I think he was able to experience a good sampling of Scotland during his brief visit. On Thursday while I was at work, he strolled over to Kelvingrove Park, where he was invited to join a lawn bowling game with a couple middle-aged Glaswegians. After beating them soundly in every match, they playfully accused him of being a lawn bowling "shark." Later in the week he showed me how to play the game (and proceeded to crush me as well). After Nate turns 85 years old (and meets the minimum age requirement), he might want to consider joining the Professional Lawn Bowling Tour.
Nate prowling the Kelvingrove lawn bowling turf, searching for his next victim.
The objective of lawn bowling is somewhat similar to shuffleboard - the object is to roll your bowls closer to a particular target than your opponent. In this case, the target is a white ball called the "jack," which sits stationary on the other side of the lawn. The bowls are unevenly weighted (or slightly asymmetric) so the bowler has to compensate for an arcing trajectory in his or her toss.
Lawn bowling can be an excruciatingly strenuous activity...after a series of matches, champions often collapse in exhaustion.
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So Nate did make it to Scotland! What a great opportunity for you both. Who knew he'd be a natural at lawn bowling?!
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