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 the bar wasn't too sure of the time but told us 11am which we thought was odd. We arrived at 11:30.
We got there and the club was closed. The sign said it opened at 1pm. Not sure why the bar lady would have told us 11 if she knew that. She reckons she tried to ring but Mal only had spam calls.
We rang four times and left a message. Mal rang at 1pm to be told they were already out there. We were cranky but we decided to go for a rollup anyway. We were glad we did in the end.
When we arrived there was just one pairs and one triples game. After we were there about 15 minutes one of the guys suggested we join the pairs game. The skips Jim and Tony were OK with it. We jumped in as seconds.
Jim, John and Jean against Dot, Mal and Tony
(Jean, Mal, Dot and John)
And here are the skips.
(Jim and Tony)
The club has two greens, one is out.
The club is quaint.
It has a nice outdoor area.
They are 'The Benowa Bees'.
Jean asked John and Greg about the significance of the bees. They didn't know but said they used to be Wattle and changed to bees about 12 years ago. They said they think there was a beekeeper.
Jean told John and Greg about how we gave mourners 🌻 seeds to plant for Dad's funeral and that she loves bees. They said "Then you came to the right place!" They said they are going to get bees painted on the green for The Australian Open.
(Greg and John)
It was pretty slow which suited Jean. Mal and Jean worked it out quickly.
Jean lost the weight half way through but Mal was in there.
With four ends to go, and (she thought) loads to catch up, Jean and John finally worked it out. Alas, lots of good bowls went down. In the end Jim accidentally gave it away.
Jean got it wrong. She was shocked when she asked Jim the score. "Did we lose by lots?" Jim looked at her quizzically and said "We won 19 to 18!"
Benowa - made it by the skin of our teeth!
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