks also to everyone who participated in the theme, you went above and beyond, so much innovation and so much fun.
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