Real cowboys and golf

Riding at its peak, horse jumping all fours in the air and wanting to throw the rider with speed.

Check out this turkey leg I bought for lunch it was huge, just like an eisbein

Lesleigh gets her cow girl hat for the day

Above is me and the boys at the Raven golf course, up high in the mountains and a bunch of hustlers all playing for cash.
Ride em cowboy! one man steers six horses at a canter standing on their backs.

Catching the bull, they make it look so easy.

and you thought cows cant fly, well I caught it on film with a rider on board.

This guy hung on for dear life, and yes this bull was mad!

Another really eventful week with new experiences and some that are truly spectacular. We went over to a place called Cheyenne in The neighbouring state Wyoming to watch what is commonly known as the "Daddy of them all". Its the world stage of Rodeo riding and it all about real cowboys showing off their skills. These men are born on horse back and have no fear of taking on some of the wildest horses and bulls. Watching in real life is even more spectacular than what you see on documentaries and it is captivating as each cowboy competes against others to show the ultimate skills they possess. I have a couple of photos that show just a tiny bit of these skills.

Then on Sunday it was off to a golf course in the West called the Raven. The no1 mountain course in the US and certainly a treat. I was invited to play by a company that I met with last week and they footed my green fee bill and the fuel. The cost was expensive $160 per person to play and I did not disappoint the team by playing several shots every hole to get my green fee worth.

This week will be a quieter week on the social front with more focus on getting that JOB!

Visit to Boulder

Today we headed out to the town of Boulder just north of Denver. It is a university town that looks and feels much like Stellenbosch in Cape Town. Lesleigh and I toured the town by foot and then had lunch at a side walk cafe. We came back to Denver at around three and it was another very warm day downtown with the temp reaching just below 40 degrees C. it seems odd but at night the temp rarely dips to below 28 degrees C. So the fan and aircon are on most of the time just to stay sane. I have been invited to play golf next weekend at a very classy course. So i will need to put some practice in this coming week so that I keep the SA golf reputation flying high.

The job Hunt thickens and an Irish festival turns nasty

Blou bull supporters even out here in Denver. This Ford F350 stands about a half meter taller than me to get to these horns. Op die Blou





This was Melissa me and Japser Van Wyk another South African From Douglas in the Northern Cape. This was the start of a heavy drinking evening but fun had by all.


Golfing at Evergreen

My tour of the largest brewing house in the world at Coors in Golden, Denver.

Hello to all my mates and family reading these blog pages. I must say the dramatic slow down in updates is due to intense job hunting and a little leisure to keep the humor going.

Well as the papers read there is an economic slow down, but still just 4% unemployment. There are lots of advertised posts but very few that one can get to speak to somebody on the phone or in person. The web seems to be the choice of most recruiters to select potential candidates. Not the best way to meet characters. Well the search continues any of you reading this and have contacts for me please feel free to put them forward every bit helps.

Lesleigh and I went to a Irish festival on Friday night and it ended up in an Irish pub dow town playing drinking games and a very solid hang over al of Saturday. Getting on now days to keep up with the big dogs in the long grass.

Anyway we had a game of golf at Evergreen on Thursday and that was great. The courses are in good condition and the players are in good form. I got a few pics to show how pretty the scenery is.

Thanks to all of my mates skyping and calling the news and familiar voices are a great occasion each week, and certainly good company even though you may be some distance away.

The Alice Glacier



The three girls on top of the glacier



So the weekend continues and we spent the day hiking a glacier with two friends Jenny and Melanie

It was a good climb and lots of exercise had by all. We climbed the rocks to the top of the glacier and then slid down the ice in our hiking boots. The total hike was just over two hours and what a lot of fun we had. At 11000ft this hike will get you fit quickly. On the way back we stopped at Idaho Springs at a pub named Tommyknocker and enjoyed a micro brew beer with a big plate of pasta.

Independance Day the 4th of July and my moms birthday

Brilliant firework at the park

Lesleigh and I in the park across the road from our apartment


The crowds at the independence celebrations

Happy birthday mom and if you were here it would feel like a lot of people were celebrating with you. The firework displays are breathtaking and last for anything from a half hour to a full hour of continuous bangs of color into the pitch black skies. They really do go big on independence day and celebrations take place in one form or another in every community. I tried to capture a few of the fireworks just to show you a sample of the views we saw.

Yesterday we joined thousands of residents in the neighbourhood at a independence celebration at the park across the road from our apartment. As you will see in the photo there was a huge crowd and they had food stalls, kids play areas, rock bands and a half hour fire display at 09h30. We sat in our camping chairs sipping on beer and wine whilst soaking up the atmosphere. This is one day to write down as a festive celebration where ever you might be in the US.