Saturday passed with a down range kind of day! After a busy few weeks assessing and establishing we are almost there!
The weather was rather warm but nothing that a good ole icy pole can’t fix. Ooo brain freeze!
We had a great group of 17 turn out despite the heat.
Six stages with The Gamblers, saw Jack on top!! Woo hoo! Go man.
Things are starting to look good for The Duel Downunder!
Hope you had a good one no matter where you are!
Kat xo
From Borobi the Commonwealth Games mascot….
To your everyday comic koala….
The Gold Coast beaches are still surprising Jack and I with spectacular weather for walking.
Covering a few miles each day walking through parks and back along our gorgeous white sandy beaches…
…to walks along ‘Millionaires row’ and back along more beach front.
Broadbeach and Mermaid Beach have kept us entertained with everything from beach weddings, car park bathing (you heard me right), model photography in cool waters and cappuccinos in nearby coffee shops.
The winter weather is truly spectacular with much less humidity and rain than we experience during Summer.
Hope you are enjoying your days wherever you may be. Make each one count.
Kat xo
The Gamblers put on another spectacular match for the Heartland Territorial Championships – Another Roll of The Dice last weekend.
A turn out of 118 shooters, spectacular weather made for an awesome weekend.
Wednesday with final setup, meet and greet with many, it was ready for action and looking great! Ex Sighted and I went out for a quick look at the range and added a few paint touches to the targets – not that they would last long tomorrow but looked good for the initial run!
The theme this year was Kings and Queens. The targets featured it, the score cards, the poems Deslaredo wrote for each stage and the book featured stories of: Buck Taylor – King of the Cowboys, Rosa Maria Hinojosa de Balti – the first Cattle Queen of Texas, Roy Rogers – King of the (Singing) Cowboys, Davy Crockett – King of the Wild Frontier, Lizzie Johnson Williams – the Cattle Queen of Texas, Poker Alice – the Faro Queen of Deadwood, Pearl Hart – Bandit Queen.
Thursday was Pat Garrett, a 4 stage match. After lunch was speed events and that evening bring on the knife and hawk throwing. So much fun and laughter, hope we didn't keep the neighbor hood awake! Lol!
Into Friday and the first 5 stages of main match. I had a great visit with a high school friend, Kim, it was so great to catch up with her and show her what we do and the enjoyment we get from it.
We had a sensational Posse! Jack and I aka Ricochet, Amazing Grace together with Chuck, Pearl Starr, Katie Younger, Robb n Co, Mrs Mac, Hipshot, Blackjack Al (and his wife Erica), H, Mrs H, Dam Sam, Lucky Strike Lass, Marlboro Man, Coyote Baz, Meggs, Deputy Sheriff Charlie Brown, Miss Lucy, Molly Blade, Amazed, Lone Star, Doc Cummins, Etta Place, Fox and Urban Cowboy.
Friday night and feeling alright, It's beer's, calf roping (with saw cow) and horseshoes!
Saturday morning rolls around for the final 5. With Ex Sighted, Clancy and Powder Burn, scores were checked and double checked, printed and ready for the following day's awards. The shindig was great, Pat Garrett and side match awards given out and before you know it another late night with another early morning to come.
Sunday morning the Top 8 Ladies and Men and an invitational 8 Ladies and Men for the shootout got ready for some final action. The invitational was won by Trixie and Renegade Ty, the top 8 myself and R C Shot.
Much hard work was put in to the trophies by Ex Sighted and Bordello Baz. Donations of other prizes, vouchers etc were greatly appreciated by the recipients.
In the wash up, Jack won Silver Senior category! Congratulations to Deslaredo in 2nd place and Johnny Behan in 3rd place.
Jack also won Speed pistol, Calf Roping and Men's Traditional Lever Action in Pat Garrett.
I rounded out a great weekend, Ladies Traditional Lever Action in Pat Garrett, Speed Rifle, Speed PG Rifle, Calf Roping and Hawk. With 1 miss for the main match I was first in Lady Wrangler alongside Ex Sighted in 2nd Place and Lucky Strike Lass in 3rd place. Congratulations ladies!
First overall out of territory The Terror and Amazing Grace.
Heartland Territorial winners Chuck and Pearl Starr.
Congratulations to everyone who came to play! Hope you had as much fun as we did!
Cheers
Kat xo
The weather is just superb here at the moment and in need of some exercise, I convinced Jack to come walking with me.
We set out this morning after breakfast towards Broadbeach and beyond. Through the park at Broadbeach are exercise machines so we stopped at each station to add to the workout.
We kept on to Kurrawa Surf Club, ditched the runners once there and proceeded back along the sand. How good it feels to have the sand between our toes again. Despite the water being rather fresh! There were a few brave souls in the water.
What a view and an hour well spent!
Kat xo
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