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A little game of Monday triples at Macarthur
Friday when we were at Heywood, Paul suggested we ring Rose at Macarthur as he thought they were short of Pennant players. Mal rang her...
Jean Mc
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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We watched Pennants - Dartmoor vs Hamilton at Dartmoor
Mal rang Dartmoor yesterday to see if they needed Pennant players. They don't so we're driving out to watch the Pennant game. They've...
Jean Mc
Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Friday afternoon training at Heywood Bowling Club
We're staying in Heywood for a week. We've done Portland Memorial and Portland Bowling Club. Now we only have Dartmoor, Macarthur and...
Jean Mc
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Mal bowls everybody over at Portland Bowling Club
On our way back from Portland Memorial we stopped in to Portland Bowling Club to put our names down for Thursday Twilight bowls. While we...
Jean Mc
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Lovely people at Portland Memorial
We arrived in Heywood this morning after our week of rest in Penshurst. Mal rang Portland Memorial and spoke with Trevor who put our...
Jean Mc
Jan 17, 20241 min read
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We drove an hour to Lake Bolac for a rollup
We're in Penshurst for a week but have done all the clubs around. We decided to drive an hour to go to Lake Bolac which is the only one...
Jean Mc
Jan 13, 20241 min read
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A rollup, drinks and a barbecue at Casterton
Our last stop in the caravan on our little South-west Victoria road trip is Casterton Bowling Club on our way back to Penshurst. We...
Jean Mc
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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We rolled up way out west in Edenhope
The furthest north we get on our little south-west Victoria road trip is Edenhope Bowling Club near the South Australian Border. It's a...
Jean Mc
Jan 7, 20241 min read
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Alone again, naturally at Balmoral
Our second stop on our little south-west Victoria road trip is Balmoral Bowling Club. We're just here overnight so hope to make the best...
Jean Mc
Jan 6, 20241 min read
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We played by ourselves again at Coleraine
We're on a short road trip around the south-west of Victoria. We were supposed to stay at Lake Bolac but have done all the clubs around...
Jean Mc
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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An immaculate synthetic at Cressy
We were supposed to be in Lismore for a week but we already managed to do all but one club here. We decided last Friday to go to...
Jean Mc
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Avoca - creamed by Talbot Matt again
When we met Matt at Maryborough Highland Society Bowls Club the other day he told us Avoca's synthetic green is the same as theirs. He...
Jean Mc
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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Jean gets a lesson in Bowling Arm etiquette at Carisbrook
We're off for a morning rollup at Carisbrook. We are told it's all locked up but we are sorted! Yesterday when we were at Highland...
Jean Mc
Dec 31, 20231 min read
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Maryborough Golf - closed for bowls
On our way back to the caravan from Maryborough Highland Bowls Club we stopped in at the Golf Club. We'd been told their greens are out...
Jean Mc
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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Feeling Scottish at Maryborough Highland Society Bowls Club
We're staying in Dunolly for a few days. It's a short drive to Maryborough so we're off to check out Maryborough Highland Society Bowls...
Jean Mc
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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We watched the Singles finals at Dunolly
We were supposed to stay the week in Lismore Victoria but we've done all the clubs there. We told the caravan park we'll come back...
Jean Mc
Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Drysdale Bowls and Croquet Club - the grass green was lovely
It's our last day in Geelong after Christmas. We've now done all the clubs we missed in February but one. We're off for a Thursday...
Jean Mc
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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Bannockburn - rollup at a nice neat club
We've had a few days off over Christmas. We had a lovely lunch with Laura, Dwi and Zeke. Now it's Wednesday and we're busting for bowls....
Jean Mc
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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Clifton Springs - a great game of Scroungers
We had a big morning chasing parcels after our bowls shirts debacle with Promotional Products and Unifoms (really poor service). All we...
Jean Mc
Dec 21, 20232 min read
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We felt welcome at St Leonards Victoria
We read online that we had to have our names down at St Leonards Bowling Club at 11. We rang and rang and rang but nobody answered so we...
Jean Mc
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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