In conjunction with Dave's 2010 Bum Tour, The Time is Now Tour seeks participant hosts to become part of a documented "trail of accomplishments." Invite Dave to visit, and then it's time to take action! As you--and possibly your spouse, significant other, family member, or friend--set about your undertaking, I'll join along as either an observer or participant. All experiences will be captured in writing and collected for future publication. Some experiences will be captured in pictures and/or video, also for possible publication.

You've got something you've been wanting to do or try, right? Maybe it's something grand like bungee jumping, sky diving, or white water rafting. Maybe it's something a little less extreme like visiting a museum or hiking a trail. It's even possible that you've just been wanting to try out a new (or new-to-you) restaurant or cook a new dish at home. However grand the idea, Dave is saying the time is now!

If you would like to be a part of this fantastic trail of accomplishments, just contact me and include your idea and the location.

IMPORTANT NOTES: Dave's "The Time is Now" Tour will not be providing any funding toward your endeavor, but Dave will pay his own way as a participant wherever applicable. Hosting expectations are outlined in Dave's 2010 Bum Tour "note" on Facebook, or contact Dave directly for details.

Following the Tour

As dates and locations are added to the tour, they will be posted to this calendar. Blog posts will periodically chronicle tour stops and adventures. Go to August 2010 to see the current schedule.

Tour Schedule

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Florida: Part 1 (August 20-22)

After a good night's hotel rest in De Funiak Springs, I finished the drive to Jacksonville, arriving just before 1:00pm. I let myself into the house and "settled" a bit until Rob came home from work. Then it was quickly out the door for a 2:00 tee time with Brian (and Rob, of course) at Panther Creek. This continues to be one of my favorite golf courses, even though GPS is gone and the greens were a little shaggy this time. It is a challenging course that provides a true love-hate relationship. My happiest moments were both on Par 3 holes (#6 and #17) over water--greened both drives and made pars.

Rob and I enjoyed a beer and "knots" at Perard's Pizza while awaiting our take-out order. We then went back to the house for some swimming until Amy arrived home from work. We ate dinner together and relaxed for the evening.

Saturday was a golf day at Fleming Island in Orange Park. We teed off around 10:15 a.m and started really slow because of the teens in front of us. However, we played through and the rest of the round was only moderately slow from course backups. Many people were trying to beat the heat, but it was no use--it was way too hot way too early. When we stopped for lunch after 18 holes, paramedics were treating a golfer for dehydration in the clubhouse. However, we nourished ourselves with food and beverage then braved the heat for more golf. We played 9 more holes, and that was more than sufficient for a day's workout!

We went back to the house and enjoyed a wonderful grilled steak dinner (I'm pretty sure there was swimming, too). However, a storm rolled in as we were eating that knocked out the power for 2-3 hours, so we very casually chatted into near sleep until the power was restored, just in time to turn off the lights and go to bed.

Jax Beach w/ Amy in foreground
Sunday was filled with glorious plans of riffle ranges and other assorted adventures, beginning with Jacksonville Beach. However, as will happen with beach life, we found ourselves quite content at the beach and stayed there until an early dinner at Bukkets on the beach. Dining in the ocean breeze while wearing your bathing suit still damp with ocean memories is so nice!
Dave's hat blowing in the breeze
We watched more clouds roll in as we drove back to the house. As the next storm rolled through, we watched Clash of the Titans while Rob and Amy worked on classroom preparations for Amy's first class day with her new students at her new school. That was pretty much Sunday--it was time to get some sleep for a BIG day on the golf course at the World Golf Village.
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