{"id":687,"date":"2009-10-11T13:49:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-11T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=687"},"modified":"2009-10-11T14:03:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T22:03:19","slug":"relaxing-sunday-with-some-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/relaxing-sunday-with-some-golf\/","title":{"rendered":"Relaxing Sunday with some golf!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0493b-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0493b\" title=\"DSC_0493b\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-690 colorbox-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0493b-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0493b-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0493b.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nSunday was a relaxing day thankfully after a 2:30am bedtime. Gus took me to his Grandpa\u2019s farm which has been in the family for over 150 years. Large tracks of land around the farm are leased to farmers and there are five beautiful old brick houses around a courtyard. We visited a while with his grandfather and youngest brother it is good to see Gus so comfortable in his favorite surroundings. <\/p>\n<p>Yet another tasty meal cooked by Gus\u2019s mother of salad, meat and potatoes with fruit and ice cream. Northern French families typically have 4 to 6 children and Madam Motte somehow manages to look beautifully young having brought up five boys. Now all but one have left the nest she is doing her MBA!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0512-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0512\" title=\"DSC_0512\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-692 colorbox-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0512-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0512-500x700.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0512.jpg 1850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><br \/>\nAn afternoon with a first for me \u2013 attempting to play golf at the driving range. My first attempts were feeble I totally missed the ball a multitude of times. Then I would connect with the ball and it would either end up flying high and left or rolling feebly several feet away. The way you are meant to hold the club was not that comfortable and I ended up looking like a baseball player according to Gus.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0538-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0538\" title=\"DSC_0538\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-693 colorbox-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0538-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0538-468x700.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><br \/>\nWith a few hours to spare I had a tour of Lille city center in the rain, the high school, Gus\u2019s old house before getting onto the Eurostar for my quick trip back to London. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0541-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0541\" title=\"DSC_0541\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-694 colorbox-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0541-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.racingyachtmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/DSC_0541-468x700.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday was a relaxing day thankfully after a 2:30am bedtime. Gus took me to his Grandpa\u2019s farm which has been in the family for over 150 years. Large tracks of land around the farm are leased to farmers and there are five beautiful old brick houses around a courtyard. 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