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Bowls with the birds at Stawell Bowling Club
When we were at Stawell Bowling Club on Saturday we met President Ivan and put our names down. We arrived 90 minutes early today and the...
Jean Mc
Mar 14, 20232 min read


Help from a golfer at Chalambar Golf Club
A short story today. We decided to go back out to the bowling green at Chalambar Golf Club in Ararat because at least they gave us some...
Jean Mc
Mar 13, 20231 min read


Aradale - the only help we got in Ararat
We had bad luck today. We've been trying to ring Ararat Bowling Club for days but they never answer. We've left messages but nobody...
Jean Mc
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Jean won at Stawell Golf and Bowls Club
We tried to ring Stawell Bowling Club but got no answer so drove up. Ivan the Stawell President happened to be there and told us they do...
Jean Mc
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Feeling very welcome at Terang Bowling Club
Mal rang the number Jean found for Terang Bowling Club and spoke with Graham. He asked if they have bowls on Thursday. Graham said no...
Jean Mc
Mar 10, 20231 min read


Camperdown - Scotland in Victoria
When we were at Camperdown on Sunday one of the guys told us Camperdown Golf and Bowls Club plays on Wednesday and gave us Peter's number...
Jean Mc
Mar 8, 20232 min read


Rollup with the Bushrangers of Lismore
As organised with the boys on Sunday at Camperdown, we phoned John this morning to check we were on for a rollup. He said he was mowing...
Jean Mc
Mar 7, 20231 min read


Camperdown - we arrived in the nick of time
Mal was ringing clubs to find out when they play social. Camperdown Bowling Club said "Today, in 20 minutes!" They assured us Lake...
Jean Mc
Mar 5, 20231 min read


A yucky "Old Synthetic' at Colac City Bowling Club
We went to the Colac Bulla factory. There was a sign to say they are refurbishing and one could buy goods from Coles. Where's the fun in...
Jean Mc
Mar 4, 20232 min read


Rolled up for Division One Pennants champions at Colac Central Bowling Club
We're only in Colac for one night so we came late in the day for a rollup at Colac Central Bowling Club. We came in to ask if we could...
Jean Mc
Mar 4, 20231 min read


Roll up at deserted Mentone
Jean's Thermomix broke down again so she had to take it all the way to Moorabbin for service. While we waited we decided to find a club...
Jean Mc
Mar 3, 20231 min read


Great company and hospitality at Portarlington
Mal kept on his quest to ring all the clubs to find out when they have social bowls. Yesterday Portarlington rang him back to say they...
Jean Mc
Mar 1, 20232 min read


A little rollup at Queenscliff
No games anywhere on Tuesday so decided to go for a rollup at Queenscliff which doesn't seem to have social bowls. It's actually QBT&C....
Jean Mc
Feb 28, 20231 min read


Barwon Heads- a big game at a little club
We were supposed to go to Colac this week before heading north to Mildura but we have to wait around Geelong to pick our new mattress. We...
Jean Mc
Feb 27, 20232 min read


Point Lonsdale welcomes Malcolm
Thursday Jean had to hang around for the guys to put in the new caravan air conditioner. Jean went out to Point Lonsdale during the week...
Jean Mc
Feb 24, 20232 min read


Torquay by the ocean
Jean went online last week to put our names down because we'd been told it was hard to get a game with so many members. We've been in...
Jean Mc
Feb 22, 20232 min read


At Anglesea Mal lost the line and weight
We took the weekend off to hang out with Jean's cousin Jenny. On Sunday Jean rang Anglesea to put our names down for Monday. We drove 25...
Jean Mc
Feb 20, 20232 min read


Nice game at 34° in Ocean Grove
Mal was given instructions to ring all the clubs we'll visit in Victoria over the next month to find out when they play social bowls....
Jean Mc
Feb 16, 20232 min read


We had a ball at Belmont!
We came to Belmont last week to buy some shirts for my Friend Jonathan Knight. It was the closest club to our caravan park so we really...
Jean Mc
Feb 15, 20232 min read


A Valentines Day rollup at Highton
When we went to Pennants Saturday before last we met Sue and son Ash from Highton. Sue is the proud Mum of a young son who, with his...
Jean Mc
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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