I went on my first excursion to N. Sydney on Sunday. My two friends and I seemed to be there before most of the class due to the rain so I made some friends. I went outside to observe some older men lawn bowling and made friends with one that was working the sausage grill. He kindly gave me a free sandwich and talked me into purchasing a raffle ticket to help the club.
I was able to pick up most of the game by simply observing the men playing for twenty min before our group got started. I noticed similarities to Bocci Ball, a game I’ve played back in the States. They both involved tossing your balls to aim for a target and are commonly played in a relaxing environment like a country club.
I was placed in a group without any classmates I knew, which was stellar because I was able to make five new friends as we struggled to utilize the weighted side of the ball to curve towards the jack.
One aspect of the rules I found strange was the bracket breakup. We were broken up into the top five teams competing for the ashes trophy and the bottom three teams competing for another trophy. Once divided up, it didn’t matter what place you had, you simply had to be the team with the ball closest to the jack to win.
Overall, it was fun learning a new sport, making new friends (both at the club and from class) and despite the rain, enjoy the view of the city right from the bowling lawn. In addition, that $2 raffle ticket paid off because my number was pulled and I won an excellent bottle of scotch!
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