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Coolamon and Ganmain - a rollup and a visit
We're free-camping at the fantastic Marrar Royal Hotel ten minutes away from Coolamon Bowls Club. We only know there's bowls on Sunday -...
Jean Mc
Oct 20, 20242 min read
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Bees, bowls and the muster at Adelong
We free-camped at Adelong showground last night . We dropped in to the parent RSL Club last night to ask about Friday night bowls. Kathy...
Jean Mc
Oct 19, 20241 min read
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We rolled up at Batlow and Tumbarumba
BATLOW We started at Batlow where our caravan is (great caravan park). We stayed there to support the town due to the trouble the town...
Jean Mc
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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We're back on the road to Tumut!
Yesterday we left our home in Canberra to get back on the road after a month away. Today we drove to Tumut for a Wednesday afternoon...
Jean Mc
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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Jean and the Berry Boys
We're staying at Jean's parent's place in Shellharbour and decided to drive down to Berry for a Wednesday afternoon game. It's a pretty...
Jean Mc
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Mal lost and won at Worrigee
Jean's at her niece's baby shower in Gerroa today so Mal drove down to Worrigee Sports for an Afternoon game. It's a nice big clubhouse....
Jean Mc
Sep 7, 20241 min read
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Fun game at Teralba
It's our last day in Newcastle for this leg of our trip. We drove up to Teralba for an early morning game. It's a small old-fashioned...
Jean Mc
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Scroungers with the Toronto ladies
We got up early this morning to drive to Toronto to play with the ladies. The main clubhouse wasn't open. We came into the bowler's...
Jean Mc
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Rare form at Warner's Bay
We were supposed to play at Booleroo today but they played away. We'd been told a few days ago to go to Warner's Bay. We rang up to put...
Jean Mc
Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Mal saves us at Club Catalina
We had a fantastic time at Edgeworth Bowling Club but we're headed home. Today we've stopped off at Club Catalina in Rathmines. They...
Jean Mc
Aug 30, 20241 min read
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We won the day at Club Lambton
It's our last day staying at Edgeworth Bowling Club . This morning we drove over to Club Lambton for a game. It's a roomy clubhouse....
Jean Mc
Aug 29, 20241 min read
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A little rollup at Jesmond
We left Water Board after our great game and drove around the corner to Jesmond Sports Club for a rollup. We'd been told by both Water...
Jean Mc
Aug 27, 20241 min read
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Mal punishes Jean at Water Board
We were going to stay at Water Board in the caravan but we drove there Monday then decided instead to go back to Edgeworth so we could...
Jean Mc
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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Laughs with the Edgeworth folks!
We'll be home in three weeks - headed south! This morning we left Abermain and drove across to Edgeworth for a rollup. It's a mid-sized...
Jean Mc
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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Just one rink at Abermain
It's our last day with the five clubs in the Cessnock district. We drove from Cessnock to Abermain for Saturday afternoon Bowls. It's a...
Jean Mc
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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Mal played well at Kurri Kurri
We drove over to Kurri Kurri (called Kurri) from Cessnock for Mal to play Friday bowls with the men. There's a board out the front with...
Jean Mc
Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Six of us at Bellbird
During our fun time yesterday at East Cessnock we were told to turn up at 9am to bowl Thursday at Bellbird. It's a nice little...
Jean Mc
Aug 22, 20241 min read
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Jean and the boys of East Cessnock
Just west of Newcastle there are five clubs together. We went to Paxton yesterday, Bellbird tomorrow, Abermain and Kurri on Friday and...
Jean Mc
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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Jean and the ladies of Paxton
We drove today from our overnight at Greta Workers to the little town Paxton. It has Ladies bowls here today so Jean will play. The...
Jean Mc
Aug 20, 20241 min read
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Jean tops it at Greta
We drove the six minutes it takes to get from Branxton to Greta Workers Club. Jean got permission from Ross the CEO to park our caravan...
Jean Mc
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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