Skipton - a lovely game of Pennants at Victoria Club in Ballarat

We contacted Skipton Golf and Bowls Club a week ago to tell them we'd be here on Saturday and available for Pennants if they needed us. They were grateful and gave us a game.

We spoke to President Doug who put us on to Tim the Bowls Organiser. Tim suggested we camp at the bowling club.

Doug came and met us when we arrived

and set us up with power and water for our van.

Darryl arrived and was surprised to see strangers in club shirts.

The clubhouse is cute.

It has a separate bar area.

And a lovely rose garden.

The hedges grow over the shades.

Seats are donated.

Next door neighbour is clearly a bowler!

There's one old synthetic green.

We're playing Pennants today at Victoria Club where we played earlier in the year. Tim drove us there.

Jean's team was Darryl, Jean, skip Ian and Scott.

Against Victoria's Albie, Rob, Carol and Brian.

Mal's team was Diane, Mal, Andrew and skip Tim. All the Skipton players were so welcoming.

Against Rob, David and Geoff (with skip Gary who was at the other end).

There were three divisions playing today from Mt Xavier, City Oval and the Sevens from Skipton.

Mal was doing really well. Jean not so much! She did three pineapples! " It takes me six ends to get used to a green!" She said.

Jean's team was eight shots behind going into the break. Jean said to her teammates "When we go back out we'll kick their arse!" Jean finally got shot end twelve and her teammates consolidated for three. Then the team got a four which put them two behind.

Once Jean started playing better they all did (no causal link). She took kitty for two and got skip hat off and a Smiley face. On the bowl.

Mal bowled well the whole game.

Jean's team lost by one in the end - a great comeback. Mal won by 11.. we went back to the club for a drink.

Tim gave us a bottle of Shiraz.

Skipton - we feel like we belong!