A report from Tim Truluck in Charente, France.
My wife and I have a house on the corner of a farm overlooking the pretty hamlet of Blanzaguet in the Charente (16) department in France. When we want to play boules or petanque we walk the 400 m into hamlet to the grounds of the old 16C Chateau that are now open to the public and have been converted into an arboretum.
We play on the gravel paths just below the old chateau and adjacent to the area which can be hired out for functions and weddings.
It is a supuerb setting with lovely views, grass for picnics, a loo and the odd hope that Rapunzel will let down her hair or that we will have to storm the tower to free the maiden. However, I don't think she will be too impressed by the standard of play going on below here and may wish to remain in her prison.
Tim Truluck
Byron Putman discovered petanque some two years ago and fell in love, head over heels. Then decided to analyze every angle of the game, including its development in the USA. He started clubs in Palm Springs, CA and in Lake Oswego, OR. And wrote a book about it, aptly named "Pétanque - The greatest game you never heard of!"
10 shooters, amongst one woman, were present at the finals of the manifestation 1.000 Boules in Nieuwegein (very near to Utrecht in the centre of the country) on Saturday night, the 29th of October 2011. Amongst the players there was also Philippe Quintais, the former French world champion (12 times!) who gave a demonstration at the end of the manifestation, visited by almost 400 spectators. All players had to shoot 100 boules within 10 minutes at a distance of 8 meters.
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