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Off to Temora today, Sunday, for a game. Put our names down yesterday. We decided to stop at the Young car wash to remove all the yass mud from our bogging incident. Dexter our Dmax came up very nicely! Lots of potholes on Milvale Rd but as we got closer to Temora they were all repaired which was nice. We popped into the Temora ex-services club which has one green. It was out of action for maintenance, so no rollup. At Temora we had a nice chat with John a retired farmer. We had so much fun there, we forgot to take photos of us and the people there 🙄. First it was cool and cloudy (see photo), then we had to put our rain jackets on, then the sun came out and it was a bit muggy. The game was two games of 12 ends. Play the first then new opponents. Jean played first with Dan (skip) against Alan and Skip Glenn. Jean and Dan won convincingly 16-8 and even got a full count. Second game against old Dan in the South Sydney shirt. lost by 3 shots. Mal played next door with Mike. "The Leyland Bros" against Trevor and 86 year old Cliff. Second game against Ron and Norman. Lost his first game then drew the second - against a Zone player. The Temora crowd wished us well on our travels but told us to watch out for the people at Ariah Park when we go there (we think they were joking!). We'll make up our own minds on that. One of the guys Trevor gave us instructions to go back to Young via Stockinbingal because we were worried about flood waters we passed. Good advice, many fewer potholes but loads of semis - mostly B-Doubles. Fantastic games. Great company. Thanks Temora.

So we came to Young. Mal said (about the gutters) "F...k! If you were pissed and fell down the gutter you'd break everything!" We booked into the caravan park and decided to stay 5 nights. We'll play Young Saturday then Temora Sunday and have a rollup in Harden on Tuesday. Went to the club for a drink then walked to The Commercial Hotel where, apparently Scotty Smith's Dad drinks. Didn't catch him. Food was nice though. We put our names down for Saturday arvo but got a call in the morning to say no women. Mal played. Jean had Tomato Relish to make so walked down a bit later. The blokes Mal played with were all really friendly and talkative. They kept Jean entertained! Mal played lead with Ian against Albert and Mark (Ando). Game was close. Only 2 shots in it the whole game. Mal and Ian were behind. On end 19 Mal and Ian scored a four which put then 2 ahead. They were up 17-16 going into the last end. They drew and had to play an extra end. In the end they lost by one shot! We had a great chat with the guys after the game about politics, indigenous affairs and everything. Lovely people. Yes, we feel YOUNG! 😄

So we left Canberra on the start of our journey around Australia to play bowls in every club. First stop was Yass - just over an hour from Canberra. We left late (Mal's fault) and arrived at 10:30. The plan was Jean would do her sport psychology session with one of her customers and Mal would go to the club to put his name down for the arvo. Huh! Fat chance! We decided (because someone told us it was really good) to go to the Showground. It looked nice but Mal was worried about driving the caravan on the grass. He drove in a bit and tried to drive out - BOGGED! The wheels spun frantically. We tried putting a line of sticks in front of it but couldn't get out of the hole. Finally a young shearer named Keith came along and asked "Do you want a pull?" We gratefully said "YES!!!". He and his wife Mikala helped us out and stayed around to make sure we were OK. What lovely people. Two hours after we arrived we made it out! Anyway we decided to go to the Yass Bowling Club for a rollup. Jean started walking. As she walked past the Yass River she saw how flooded it was. A bit further on she lost Maps directions part way and stopped into the pub to ask. Who should be in there having a drink but Keith and Mikala. Anyway Jean made it to the club and sat down and watched the boys (that Mal was supposed to play with). The guys were very interested in us and we told them about our trip. One guy had just come from Grafton and told us we must stop there. We promised we would. Anyway - the short story - we played a game of singles and Mal won 25 to 4. Jean says the more games she plays on our trip - he won't be able to do that any more! After everything - thanks Yass for a "fun" day.

So three years ago, Malcolm and his brother Michael Gunner along with Dave Croker (both from Weston Creek Bowling Club) entered the Gundagai Triples tournament and they won it! In the intervening two years, due to COVID they haven't been able to run it so Mal and his team have been the winners three years running! This weekend the boys came back to defend their title. For some reason, Mal was put as lead so they team wasn't able to fully utilise his talents. They lost the first game so the defended title was out of their grasp. They also lost their second game but came back and won the third game. On day two they won the first game and drew the second. Alas it was too late to keep the title. Still, lots of fun was had. The Gundagai people were very friendly. They joked around with Jean while she watched. They provided dinner the first night and a good breakfast and lunch on day two. Weston Creek (Jean's club) had a good showing with four teams. Lots of green and gold to be seen. We stayed at the Gundagai caravan park, an odd place with all caravan bays under cover on concrete, still, the people were lovely and it was a pleasant stay. Thanks Gundagai!

We put our names down the might before. We drove from Ulladulla but got stuck in traffic at Milton. We arrived right on 9:30. They were very accommodating. There was only one game so they rewrote the card for a triples game. Mal played skip with Liz (lead) and Helen. Jean played lead with Barb and skip John. We had a really enjoyable game. Played 20 ends and Mal's team won 21-18. John's team was way behind but came back and could have won with a full count on the last end. Nearly did it. Had 7 but Mal upset the apple cart. We had a lovely lunch with our people and the girls who played a triples comp next to us. Fantastic company, interesting conversation. Thanks Lake Conjola!

We drove to Club Jamberoo today for a game of bowls. When we got there, we told them about our trip around Australia to play in every club. They insisted we take a photo of us with all the players. There were only 18 players so we had three games of triples. Mal and I were put with our Skip Barry who is apparently a really good player. He lived up to his reputation. We played against Bob, Warwick and Martin (Irish). Unusually, everyone played really, really well. The whole game the margin was only a couple of points. We led the first half, then they got a four and moved ahead. At end 18 it was 18-18 so we decided to play two extra ends. We got a 5 and a 2 which won us the match. We also won the money (and gave it to our opponents). We had a fantastic game. Great weather, great company and terrific bowls. Thanks Jamberoo!

This was the first club we visited on our journey. It was a Tuesday, so usually Ladies day. I rang up at 9:35 to get my name down for 10 and was told they were already out on the green. What I didn't know was that they were playing Pennants. No social bowls! Still, they said we were welcome to roll up, which we did. Mal and I had a game of singles. The green was very slow and one side quite narrow. He beat me 26 to 13 (darn it!) The best part was that the people who were there to watch Pennants helped us out and told us where to go and where equipment was. When we were done they asked us how we went and were very engaged with us. They were very friendly and listened intently to our stories of our planned travels. What friendly people!