We found out more about sugar at Silkwood

On our way north to Weipa we've arrived in Tropical Far North Queensland. Mal rang President Lee at Silkwood to find out about social bowls and to whether we can park our van there. We can. Bowls is on Wednesday so not sure if we'll make it.

MONDAY

Lee was waiting for us when we arrived.

We saw inside the clubhouse - it's nice.

There's a concrete area under shade.

It's a carpet synthetic green that's been down since 2019.

It's the Tonta's Memorial Green. Tonta was one of the original members who owned and donated the land. They had the inaugural meeting of the bowls club at the pub!

WEDNESDAY

We came back Wednesday for a game. We met a couple of guys. It's Rob, Mal and Rex.

It had been sprinkling with rain for 24 hours so there was debate about whether we'd play. They decided to charge us for half a game and see what happens.

There was a game of Triples and one Pairs. It was Rob and Mal

Against Rex and Ron.

Barry, Jean and Tony

Played Lee, Delmo and Brian

Jean struggled at first with grass. Tony told her they recently had to have the green stretched. After that they all had to re-learn the grass!

She learnt though!

Mal did fine!

There are sugar cane flowers all over the green.

At 3pm we came in for Smoko. Lee told us the local bakery donates its leftover cakes.

His last end Mal was two shots down for the game. Then he did this then put another one in for the win!

Jean said to Barry "If I only do one good bowl all game will that be ok?" She didn't, though she had two on the bank!

Delmo explained to Jean that once sugar cane is cut it lasts 11 hours. There's a microbe which starts to consume the sugar after that.

Jean's team was two down after end twenty. They thought they could come up and win but it started to rain so they all agreed to finish the game.

Silkwood - the rain stopped a win for Jean!