The trip to Twain Harte was a success and we had a total of 15 men. Our newest member, Mario Galvez, was well received and a great helper as part of the kitchen clean up crew. It started off with a nice dinner Thursday night at The Rock Tavern and followed up by great excursions during the day on Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, some of the group endured a long hike at Lyon’s Reservoir, while the group of golfers were very happy with the golf accommodations this year. A semi-private course was in good shape and had a lot of deer wandering around. On Saturday, a group of us chose a trip to visit Railtown in Jamestown. It was short train ride filled with stories about the movies and TV shows (Little House on the Prairie and Petticoat Junction) filmed in the foothills around Jamestown. There was a lot of history discussed and a great tour of the round house where they repair and restore locomotives. After Railtown, we stopped in Jamestown for light snacks and good refreshments at the famous Historic National Hotel & Restaurant. A small group still wanted to play more golf and had a good time at the local 9-hole course.
As always, the food was great and nobody went away hungry. The main cooking team consisted of Bob Bell, Al Casas, Charlie Dickinson and Gregg Feeney. It was great to cook and not having to clean up afterward! We had a good group of guys pitching in for clean up. The evening temps were perfect to sit around the decks at night and rehash the day along with current events at St James’ and the world. The main goal of fellowship was achieved and my own personal goal is to have a new member attend every year. Mario’s last minute decision help me attain the goal.
The group will be back next year; mark your calendar for Aug 18-Aug 21st and we’re definitely staying at Button Willow (the Dearborn’s cabin), but I think we’ll switch to a different second for next year. Thanks for all who attended and help make this a fun trip.
~ Gregg Feeny