We had a look at our spreadsheet and worked out that Lara, 30 minutes north-east of Geelong, is one of the few places with a game on Thursday. We put our names down online and Mal rang and left a message. We didn't hear back so nervously drove out. Pretty scenery in parts.
We were told by someone at another club that they were a bit snooty. We didn't want to believe that.
We turned up and they said they didn't get our message and were full up. They'd need two more people to get us a game. No offer to call someone or accommodate us. They said we could roll up but, after the welcome we've had at other clubs, we were so disappointed we just left.
We drove to Geelong Bowls Club and met Laurie and Tino who were very friendly and invited us to play on Monday. That cheered us up.
When we say we're travelling around Australia to play bowls in every club, we mean except Lara!
Lara - thanks for nothing.
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