Author Archives: Paul Richardson

It’s Sunday I’ve got Dad up so he can be ready for the second bowls competition which is held over the next four days where they are a team of four in a section of six teams with five groups. They will play each team in their section over the next two and a halfContinue reading “1st Day of Four’s Competition”

Today is a day off from competition and Mum, Dad, Barry and Christine have caught a train into Melbourne, so they can go around the Victoria Markets built in 1928 selling lots of the same Chinese rubbish, but lots of fruit, veg, fish, meat, cheese, salami etc. Mum & Dad visited the Lego shop butContinue reading “Saturday 2nd May”

Today is Saturday 2nd May 2026 four days since i got dropped off and Mum & Dad have turned up to pick me up from the kennels, so happy to see them. After interrogating them to find out where they have been and what they have been doing i can now bring you up toContinue reading “I’m back home”

Well i was right, we have been taken to a local kennels, for how long we are not sure, Mum, Dad and Barry have been to Deer Park for a practice day before the competition starts tomorrow. They have found that the New indoor greens are not ready so will be playing outside and havingContinue reading “Deer Park – Practice Day”

All packed up and ready for a short drive 240kM to Rockbank where we are spending the next eight days while mum and dad are playing bowls for RSLWA (Returned Soldiers League Western Australia) against the other States, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria who are the host state this year. TheContinue reading “Echuca to Rockbank”

I have had my usual walk and we are going out for the day, we are going to a place called the “Beer Farm” about 8kM from where we are staying. On arrival we pay our entrance fee, buy a stubby holder (to stop your hand warming up the beer) and a beer to walkContinue reading “Echuca”

Christine is a keen photographer and has just sent these pictures to me of one of the nights we where on the Nullabor with no light pollution. These are pictures of the Milky Way that we cannot see at home.

We are staying on a small caravan park about 2km from the town centre called Rich River caravan park. It has a doggy off-leash area where we can all run around. Today dad and Barry are going to play bowls at Echuca bowling club while we go for a walk around the area and alongContinue reading “Echuca 24-4-26”

On my last walk before we depart for Echuca 400kM. Dad has everything packed up and car hitched up ready to go when we get back. Were off ! 12kM down the road and roadworks 7 minute wait for change of lights. Another 35kM and another lot of roadworks, finally we are away. We turnContinue reading “Mildura to Echuca”

6am i get dad up because i need a walk. We take a walk around the campsite and down to the river’s edge, dad won’t let me go in for a swim. We are having a chill day today and mum and Christine are taking me,Bill and Lucy for a ride to the local dogContinue reading “Mildura”