Yarraman - bowls and a feed

Mal rang Yarraman yesterday to find out there's bowls this morning and put our names down.

It's about 50 minutes from Kilcoy where we're staying. It started at 9 and we had a long way to drive so we got up at 6:30 and arrived before everyone else. We liked the statue out the front.

It's really in the country. There are cows next door.

And an old sulky in the grounds.

The little clubhouse is nice.

And the outdoor area looks well-used.

Robyn turned up around 8:45 and opened up.

Mal walked to the pool to find a loo. Jean sat and chatted with Robyn, Rod, Nancy and Ailsa.

The shirts have pine trees and horses. Yarraman is the Indigenous name for horse and the region is famous for Hoop Pine forests.

Jean played lead in a triples game for Robyn with Jenny

(Jenny, Jean and Robyn)

Against Ailsa, John and Eunice.

Mal played lead for Ron.

Against Nev and Glenn. Only two rinks played.

By end three Mal started to work it out.

The triples game swapped places after six ends. Jean went Skip. Jean drove and took out their shot for five. She went down to take a photo of her good bowls but John deliberately stood in front then kicked the bowls away. Only the second rude person we've met on the trip!

A couple of ends later, after swapsies, John got the mat and made a long end because they were down 16 to 5. Jean and Robyn nailed it.

John had a shot on the kitty and Jean really wanted to take him out. She missed.

Mal had to measure for shot. Down.

Jean's team won by nine, Mal's lost by five. We came inside for sandwiches

and drinks.

We stopped at the Yarraman pub on the way home for Mal to get some beer. We saw the woodmen.

Yarraman - great hospitality!