I haven't written lately which is unusual when the 2P's are on the road. Really since the last post, we've not done much that would be overly interesting to read about. Mostly we're learning about the area, becoming acclimated, and sampling some activities, both in the park, and out.
In the park, there is a lively group of dart enthusiasts. There is a league and also open darts, which is what we participate in.
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| Open Darts Warmup |
We have a lot of fun....
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| Yup, we suck |
...even though we suck pretty bad.
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| Ron Speidel |
Ron Speidel is the driving force behind the whole deal. Ron designed and built our dart room using UK professional guidelines and equipment, from the lighting to the boards themselves. There are six boards! A lot of people can throw at the same time, often playing in teams. We play mainly 501, since that game is played internationally, (and much of the park's Winter residents are French Canadian,) but sometime we play a simplified version of Cricket. All the players pony up a few bucks each year so Ron can buy new boards when they wear out.
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| Neither Penny nor I threw this round |
Ron has a contact who buys the previous year's dart models from manufacturing companies in the UK. When the model year ends, Ron buys the old version and has them shipped over here. He resells them, (the money goes into the dart fund,) to anyone who needs them. This allows the players to buy high quality darts, not available in the US, for the price of what is sold at stores here. What a difference throwing good darts makes!
There are other activities here that we haven't availed ourselves of, choosing to concentrate mostly on darts. Well, shooting too, but that's another post.
Till we write again....
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