Golfing in KL

Today I have another guest writer-- my husband Joe!  He went golfing in KL a couple of weeks ago.  The pictures were amazing, so I will let him tell you all about it.

Well, this was the most interesting golfing I've experienced in Malaysia. I went to Templars Park Country Club just outside Kuala Lumpur. It was a great day with two of my colleagues. I hadn't golfed in a while, so I was looking forward to a good round.  This huge limestone bluff was visible from all 18 holes. It was stunning and completely surrounded by jungle.

The first thing that told me I wasn't in Kansas any more was this monkey. I should have known because there were monkey warnings all over our golf cart. We should have paid attention to the warnings....

If you don't pay attention, nothing is safe in the golf cart. At first it was our Pepsi 100 drinks (Malaysian Gatorade). One minute it was in our cup holder, the next minute some monkey was slobbering on it 50 feet in the air on a nice branch. This shot was of the monkey trying to break my friend's smoking habit. Look closely and you can see several cigarettes on the ground and the monkey is exploring the empty package.

This is a shot of my two golf buddies - Jong-Koo and Raymond. None of us took it too seriously and enjoyed the round.

Another critter I was shocked to see were the big iguanas. This one is foraging and is actually much smaller than some I've seen in KL. Your first instinct is to run, but they are pretty tame.

Another shot of the limestone bluff and one of the scenic holes. Since you can't fact-check this, let's say I birdied this hole.

I like the surroundings - just off the course was dense jungle teeming with monkeys, mosquitoes, and snakes. However, the course was well designed and fun. Extra golf balls are advisable.....