Too tired to roll up at Emerald

We've nearly arrived in Rubyvale where Jean will meet her old friend. There's just one bowling club in Emerald so we intended to stop for a rollup.

We dropped in briefly to Springsure on the way. We're pretty sure it's permanently closed. The green is overgrown

and the clubhouse looks empty.

We got to Emerald but, after all the catch up shopping we had to do, we were too tired to roll up. We checked out the clubhouse.

And the badge collection - better than Jean's!

And a great picture of Foundation President Vellnagel.

They were playing two games of Sunday afternoon Bowls when we got there. There are two grass greens.

Unusually for grass they have pull over covers.

Even though we didn't roll up we thought the green looked good.

It's the Ossie Carrington Green.

Jean spoke with Grady and Allan. She said "If we'd known there was Sunday afternoon Bowls we'd have gotten here sooner!"

Sid and Jarvo said gidday. Jarvo joked we could tag team!

We went inside and sat for a drink with Kerry and Barbara - visiting from Blackwood in South Australia.

Jean remarked about people sitting at the bar. We don't have that in Canberra.

John went on a search for the biggest bar in the Southern Hemisphere to show us.

Emerald - no bowls for us but nice, friendly people!