Terrace Downs

As promised in my previous post, this is an overdue post about my trip to Terrace Downs - a remarkable golf resort situated just 1 hour West of Christchurch that happened way back in February (9th - 10th to be exact).

So after arriving back from Malaysia/Perth just a fortnight beforehand and having suffered through the first week of work which was absolute torture (as expected after having a year off), I was ready to get away from Christchurch. So when there was talk about a trip to Terrace Downs, I was definitely up for it!

Early Saturday morning, we were off!

The weather was beautiful - gentle warm breeze and a slightly cloudy sky... a great day to be out in the open. I didn't play because i'd probably end up making it a 36-hole golf course more than anything (haha!) but I did follow the guys out to drive the golf cart around. Hehe! It was entertaining.

By the time we finished the first 9 holes, we were all so hungry because it took longer than expected... I wonder why! So we took a lunch break to meet Angela and Ethan up at the Clubhouse and then returned to the golf course after. Golf finished at around 4:00pm if I remember correctly when they started at 11:00am. No comments. Haha! Good value for money though...

It was definitely fun - had an awesome time! The weather was perfect, the view was spectacular and the company was great. What more could you ask for?

Pictures, pictures? Of course! :þ~ Most of them were taken on the golf course itself. More will be uploaded later as usual (although it's been ages since I last updated the photo section of my blog).

Terrace Houses that overlook the magnificient golf course:



The breath-taking view...







Introducing the golfers:

Freddie...



Clark...



Jin...



... and their driver... ME!!



Random snapshots...

Posers...

Finally, me!!

After golf, we were so exhausted that we headed back to the house and took a nap. We finally woke up in time for a late dinner in the clubhouse, coupled with coffee and dessert. *YuM*!

Clubhouse main entrance at night...

Was expecting to have a midnight spa but was told on our way out that we had been misinformed about the opening hours of the spa. Stupid!! Such a waste! What's worse, they had sold the last pack of cards the previous night. I think the only other form of entertainment on offer was for us to drive to the next town and visit a couple of the pubs there. Seriously? Hmmm!

The decision was obvious - have a night in at the house. By the time we had arrived back, Clark and his family were either asleep or about to sleep. Freddie and Jin wanted to watch a chinese movie. I decided to sit outside on the verandah with a cup of coffee in absolute darkness. It was such an amazing feeling to be completely alone in the dark - a sense of isolation, complete freedom, a feeling of peace. I don't know how long I sat out there for but it was great. I think of all things, that was the best part of the trip.

The next morning, we woke up... absorbed the freshness of the air and the spectacular views again and then went to the clubhouse for breakfast. Took some photos of the golf course and the clubhouse from the house. Had to take a picture of my special verandah too! Hehe...

After breakfast, took photos of the whole group (which I don't have copies of because it was taken on another camera), checked-out and then headed home. Sounds boring but it was definitely one of the most relaxing holidays i've had so far and I think it'll be quite hard to beat. I'm just too tired to elaborate. So yeah, that was our trip to Terrace Downs. Not sure when i'll be back there again but it's a place i'll never forget. :)