Warner wander

Our hares had set us a varied trail through the burbs and a pretty little bit of bush. People assured this old blogger that we had been there before, but it all seemed new to me. Funny - according to the latest Catalyst program, running is meant to improve your memory....Pasta and quiche (for the unreal men among us) followed. Thanks, hares!

Hashers had been pretty busy over a beautiful weekend. Culture looked as fresh as a daisy after completing the 10 km Bridge to Brisbane (and coming in 7th in her age group.) Shockjock turned up to the run in the red 1973 E-type Jag that he had been navigating around a classic car rally route (swank!) On the day before he'd navigated Payback, Gastrick, Nipliquor, Haughty and others on a very pleasant mountain bike ride around Bunya. Meanwhile Le W*nk was celebrating some sort of...rugby game, was it? Is that right?

Our intrepid caravaners Charcoal, Strine and Eweshggr have made it across the Nullabor and are investigating the WA goldfields. They are still finding some excellent free camp sites, which is good considering the prices they have had to pay for alcohol and fresh produce. Here are a few shots from their trip.

Windmills at Penong:

Southern right whales at the head of the Bight:

Bunda cliffs:

The road across the Nullabor:

Newmann Rocks:

Paddy Hannan, one of the founders of Kalgoorlie:

The York Hotel, one of over 92 pubs in Kalgoorlie (in 1902, that is):

Kalgoorlie:

The Superpit - 3.5 km long and 500 m deep:

Inside the York Hotel. No wonder the alcohol costs so much:

Each truckload contains only 1 oz of gold - can that be right?

The ANZ branch is even smaller:

It's our annual Fathers' Day Run next week. Come and enjoy another glorious Dayboro sunset....You will find reminders of our last few Dads' Day events here and here and here (oh, and here and here and here too.)

Next run details
When: Sunday 4th September, 4 pm
Where: Dayboro City Centre, outside the IGA - park in the Childcare Centre carpark if there are any spaces left. A map!
Hares: Make an Offer and Banger

On, on!

Another watery sunset - and lots more....

We've lots to report on this week.

Firstly, Haughty celebrated his birthday with a gentle run/walk around the shores of Lake Samsonvale. The venue was as beautifully scenic as it usually is - and, courtesy of Payback, here is the obligatory beautifully scenic shot of sunset over the water.

Here are some rather less beautifully scenic shots of hashers doing their thing and ignoring the sunset...

It was great to see travelers Gastrick, Miss Fit and son back in town after a rather torrid flight from the UK. Nunu was obviously pleased to have them back as well....

Escargot completed her 25km fundraising walk on Saturday in a very creditable time of 4 hr 47 min (including a 20 minute break). Well done - and thanks to those who supported her!

Our interstate caravanners Charcoal, Strine and Eweshggr are somewhere in the Never Never, having made their way across NSW and SA. Their cars and caravans are performing well and they have found some very good free camp sites.

Here are some of their pics, and I hope I get the captions right.

Mt Kaputar (and rapeseed):

Nyngan town:

Cobar:

The Warrumbungles:

The NSW - SA border:

The giant river gum at Orroroo - 10.4 m in circumference, 500 y.o.

Hancock's Lookout and views over Spencer Gulf:

Camp at Kyancutta:

Mt Wudinna - granite country:

Top of Mt Wudinna:

Australian Farmer sculpture, Wudinna:

Murphy's Haystacks:

Thevenard Port:

McKenzie Ruins at Denial Bay:

Pelicans at Denial Bay

Next run details
When: Sunday 28th August, 4 pm
Where: Frank Nichols Park, Warner - park in Sanderling Drive. A map!
Hares: Payback and Cash Converta

On, on!

Roamin' in the gloamin'

Once again Superhacker and Hopalong took us roamin' in the gloamin' along the bonnie banks of the Brisbane River, as we skirted the grounds of the St. Lucia campus. The sun set prettily over the water.

Rumour has it that the runners were traveling so fast that they lost the trail...but the aroma of malt and hops led them home to join the gathering throng.

Some very tasty tucker was completely cleaned up by the hordes - shown here fighting for their shares. Many thanks to our hares!

Why are these gymnasts not competing in Rio?

And finally - here's a little story from Mile High, who responded to some advice from his psychologist:

Dr. Neil proclaimed that the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started.  So I looked around my house to see things I started and hadn't finished; and, before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Pinot Noir, a bottle of Chardonnay, a mixed 6-pack of beers I started tasting last week, a bottle of Kahlua, a packet of Sesame snacks, the remainder of bottle of Imodium, old Morphine prescriptions, last night’s gin and tonic, the rest of the Cheesecake, and a box of chocolates. 

You have no idea how good I feel.

And, by the way, he wasn't at Hash....

Next run details
When: Sunday 21st August, 4 pm
Where: Bullocky Rest picnic area, Forgan Road, Joyner. A map! (It's recommended that you park outside the fence to avoid being locked in. It might also be worth while bringing a chair.)
Hares: Culture and Haughty

On, on!

The real thing

Nunu was once memorably called "that thing that's not a poodle." No such doubts about Micah, who made his Hash debut on Sunday.

Fortunately for his owners, our hares Mile High and Payback had set a dry trail along the South Pine River, exploring both the Left Bank (or the Montparnasse side, as we artistic people call it) and the Right. A number of the walkers were picked up by Payback's spycam in the act of shortcutting on the return route - shame on them.

As usual, Potluck served up a varied and generous feast.

We bade farewell to Charcoal, Strine, and Eweshggr, off on their travels once more for a period of months. You get the feeling they don't like us that much. Shaggy was awarded a down, down as well - just for the hell of it.

And finally, Haughty brought back a useful phone number from South Africa. Remember to add the country code +27 and leave out the initial zero.

Next run details
When: Sunday 14th August, 4 pm
Where: Guyatt Park, Hiron St, St Lucia. A map!
Hares: Superhacker and Hopalong

On, on!