May 30 Fun & Games in between rain showers

Sunday the 30th was our official play day on Thetis Island. Our Yacht club gets into real serious competition and refused to let a little rain and hail get in the way.
First there were the "dinghy races"...not really a race but more an exercise to see who could come the closest to matching their running time on a set course of floating markers. I was amazed that out of 10 boats "competing" not a single one had a deviation of more than 10 seconds...that included us and we had an issue with stiff throttle cotrols that make it very difficult to maintain a steady throttle.
Next good natured competition was hitting floating golf balls out into the bay in an attempt to get one in a floating small inflatable boat...I will juat say the boat was in no danger of being hit. Instead, Gary who was jetting around in our dinghy retrieving balls got one hit on the head plus being caught on the water in a hail storm.
While Gary was drying out his clothes the rest of the group moved on to a lively game of Bocci Ball...kind of like lawn bowling but the grounds we do it on are very uneven and unpredictable making it more a game of chance rather than one of skill. Everyone had a ball...pun intended!
Not to leave out the centerpiece of our picnic...the barbeques were lit and soon there were steaks, chicken and salmon plus all the fixins...more than any of us could "stomach" (sorry I could not resist)!
Linda
aka Old Bro's Old Lady

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