The base is working on putting in a disc golf course here on base. Last week I went out and practiced with some other guys. The shops are working on manufacturing the goals, but in the meantime we have flags posted where the goals will go. We were going to go out on the course and practice throwing to the flags, but apparently the construction that is going on has destroyed or displaced some of the flags, so instead of throwing to the flags, we just threw the discs around on the turf field. It was fun. I guess there is a Professional Disk Golf Association (PDGA) website that lists where all the disc golf courses are. Once our course is established, we’re going to submit it to the PDGA and we will be the 1st and only disc golf course in Africa. Pretty cool, huh?
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What kind of turf do you have there and what kind of maintenance does it require (mowing, irrigation)?
ReplyDeleteI saw an article about disc golf this week and I thought of you.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have turf in Djibouti, we just have dirt. The dirt is a fine grained, dusty, powdery type of dirt. In some places it's mixed with sand and it's hard to tell the difference between the two. We've imported a lot of gravel on base for the roads and walk-ways to keep the dust down to a minimum. There is grass at the 5-star hotel in Djibouti, the "Kempinski" pronounced "kuh-pin-ski". I think they have an underground irrigation system to keep their grass green.
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