Rest, Recovery and Recreation

Once were were settled in at Woodgate, we had a chance to show off our purchases, which we hadn't been able to do for a while.

Then it was off to the bowls club for dinner, where the menu included 'Fragrent' Thai Green Chicken.  The place was packed.  I wish I had seen it full of bikers, though.  Anyway, we were seriously impressed by the decor.  I have long been intrigued by the carpets installed in clubs, and wonder if there is a special factory coming up with startling designs just for them. Anyway, at Woodgate Bowls Club, they not only have high-viz circles in their carpet but high-viz multicoloured chairs to match!

By now we were a little hysterical and giggly and an equally giggly waitress took our photo.  She was lovely. We ate our dinner and headed home for the evening's game.  We hadn't played one the night before in Miriam Vale because we were out being glamorous.  Otherwise it would have been Pictionary night.

This game was Jan's and was all about Australian geography.  We began to get even more hysterical when we discovered that the answer to every 'where is it?' question seemed to be Queensland. If not, we could find a Queensland connection.  Sampling some Bundaberg Rum Distillery purchases (eg 'Smooth and Shifty', which is Bundy & Sars) may have made it seem funnier than it actually was.

Next morning, we packed the car, checked out, and it was time to hit the beach.

Our beachcombing revealed a high-viz crab shell, plus a cowrie shell. Mum now has that shell in one of her plant pots in the nursing home. It was so lovely to just stroll along the sand after our hectic previous four days.  When we reluctantly headed back to the car, we had a chance to have a better look at Woodgate and discovered that the interior designer for the bowls club seems to have been involved in painting the local houses as well!

The next item on our agenda was Mammino ice cream...