Parkes - we so love the country clubs!

We're in Parkes for two nights. We'll have a game at Parkes today and rollup at Railway tomorrow.

Jean's been in touch with Gary via Messenger and rang him this morning to get our names down. We met him and Col at the table.

(Mal, Gary and Col)

The club is nice.

There are some great pictures on the wall. Of the greens

Historical champions - men

And ladies.

There are also great pastel pictures of sports people like Ricky Ponting.

Outside there's a good outdoor area.

There are two grass greens.

There used to be a third but it's now a Footsal court.

We played on Green 2.

It's pairs (and one triples game). Jean and 25 blokes. Jean and John...

Against Rob and Alan.

Mal played with Bernie.

Against Simmo and Wally.

Jean started to work it out. Her and John's red bowls.

Then she started grouping with help from John. Though then Rob took shot!

Mal said he didn't do good bowls but Jean watched him take kitty out with two touchers in the ditch.

After ten ends Jean's game swapped partners. She played with Rob. Jean said "I played well but got flogged with both skips! I worked bloody hard in this game!"

Rob said to Jean "Everyone in this club is over 80!"

Mal won 19 to 14. Jean couldn't tell who won but said she got flagged. Mal said "This was so good! I love playing at country clubs!"

Parkes Bowling and Sports Club - tough work but well worth the effort.