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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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Inverleigh Jean's first venture with her new bowling arm
We're in Geelong for two weeks over Christmas. We have only six clubs left to do so took it easy for a couple of days. Sunday we drove...
Jean Mc
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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City Bowls Club Colac - a rollup and a new arm for Jean
When we were in Colac in February this year, we did the two clubs we knew about. On our last day we went into IGA and the lady on the...
Jean Mc
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Timboon - well worth a visit monthly 2nd Wednesday two-bowl triples
We're in Simpson for two days on our way to Geelong. Timboon is a little west but we think it's worth the visit for a rollup. Timboon...
Jean Mc
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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Simpson - we had a marker for our rollup!
We're in Simpson for two days on our way to Geelong for Christmas. The bowls club is just a short walk from the reserve where we're...
Jean Mc
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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We met EVERYBODY at Cobden Bowling Club!
We're on our way to Simpson for a couple of days before we head to Geelong for Christmas. We decided to stop on the way at Cobden for a...
Jean Mc
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Derrinallum - too wet for a rollup!
It's our last day in Terang so we decided to drive (a little further than usual) to Derrinallum for a rollup. It was raining again so we...
Jean Mc
Dec 11, 20231 min read
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