Ending up

The final run of the year was almost Kumo's final run of all time. Breaking loose from his collar, he took off in pursuit of a Doberman, then played in the traffic for a while before engaging Bigtop and Urass in a game of Hide and Seek through the old CSIRO grounds - where he succeeded in disappearing for well over half an hour. His minders certainly needed a drink when his native intelligence and homing instincts brought him back to John Scott Park.

Native intelligence and homing instincts brought the rest of us back there too, just before the heavens opened and dumped 25mm on Samford Village. Potluck as usual provided a varied and plentiful feast of leftover fare, including samples of several Christmas puds. Here are some of the crowd sheltering from the storm - including the wayward white wanderer:

It was good to welcome some Christmas visitors - firstly, Tinkerbell from the Brisbane Men's Hash and his son (not pictured - that young man on the right is Payback):

and, secondly, Leatherback from the UK (and, yes, that is his son on the right):

We aim to polish off some more leftovers next week - New Year's ones this time - and Cash Converta tells us we have enough in Hash Cash to fund a glass of bubbly as well. We'll kick off 2016 in style!

Next run details
When: Sunday 3rd January, 5 pm
Where: Ironbark Gully Picnic area. A map!
Hares: Haughty will set a run. Potluck will cater (please bring something to share.)

On, on!

Whoosh! Did you see where the year went?

Don't know about you, but to this old blogger we seem to have whizzed through 2015 like a dose of Delhi belly. Can it really be that time of year for reviewing the archives?

Here is my selection of some notable events for the year - click on the links to relive the memories! And remember that there are many more images and run reports available if you have an hour or two to while away....

• Ozday 2015
• Our 24th birthday!
• St. Patrick's Day run
• Eildon Hill city views
• Mother's Day 2015
• Eweshggr's housewarming run
• Escargot's encounter with a Victoria sponge
• 4th July run
• Father's Day 2015
• Oktoberfest run

November and December of course saw 12 of us undertaking a Hash weekend away - a long weekend - a very long weekend - in India. Since we haven't even started to make sense of the jumble of impressions and images we collected we'll have to do some catching up next year.

Bigtop and Urass (assisted by Hardcore) hosted the penultimate run of 2015, taking us through Chermside Hills Reserve before introducing us to some new territory on the northern side of Hamilton Road. It was a tough test for those who'd been lazing around on the subcontinent for the last 5 weeks - stuffing themselves on curry and downing lots of Kingfisher beer - before stuffing themselves on Anything Other Than Curry at the Hash Christmas party on Friday evening....

Thanks to Payback for the following pics from Friday! And thanks to Miss Demeanour and Shockjock for hosting the party! And thanks to all for their contributions! And thanks to our hares on Sunday for a great run and meal as well!

And - as Tiny Tim said - "God bless us, every one!"

(Almost forgot - here are a couple of elves who didn't make it on Friday night, but who looked very cute on the Sunday run....)

Next run details
When: Sunday 27th December, 5 pm
Where: John Scott Park, Samford Village
Hares: M. Promptu will set the run. Potluck will provide lots of Christmas leftovers (we hope.)

On, on - to 2016!

On the beaches

Le W*nk reports that a number of Samford Hash members ventured up the coast this last Sunday to meet at Shockjock and Miss Demeanour's love nest in Caloundra. (Le W*nk evidently missed out because Escargot had employed him to evict a little old lady - just before Christmas too!) Apparently the run was flattish but longish and much enjoyed by those who made it.

Meanwhile, on the coast in India, a couple of Hash walkers celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary at Juhu Beach in Mumbai.

And a couple of Hash motorcyclists showed off their scars in front of the Harley memorabilia at the famous Leopold Cafe in Mumbai:

The Hash Christmas party this year is at Shockjock and Miss Demeanour's, this Friday - 18th December - starting at 6:30. Don't be late: Shockjock is putting on a free keg until 6:31! The jetsetters are eager to show off their Indian bling and share their Delhi belly stories.

Next run details
When: Sunday 20th December, 5 pm
Where: Meet at Chermside Hills Reserve carpark - Trouts Rd, McDowall, about 150m north of the Hamilton Road junction. A map!
Hares: Bigtop and Urass

On, on!

