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About SUNGRL

This blog was originally set up to share our 9 month adventure around Europe and the USA with friends and family in 2014. On returning to NZ in January 2015 I decided to carry it on so I could continue to share any future travel adventures - it has become my electronic travel diary. I hope you enjoy and get inspired to visit some of the wonderful places we have visited.

Billings – Montana, USA

Posted on August 10, 2016 by SUNGRL

We have spent the last three days in Billings playing golf, shopping and a little bit of sight seeing.  There is no Sales Tax (GST) in Montana so a little bit of retail therapy was had : 0 When the … Continue reading →

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Eagle Rock Golf Club – Montana, USA

Posted on August 9, 2016 by SUNGRL

We found this little course on the Internet just outside Billings that we thought looked pretty good and if you played after 3pm it was only USD25 each including a cart.  Our first round was on Sunday afternoon and although … Continue reading →

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Old Works Golf Club – Montana, USA

Posted on August 6, 2016 by SUNGRL

We travelled thirty minutes from Butte to Anaconda to play the Old Works Golf Course which is a Jack Nicklaus Signature design.  Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the Old Works Golf Course has been reborn on the site … Continue reading →

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Our Lady of the Rockies – Montana, USA

Posted on August 6, 2016 by SUNGRL

On Friday I joined a tour to go and visit Our Lady of the Rockies.  There were 9 of us on the tour including three children.  Our guide Rhonda was really good and told us a lot about both the … Continue reading →

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Butte – The Richest Hill on Earth – Montana, USA

Posted on August 6, 2016 by SUNGRL

We arrived into Butte on Wednesday for three nights.  We had been told that Butte was a nice town with a lot of history and it was also relatively close to a Jack Nicklaus golf course Steve had found on … Continue reading →

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Meadow Lark Country Club – Montana, USA

Posted on August 5, 2016 by SUNGRL

As mentioned in my previous post, we had a tee time booked at Meadow Lark which was nearly put in jeopardy due to me throwing my credit card away in the carpark! We got organised very quickly upon arriving at … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Border – Montana, USA

Posted on August 5, 2016 by SUNGRL

On Tuesday the 2nd August we left Medicine Hat after a wonderful week of good company, good food, wine, golf and many laughs.  Gary & Anita were kindly driving us across the border into Great Falls, Montana where we picked … Continue reading →

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Desert Blume Golf Club – Medicine Hat, Canada

Posted on August 5, 2016 by SUNGRL

Wednesday the 27th July was round one of the Canada Cup at Desert Blume Golf Club in Medicine Hat.  Steve & I met Gary & Anita at the course and the banter began. The course is 6,900 yds long with … Continue reading →

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Medicine Hat Adventures – Medicine Hat, Canada

Posted on August 4, 2016 by SUNGRL

On Tuesday we drove from Calgary to Medicine Hat which is about a three hour drive further east in Alberta.  We had been warned that the landscape was going to be very flat with long straight roads – they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Calgary Adventures – Calgary, Canada

Posted on July 29, 2016 by SUNGRL

After sleeping in the other bedroom (due to our bed still being in a state of disrepair) we got up early on Saturday morning to pack up and tidy the cabin ready to hit the road.  We were heading to … Continue reading →

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