Monday, January 30, 2017

Wag the flag!

This year saw the usual debate about whether our National Day should really celebrate the occasion on which Australian Border Protection policies failed most spectacularly - January 26th, 1788. On the one hand, we do like celebrating failures (e.g. Gallipoli.) On the other...well, we do always run on a Sunday. So this year we did our bit towards reconciliation (and our own convenience) by wagging the flag for Oz on January 29th.

What do you like best about Australia?

"Swimming between the flags"

"Mullets, blue wife-beaters and coldies"

"Hats you can store coldies in"

"Blowing me own trumpet"

Here's the group of 32 humans - plus canines - before the start (minus a couple of latecomers.) Thanks to Topless for the photography. Click to view, and see if you can make out Tinkerbell skulking in the background somewhere....

Our hares took us on an enjoyable and varied loop through bush and along bitumen, past ancient trees and new housing. They followed this up with a highly traditional Oz-cuisine meal featuring meed poys, mushy peas, mashed podayder and termarder sauce, with pavs (or pevs, if you prefer) for dessert. Many thanks to them for the run, meal and decor!

Hare Jamesbondage was this year's champion thong-tosser:

Next run details
When: Sunday 5th February, 5 pm
Where: Corner Buranda and Clear Mountain Roads, Clear Mountain. A map!
Hares: Charcoal and Strine

On, on!

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

The back blocks of Bunya

Our hares this last Sunday set us a 4-way conundrum to start off with - before taking us up a long climb - followed by a long descent - followed by another long climb...and so on. You get the general idea. The trail featured a good mix of bitumen and bush track and a number of cunning checks. Back at the start (and after experiencing no net change in elevation) we enjoyed some scrumptious nosh and a twirling light show by Lielow and friends. 3 excellent brews by Shockjock were on tap at the bar. Thanks to our hares!

Some trail markings were cleverly disguised...this one as a mushroom:

Back at the hares':





Next Sunday we'll be patriotically celebrating all things Australian by displaying and wearing all sorts of Chinese-made tat.  Blue singlets and bum cracks are in order. You'll find some reminders of previous Oz Day events here, here, here, here and here.

Next run details
When: Sunday 29th January, 5 pm
Where: Jamesbondage and Redbreast's hillside humpy
Hares: Redbreast and Jamesbondage

(If you need directions to this run, please email us)

On, on!

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Red tape

Our hares this last Sunday have a background in Education and the Public Service - so it's perhaps not surprising that they chose to mark their run with Red Tape. Lightning and thunder flickered and crashed on the far side of Cabbage Tree Creek as we met at the venue...but fortunately the storm clouds moved off elsewhere and we enjoyed a very pleasant seaside jaunt. Many thanks to our hares!

The circle featured a naming ceremony for someone who has been coming along to our runs since before she was born. Her mother is Hardcore - and in keeping with the apple theme we bestowed the name Pink Lady on her. Welcome, Pink Lady - it's always great to see you on a Sunday afternoon!

Culture's new Hoka One One shoes also received a baptism....

Next run details
When: Sunday 22nd January, 5 pm
Where: Shockjock and Miss Demeanour's Bunya humpy
Hares: Miss Demeanour, Shockjock and Co.

On, on!

Monday, January 9, 2017

Upper Kedron kanter

On a pleasant afternoon in Upper Kedron, Leave Pass took us on a pleasant stroll through this bit of our green and pleasant land. It was an unfamiliar trail, and some cleverly placed arrows presented a challenge to those who weren't keeping their eyes peeled. A number of us hence chose to take a needlessly circuitous route on the way home.... Pizza, lasagna and salad followed. Thanks to our cryptic hare!

Grand Master Payback has reached another milestone on his way to becoming a Grand Old Man and we celebrated with cake and a birthday down, down:

Interhash Fiji 2018 is now some 500 days away (there's a counter on their website.) At least 10 of us so far have signed up to go...it should be fun!

Next run details
When: Sunday 15th January, 5 pm
Where: Meet at Frank Doyle Park, Allpass Parade, Shorncliffe. A map!
Hares: Budgie and Miss Behavin'

On, on!

Monday, January 2, 2017

Here we go again!

To use the official meteorological term, the last day of 2016 was "bloody hot" - and the first day of 2017 was pretty similar. So congratulations to our hares Bigtop and Urass for getting out there and setting an interesting and winding trail through the burbs. It was quite a revelation to see how many Grand Designs have been built in Stafford Heights and Kedron. And there was a lot more to look at through the shimmering heat haze as well...including the distant city and Fleabite's school. Thanks, hares!

Leave Pass, our hare next Sunday, has proposed a game of Truth or Dare? for the circle. Come prepared to reveal your New Year's Resolutions for 2017 - truthfully, or at least amusingly....

Culture has made a Resolution to stay upright whilst running. She smashed her wrist on the Wednesday run last week and spent 3 nights in the RBWH. For those who may have missed them, a couple of her gruesome pics follow (this is a warning for the squeamish)....

The zig-zag that the triage nurse said "grossed her out" (the point where the bone broke the surface is on the other side)

And 2 muscular doctors applying some tension to straighten things out, while a third stands by with some plaster:

Anyway, Culture now has a cobalt-chromium implant holding her together. She'll have to subtract its weight when she stands on the scales in future.

To conclude: A Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to another full and satisfying year of Samford Hashing!

Next run details
When: Sunday 8th January 2017, 5 pm
Where: Leave Pass's Upper Kedron kip
Hare: Leave Pass

(If you need directions to this run, please email us)

On, on!