Back to the bowling lanes. We did have the luxury of not having to play until 9 am. So, up at 7 am on our way to the bowling hall by 8:15 am. With Brent driving it takes about 30 mins. The bowling hall is a gym part of the Pentecostal Church on the Queensway. We did have the privilege of being shown … [Read more...]

Another busy day at the Canadian Short Mat Championships. The day started with Brent and Mitch versus Andrew and David, playing in a pairs semi-final. This turned out to be a titanic struggle for supremacy. The game went to the 15th end, tied at 13-all; a one-end tie breaker for the right to play in … [Read more...]

We’ll get to Andrew’s adventures later. But first, results from Day 2 tournament play. The day started with semi-finals and finals of the singles event. Brent made it through to the semi-finals to play Martin Foxhall, but came up a bit short in the end. Brent went on to win the Bronze medal in … [Read more...]

Down to business on the first day of competitive playing. Today was singles day; very busy 5 singles games of 15 ends each....pretty exhausting but it didn’t end there. This was round robin play followed by the first round of knock-out play. Everybody played well with Brent, David and Andrew … [Read more...]

We are finally on the mats today. There are eight mats and a show mat. Four of the mats are brand new, right out of the package and four are newish mats. The show mat is also new. All the mats are fast except the new mats which, being so new, are slower, just like our own new mat. We did spend some … [Read more...]

Day 3 saw us take a trip into downtown Toronto. Taking the GO train into the city centre was easy; the station is a 10 min walk from our house with a 20 minute ride into city. No trip is complete without a ride up the CN Tower which is 1750 feet above the city. Walking over the glass walkway at the … [Read more...]

Team West Coast Orcas Team bonding took us to Niagara Falls today. Brent drove using our GPS system and arrived at noon. Weather was mild and rainy. After walking down the escarpment, watching the Maid of the Mist navigating below the falls, it was time to get soaked. Dressed in waterproofs the … [Read more...]

The Short Mat team decided that Andrew needed to broaden his horizons so, where do we end up? Vietnamese cuisine. Brent used the GPS system to direct us to the vegetarian restaurant. Good food, good company.  Niagara Falls on the agenda for tomorrow, if the weather is ok.  … [Read more...]

Andrew, Brent, Dave and Mitch are on their way to the Canadian Short-Mat Championship in Toronto. Message from Andrew: "Departure 5 am for Toronto Short Mat team OBLBC in good spirits. Andrew" … [Read more...]

Published on Behalf of Donna Blackstock - Donna is walking the Camino Frances - a 5 weeks and 800 km journey that attracts over 250,000 participants.   Hola, Thirty one days later I entered the old town of Santiago de Compostela and faced the massive cathedral. As it was a national … [Read more...]