Cowabunga Croquet Club: February 2022

Sunday, February 13, 2022

February 12, 2022, Darwin Day All Comers

First game won by Lefty 🏆. Second game won by Sticky Wicket 🏆after a long shoot-out with Surferino. SOD was 🎇Surferino's long distance shot through the 11th and 12th wickets leading to Poison.

Course #34 was challenging. No animals or human feelings or pots were hurt or damaged during the competition. Three of the participants wore shorts, as the weather was warm.

Friday, February 11, 2022

February 10, 2022, Vamp in The Damp

Yes, the grass was dewy, thick in some places. But that did not detract from the meticulous grooming of the course by MVP Groundskeeper Miguel Miguel. Evidently Señor Miguel needed to put some hours on his brush cutter because all encroaching foliage and shrubbage was lacerated. Much space was reclaimed. The vastness and beauty of Mar-A-Lawno was showcased.

Incidentally, some thought has been given to selling the naming rights of Mar-A-Lawno. A corporate partner is welcome providing the dinero is abundant and the suggested name meets the high standards of the Cowabunga Croquet Club. No cryptocurrency outfits need apply.

Two rounds were played. The first round players included Wick O'Shay, recently returned from treatment for SADD (Surfing Affected Delay Disorder), Lefty, Sticky Wicket, Mr. Wicket and Surferino. The second round players included all but Wick. Although invited, Mallethead was a no show due to a No-Fly-List misunderstanding possibly.

Course #33, not in the official handbook but in the memory banks of some of he players, proved challenging. Wickets 1 and 2, oriented uphill in the rough, were not easily negotiated by some. Wicket #8, located on a downhill slope with a difficult approach, often frazzled players. Under the winter sun, players removed layers of clothing until unthinkingly moseying into the cold dark shade. Sticky bared his torso to the delight of none. Mr. Wicket eschewed a hat thereby nearly blinding Sticky.

Surferino won the Trivia Contest and was awarded a coveted certificate suitable for framing but not for display, according to she-who-must-be-obeyed.

The first game was won by Mr. Wicket 🏆. The second game, in which all players became poison, was won by Sticky 🏆. The SOD went to Sticky🎇whose long distance kill shot on Lefty occurred despite an odd distracting behavior demonstrated by Lefty. While lining up the shot, Sticky was subjected to or enthralled by Lefty's bending over and twerking his caboose in time with the music. Others are still trying to disremember the episode.

Next event is planned for Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 1330 hours.