It all sounds like a really fun adventure, Jeff. I need golf school, too. But I am starting from scratch as I have only golfed about a dozen times, ever. Need to find a way to practice without annoying the other golfers on the course!
Wish I was near your route, I would join in on the rafting or dinner or something. Oh well.
BTW, I agree with your W on one thing. I enjoyed piecing my first quilt, but I hate the actual quilting/binding part! Guess at heart I am a sewer, not a quilter!