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 left Jean's cousin Jenny's house and came to Barwon Heads.

The club is fifty years old.

They are in the process of building new club rooms.

They have to knock it all down but they want to leave the ladies toilets because they are very quaint.

When we arrived we met Doug, Tony and George. Tony said he played Pennants at Belmont on Saturday and heard about us and our trip.

The game was fours - two games of ten ends. Tony said they usually have a dozen or so players but today they had 32 so we came on the right day. That's eight teams on four rinks. Tony said the club has two teams in the Pennant finals on Saturday.

The club has one synthetic green.

It's a pile carpet.

There is a little sculpture of a bowler made from bowls.

Jean played with skip Joyce, Merve and Denis

against Gary, Bruce, Peter and Jan. Jan said she's going to Yeppoon in July. Perhaps we'll see her there.

Jean found the grass outrageous going backhand towards the club - more than twice usual grass but the same side going the other way - forehand - the grass was true. She said "This green does my head in!" It was good when someone moved the kitty. Joyce's team lost.

Jean's second game was against Jackie, Doug, Judy and John.

She managed the grass a lot better on a different rink. Joyce won convincingly with some excellent skip bowls.

Mal played skip with George, John and Norm.

First game was against Ray, Ken, Jan and Rob. He lost. He said Ray was just too good for him.

Mal played the second game against James, Judy, Ean and Robert. At one point Jean asked him how he was going. He paused and said "One to 17." Jean said to skip James "That's good, he needs to be taken down a peg or two!" He replied "We call that the Barwon Heads welcome!"

Jean asked Doug what was his overarching description of the club. He said "It's just a friendly little country-style club." Jean liked that.

Barwon Heads - the country club.