Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Mitchie meander

Our hare Le W*nk took us on an intricately convoluted labyrinthine exploration of the streets of Mitchelton, Oxford Park and Grovely. At the top of the Church Road hill we paused to enjoy the view and to decipher headstone inscriptions in the heritage listed St. Matthew's churchyard. And, as promised, the runners did end up in a couple of elevators - at the Grovely railway station. Shaggy, Miss Demeanour and Chinwag were among those who ran the walkers' trail.

Back home we encircled the back yard to replenish our precious bodily fluids and to tuck into lasagna, rhubarb, garlic bread, apples and strawberries, though not necessarily in that order. Many thanks!

Le W*nk showed off his new bathroom to any stray women he could entice in there, whilst getting others to slave away in his kitchen:


And it's not often we get a chance to look down on members of Samford Hash. This was one of those occasions:


Next weekend a number of us are riding part of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail. Those who are staying at home will enjoy a M. Promptu run/walk and a Potluck dinner.

Next run details
When: Sunday 1st October, 4 pm.
Where: John Scott Park, Samford Village
Hares: M. Promptu will set the route; Potluck will cater (please bring something to share.)

On, on!

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Them thar hills

There were about 32 humans (taking the word in its widest possible sense) and plenty of canines on this Sunday's outing. The walkers completed a hilly circuit which included the Sewer Trail (actually, I think that name has been changed recently) while the runners revisited a little gold mine that some of us last found in 2013. Here are a couple of shots taken 4 years ago (there had been some rockfalls since then):


Potluck, as usual, provided a substantial and varied feast. One dish was entirely sourced from Floater's garden, which had just won the "Edible" category in the Hills Garden Competition. Here she is, enjoying a celebratory down, down:

Other notable happenings this week:
- We welcomed Footsie back from her trip tracking mountain gorillas in Africa. She had some remarkable close encounters and remains hopeful that she will spot a comparable silverback around Samford;
- We farewelled Mile High and Hugandkiss who are heading off to walk the Camino;
- We congratulated Shockjock on his bronze medal at the State Homebrew Championships;
- We enjoyed Malpractice's rendition of his traditional ditty about the little doggies' party;
- We wished Epic the best for his wedding in Bangkok in 6 days time. It seems that he and his wife were married in New Zealand in April, but this doesn't count...the Thai ceremony will be the real thing, with 268 of his closest friends as guests:

We also received a message from Where's the Beef? in Japan this week, in response to last week's blog post. I quote: "Never heard of a Cambridge in England. Is it a new town? We just co-hared the Sumo Hashathon this past Sunday in Karnataka. In Your Dreams manned a beer stop and then ran the last leg in. All good hash fun."

It's still a bit early to change over to a summertime 5 pm start. We generally do this mid to late October, and sometimes even leave it till our Halloween Run. We'll make a decision in the circle in the next couple of weeks.




Next run details
When: Sunday 24th September, 4 pm
Where: Le W*nk's love nest in Mitchelton (if you need directions to this run, please email us)
Hare: Le W*nk

On, on!

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Summiting

B flat and Malpractice - who make up the Cambridge chapter of Samford Hash (and I refuse to say "Cambridge, England") - acted as joint hares on Sunday, and it was triffic to see them again. They looked as hale and hearty as ever, despite a back injury. They and Superhacker took us up the mountain (where else?) on a route I don't remember tackling before. Some of the summiteering walkers took this selfie before reaching for the oxygen bottles:

The runners completed a circuit which led them home by way of the Channel 9 studios. They were joined by FRB and Swedish hasher Epic:

Back home we tucked into two varieties (vegetarian and humanitarian) of tasty moussaka and salad. Many thanks, hares!

Hash Cash has now supplied all hash dogs with safety gear in the form of flashing collars. Escargot had left her canine at home, so had to do some flashing herself (and I'm sure Le W*nk would have come up with some other comment had he been there.)

The Samford Fun Run took place earlier in the day. While we didn't make it a Hash activity, some hashers did run the course, while a number of others lent a hand as volunteers:



Next run details
When: Sunday 17th September, 4 pm
Where: Ironbark Gully picnic area, Ferny Grove. A map!
Hares: M. Promptu or Flip O'Coin will set the route. Potluck will cater (please bring something to share.)

On, on!

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Dad Jokes 2017

Dads, lads and others gathered at the old soccer club for this year's celebration of the Y chromosome and the Y front. It's been a while since we ran from this location, so the circuit around the back of the Steiner school and past some rather terrifying cross-country pony jumps was a new one for many members. The runners explored some rather terrifying inclines on the lower slopes of Camp Mountain.

Back home, the "girly man" Haughty was awarded a down, down for his female impersonation on the Bridge to Brisbane last weekend. Leave Pass, Eweshggr, Le W*nk and others provided a seemingly endless stream of Dad Jokes....

And then it was time to award the prestigious Tight Jocks Award to our 2017 Father of the Year. Our worthy recipient was father, grandfather (and, coincidentally, birthday boy) Jamesbondage!

Thanks to a recent donation, he is first transformed into Michaelangelo's David:

And then he shows off what he's made of - it looks as though there could be plenty of slugs, snails and puppy-dogs' tails tucked away here:

And a warning - look away now if you can't face a close-up of the family jewels:

The Father of the Hash 2017 is now charged with preserving the Tight Jocks - with all their skidmarks and other stains - from seeing the inside of a washing machine for the next year!

A really flat run this coming Sunday, I expect.

Next run details
When: Sunday 10th September, 4 pm
Where: J. C. Slaughter Falls - meet near the first set of shelters. A map!
Hares: Superhacker and Hopalong

On, on!