Kingaroy - shame we missed it
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We discovered yesterday we'd missed Kingaroy's social bowls day so decided to drive out late Friday arvo, just in case they have...
Jean Mc
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Nanango - Jean coaches a prospective member
We're only in Nanango two nights at the showground so we miss out on their social day. So we came for a rollup. We arrived and walked...
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Jean Mc
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Yarraman - bowls and a feed
Mal rang Yarraman yesterday to find out there's bowls this morning and put our names down. It's about 50 minutes from Kilcoy where we're...
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Jean Mc
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Kilcoy - Jean doubles Mal's score!
We arrived yesterday in Kilcoy. Jean drove to the bowls club to find out they have bowls this morning. She put our names down for 9am....
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Jean Mc
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Lowood - some new stubby holders for us
Jean's been in touch with Lowood club via Messenger. They told her they have Barefoot Bowls on Sunday with a sausage sizzle. We drove...
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Jean Mc
Jun 10, 20232 min read
Goodna - a bumpy green with pleasant company
We're only in Ipswich one day, especially so we can play at Goodna, which we missed when we came through a couple of weeks ago. We rang...
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Jean Mc
Jun 10, 20231 min read
Beaudesert - a nice drink and a rollup
We're only in Beaudesert one night. We're on our way to Jean's sister Roslyn's 50th birthday party on Heron Island end of June. Jean's...
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Jean Mc
Jun 7, 20232 min read
South Tweed - we love good skips!
Yesterday when we were at Kingscliff Beach we asked Terry again where we should play Wednesday. He suggested South Tweed and pointed to...
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Jean Mc
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Kingscliff Beach - Mal was the star of the show
When we were at Cabarita Beach yesterday Terry told us he's a member at Kingscliff Beach and he rang Jenny to get our names down for 9am...
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Jean Mc
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Cabarita Beach - a big loss and a little win
We left Jean's niece Melanie's place in Tyalgum this morning. We arrived at Chindera and Jean immediately rang Cabarita Beach Bowls Club...
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Jean Mc
Jun 3, 20232 min read
Condong - it's all about crushing!
Jean contacted Condong Bowls Club yesterday via Messenger to discover they have Saturday afternoon Bowls. She asked if they could put our...
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Jean Mc
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Mudgeeraba - some characters
Jean's been in touch with Fiona via Messenger about today - triples at Mudgeeraba. (Mudgee-rah-bah). Fiona told us to park the van on...
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Jean Mc
May 31, 20232 min read
Canungra - bowls in the country
We haven't been to Canungra before. We drove up and down the mountain through beautiful scenery for Wednesday 'Paddle Pop Pairs'. First...
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Jean Mc
May 30, 20232 min read
Broadbeach - Aussies vs Kiwis
We've played at Broadbeach before - for the Services Australia Sports Carnival - but not on this trip. Mal called and got our names down...
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Jean Mc
May 29, 20231 min read
Club Musgrave - an easygoing game
Jean's rang Club Musgrave early this morning to check we had our names down. They didn't seem sure. Apparently it's 'Friendship Club'. We...
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Jean Mc
May 27, 20232 min read
Gold Coast Bowls and Community Club - made new friends
We went to Gold Coast Bowls Club when we arrived on Monday. It was closed but we spoke with the greenkeeper. He told us they play on...
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Jean Mc
May 26, 20232 min read
Robina - we nearly beat the Canadian Singles Champion!
We arrived at Robina at 12 for a 12:30 start. We were worried we didn't have our names down. Clearly we'd rung because they had Jean as...
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Jean Mc
May 26, 20232 min read
McKenzie Park - Scotland on The GoldCoast!
When we arrived Monday we drove to Nerang Bowls Club (McKenzie Park) and put our names down for Thursday. We arrived nice and early. At...
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Jean Mc
May 24, 20232 min read
Benowa - nearly didn't get a game
When we drove around on Monday we got our names down at Benowa. We left Mal's number for them to ring us with information. The lady at...
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Jean Mc
May 23, 20232 min read
Mermaid Beach - you won't believe our results!!
When we arrived yesterday we drove to four clubs to find out about social bowls and put our names down. We went to Benowa, Nerang, Gold...
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