Saturday 9th April 2011

Today is our last full day in Perth - yet another lovely sunny day. We decided to have an R & R day having a lazy day of fish & chips/wine/biscuits and cheese luncheon at Kings Park, Perth WA. We had difficulty finding a fish & chip shop in Perth City & through sheer determination we went as far as Mount Lawley to find a seafood market who could give us a nice take away of fish & chips. We had our purchases of wine from the Margaret River region to use up before we left, so a nice casual lunch in the park seemed a good solution on such a lovely day. The Kings Park was alive with locals & tourists enjoying the beautiful grounds as well as a couple of weddings.

I really enjoyed the botanical gardens which labelled all of the Western Australian plants through the most beautifully kept parklands. It took us two hours to track down our fish & chips but it was worth the effort as we had a very enjoyable relaxed day.

Tonight we are going to the local Irish Pub to watch the Swans Vs Western Bulldogs which should be fun.

In the meantime I have attached a photo of Des & Yvonne' Wilson's gorgeous grandson who is now 15 days old.

Hello from Adelaide - We are now back in civilization after a great trip through the Nullarbor Plains. photos to come.

The Golf Event of the day at Gosford was a Men's Single Stableford - Over 3 Grades.

We had 184 starters with 10 visitors from Bathurst, Bondi, Everglades, Gold Creek, Morisset, Pt. Macquarie, Riverside Oaks and Wyong.

RESULTS:

A GRADE:

WINNER: Michael Bowditch - 38 points

RUNNER UP: S. Conroy - 37 points on a countback

3RD: G. Smith - 37 points

B GRADE:

WINNER: Len Schafer - 42 points

RUNNER UP: Solomon Towson - 41 points

3RD: Chris Koutsellis - 40 points

C GRADE:

WINNER: Tim Dieham - 48 points

RUNNER UP: Ron Dekker - 42 points

3RD: Ivan Heyman - 40 points on a countback

NEAREST THE PIN 12TH:

A GRADE: M. Buckley

B GRADE: Bon Thomas

C GRADE: Gary Frost

BALLS WENT TO: 34 points (neat)

AMCR: 70 (37 points)