SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER     WONGA BEACH

We had a quiet morning. John cut my hair, which was getting very shaggy. He did a pretty good job of it.

We both went to bowls at Mossman, in the mid afternoon. I never tire of the superb drive from here to Mossman. Initially, the road follows the coast, really closely – in parts, it is just behind the beach. Then it turns inland at Rocky Point and goes through rich cropland. Always, there is that dramatic range of mountains as the inland backdrop.

We were put into different triples teams. John played well, but my performance was mediocre. However, John’s team won the day and mine came second – with no help from me. We won two meat trays. John’s had steaks in, whereas mine had chops, but we both scored sausages and bacon. There were lots of other goodies in there too, like eggs. That is the first thing I have ever won at bowls.

We phoned S – she leaves next Friday for her PNG posting in Port Moresby.

Late tea was home made hamburgers.