Our trip starts…
11th August
We made it 30 years, our wedding anniversary so having a quiet day before going out for a meal with some of our friends tonight.
10th August
In the afternoon yesterday Elisa got a phone call about her microlight flight that was booked for Tuesday, as it was going to be strong winds (50kM) would she swap from Tuesday to today. So 9am we are on our way to the Exmouth airfield for her 90 minute flight. After her safety brief into…
8 – 9th August Wholesalers Carnival
This weekend was the Wholesalers Carnival sponsored by all the locals in Exmouth. The team consisted of me skipper, Elisa third, Russ our blow in from Halls Head second and John from our club as lead. There were to be three games of fourteen ends per day. We won the first game and then lost…
6th August Ningaloo v RAC
Today is the yearly challenge between the players on the two caravan parks. The game was played by 72 players as a triples competition. All points scored being added up to give the final score, at the start of the day Ningaloo where the holders from last year and after the count are still the…
2nd August – Memorial Day
Today has been run for the last thirteen years by one of the Exmouth Bowling Club members (Terry) who lost his wife. This now remembers all players who have played at Exmouth over the thirteen years from all clubs. There are about fortyeight members on the list. Today was BYO lunch and Terry provided a…
28th July
There is bowls this afternoon, depending on how many turn up and we end up playing two games of pairs. At the end when they come to hand out the money to the winners Elisa came in second place and i came in first. So we won $20 and $25 respectively.
Chillout Day
Today we are cleaning the van and Elisa is doing some shopping as we apparently have to feed ourselves for the next few days.
25th – 26th July
This weekend is the Celebrations / IGA Carnival. There are twenty-two teams of four players taking part this year. There are three games of fourteen ends on the Saturday after which the top twelve will play in section one and the other ten will play in section two on the Sunday. Having played our three…
Exmouth 24-7-26
Having had a lie in until 8AM to make up for not sleeping have put the awning back up while Elisa has made breakfast. Have relaxed before heading to the bowls club for a few ends rollup ready for tomorrows competition. The rest of our team has just arrived at the caravan site so just…
Coral Bay to Exmouth
A walk along the front before setting off at 10 AM for a 180kM drive to Exmouth. The road upto Exmouth has been sorted out after Cyclone Norrel went through in March. You can see rubbish on the fences along the side of the road where the flood waters had been. There are a lot…
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