Brisbane River Run

Since Superhacker was flying to the UK at the time of the walk/run, this report is a compilation of hearsay, "faction", and other scurrilous gossip sourced from various hacks on the ground including LeW*nk and Haughty

Last Sunday we once again dusted down our passports to  travel across the water to where's the beef and In your Dreams' West End Hide away. There was a small group to start, then Jake the Peg and Parasite, both Bayside hashers, and a former Neighbour of In your dreams Beate joined our merry Clan, The run was along the Brisbane river dodging bikes, bogs and prams. This time of year the low life of west end come out to play [Le W*nk will elaborate next time but I'm sure we augmented them]

The run/walk was long but good. The The OnOn  had a Americano theme. [I googled this and this is what I found (Superhacker)]

LeW*nk says this was great and big thanks to In your Dreams and Where's the Beef,

 Meanwhile in India ...

We enjoyed Goa beach, where Culture, starved of intelligent conversation, at last found someone to talk to. 

We then cleverly flew to Chennai, just before the airport was closed because of flooding, and made it to our hotel just before it became impossible to leave it....

Three days later, we are finally out of Chennai after going a bit stir crazy The locals, washed out of their devastated shanty towns, have no idea how we suffered - no wi-fi, no mobile reception, no hot showers, and no beer....

Here are a few shots. On the first day we were  trapped there, the street outside the hotel was flooded to about waist deep, and Payback launched a paper boat with a SOS message (it didn't work). On the second day the water in the street was chest deep and the hotel foyer was flooded to a depth of about 30 cm. We thought this sort of thing only happened in Brisbane.

Next run details
When: Sunday 13th December, 3 pm
Where:The beach end of Dingle Ave Kings Beach, Caloundra
Hares:ShockJock and MissDemeanor

Red dress run Monday 14^th south bank 6.15 pm  Plough inn

Xmas Bash  LE, W-ANK  hide away  18^th  Dec 6 for 6.30 ,  Secret Santa  $10,00 

 RSVP LeW*nk. 

It was a dark and stormy night when...

A select group of Hashers left on time for a jaunt around Mitchelton on Sunday night. Most of us were unprepared for the storm that was brewing in the locality. 

Our visitor from Illawarra Jackass had gone on a wild goose chase up to Mt Glorious but found us in the end. There was a hash rescue when BigTop and our youngest hasher got caught in the rain. The rest of us came back and took advantage of LeW*nk's array of dry towels. The runners apparently dodged the rain and came home relatively dry.

A delicious pasta with hidden healthy things (Chicken Liver) worthy of Mums-net was served by our hare LeW*nk. Then followed a down-down for crimes against humanity such as not admitting to having a birthday (Escargot and Hardcore) and editing LeW*nks prose beyond recognition and wasting his valuable time (Superhacker). Well LeW*nk, if you will submit your thesis to an academic at the end of semester it will be marked and re-written

Around the time people started leaving, promises of  Lemon Meringue Pie were circulating in hushed whispers. We will have to hold LeW*nk to that next time. Thanks Jackass for the photos

Meanwhile in India everyone is on a higher plane visiting no less than  fourteen 16th and 17th century churches in Old Goa on their Sunday afternoon Hash walk. Huge crowds celebrating the festival of St Francis Xavier meant they couldn't get in to the Basilica where his remains are.

Date Claimers  red dress run 14 Dec: Brisbane Red Dress Run@ the Plough Inn, Southbank (Brisbane). Starts 6.30 pm. Cost is $10 donation to the Salvos. Best advice is to catch the train there

Address for Shock Jock and Miss Demeanor's Run on the 13th Dec  is Dingle Ave Kings Beach Caloundra 

Please confirm numbers for the Hash Xmas Party on 18^th (Friday night 6pm/6.30) Le W*nks place. Secret Santa $10 limit  RSVP LeW*nk 

Next run details
When: Sunday 6th December, 5 pm
Where: Where's the Beef? and In Your Dreams' classy quarters in West End
Hares: In Your Dreams and Where's the Beef?