Pizza and Petanque in Lincolnton

Six of us gathered for pizza and petanque that began in the afternoon and ended in the late evening of August 17, 2009, in Lincolnton, NC.

More from Michigan

Joe Zajac, president of the Michigan Petanque club, and our own Bob Moyer, president of CarolinaPetanque, went head-to-head at Royal Oaks, Michigan, on August 16, 2009.

IST GAME to Carolina 13-11

2ND Game to Michigan 13-10

Guess we'll have to wait until next time to declare a winner.

Bob Moyer in the petanque news

Jeff Widen maintains an interesting blog realted to petanque in Detroit. Since Bob has family in the Detroit area, he visits there on occasion. The link below provides evidence that he often wins there just as he does here in the Carolinas. Way to go, Bob!

http://midwestpetanquealliance.blogspot.com/2009/08/kevin-c-returns-to-courts-bob-moyer-re.html

Lincolnton

Danny and Sue made their way down from the mountains on Wednesday, July 22, to join us for play in Lincolnton. Tom, Augustine, and Susanne also found time for middle-of-the-week play. Carol had a commitment and was missed.

We hope to be able to play in Lincolnton on a more regular basis in addition to our commitment to continuing Sunday play at Miller Park. I'll be sending out an e-mail from time to time letting you know when we're there.

Hot July 19 at Miller

Once again we found ourselves looking for a little shade at Miller Park on the 19th. The area by the picnic table seemed to be favored by most since the sun doesn't get there until 4:30 or so in the afternoon, and it's not quite as intense by then.

We were pleased to have Michel's cousin, Freia, and her new husband, Indra, visiting with us from Belgium. They're spending some time visiting the US and Michel is serving as tour guide. Come back anytime, guys.

Bob and Josh were kind enough to remember Shirley's birthday of last Monday with a petanque-themed cake. Nice gesture and much appreciated.

More pix from Germany

Here are a few more shots of Bob M.'s recent trip. As I said before, the venue looks spectacular! It looks like Bob plays with a hardy group. What's a little cold weather? Even in the rain?

I think the rainy day pictures were of a tournament (triples) held on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Bob had already made his way back to the States by then. Too bad the timing of his trip didn't allow him to stay over for the tournament.

Thanks to Bob's friend Klauss Mirko for e-mailing the photos to Bob.

Miller Park on July 12

Sunday, July 12, 2009, was a very hot (by North Carolina standards) afternoon at Miller Park. With temperatures reaching the 90s and a bright, glaring sun, we started our play in the shady area by the picnic table rather than out on the courts. The surface of this area is the same texture as the courts, but there are a few more breaks and slopes. This made for interesting play.

Josh got most people's votes as the best player on this particular day even though several others played well also. He was very consistent and played a style that was a mixture of aggressive shooting and precise pointing to great effect. Good job, Josh.

Oh, by the way, Shirley's birthday picture was actually not taken until the next day (her birthday is the 13th), but I decided to include it here since she was the photographer on Sunday and no one took her picture. Happy birthday, "Mom"!!!