The beginning of the season at Mississippi Golf Club in the Village of Appleton along the Mississippi River could not have been blessed with a more perfect day: brilliant sunshine, cloudless blue sky, a Sunday morning and ideal temperatures. In preparation for our departure – we sat at home on the balcony absorbing the radiant heat.  Looking upriver over the placid river water, the southern shoreline is reflected like a mirror.

Early this morning we sent an email to Chef Wendy MacDonald, Caterer – to which she has replied – requesting the reservation of a spot overlooking the greens.  Though we were expecting my partner’s nephew to join us at table, he did not make an appearance. We did however connect with Susie McLaren, bartender, who introduced us to Honduras as a possible winter resort.