Vroom...vroom. VROOM!

Sunday afternoon was really, really hot. But nothing could be hotter than Le W*nk's shiny brand-new red V8 plaything. He tried to get someone to stay back and guard it while he went for a run, but there were no takers....

I'm not sure if we got a count, but there were a lot of us there. It was great to welcome a visitor (and former colleague of Skippy) - and also to welcome Floater into the running group for the first time in quite a while. Our hares took us on a scenic circuit which included some quiet bitumen stretches and also the unmade section of Day's Road - somewhere we haven't been since...well, a while ago. 

Back at the hares' we enjoyed the sort of magnificent meal that Saucy Sous is famous for, and it was getting pretty late before the last of the stragglers were escorted off the premises. Many thanks to our hares - a thoroughly enjoyable trail, and a great meal!

Here are some of Snappy's shots. Firstly, the gathering:

Next, some walkers:

Some runners coming in:

Talented chefs:

A great meal:

And a heap of chin-wagging:

...as the sun set over the hills:

Four runners again tackled the Dayboro Beer Mile on Thursday, with the support of a vocal and much-appreciated cheer squad. We scored first and third place in the "compliant" class of this prestigious competition hosted by the Dayboro Lions Club. Runners (and beers) at the start:

The view from the stands:

The wonderful post-race breakfast, hosted by Banger and Make an Offer - eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms...and even black pudding! Thanks!

Next Sunday is special for a couple of reasons - firstly, Cadbury and Shaggy will be visiting from Hervey Bay and joining us to help celebrate her Big Birthday. And secondly, we'll be eating at Little Nyonya Kitchen at the Ferny Grove Sports Club for the last time. They're moving on, and we're lucky that Idle Vice has been able to book us in for their final evening....

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 5th February, 5 pm

Where: Ferny Grove Sports Club, Tramway St, Ferny Grove.

Hares: Leave Pass will set the trail. Little Nyonya will do the catering.

On, on!

Rabbiting on....

This Sunday marked the start of another Year of the Rabbit. The last Rabbit year was in 2011...the year we celebrated Samford Hash's 20th birthday. And here we are, still rabbiting on....

It's quite amusing looking back over the archives from that time twelve years ago. How young we all looked! It was the year after a number of us had been at Interhash in Borneo, and as a Hash we mostly stayed at home. But it was still a pretty active year, as shown in these links to some of the highlights:

In January 2011 we experienced lots of flooding rain (sounds familiar?). Then in February we celebrated Samford Hash's 20th birthday with a really enjoyable Evening of Elegance. Our Mother Superior award was inaugurated in May 2011. And in June we went away for a camping weekend at Jimna. In August 2011 we visited the German club, and then in September held some special Oktoberfest celebrations. October ended with one of our memorable Halloween runs, while in December 2011 we enjoyed a very memorable Hash Christmas party and took part in the 2011 Red Dress run. What a year!

Our hares this Sunday invited us to join them at the historic Nundah cemetery, and according to Cash Converta 31 of us took up the invitation (I'm not sure if she was including the local ghost in that number):

Some of the gathering horde:

From the dead centre of Nundah our route took us past the thoroughly dead retail centre of Toombul and along the scenic Kedron Brook - a stream whose upper reaches in Ferny Grove, Arana Hills, Mitchelton, Everton Park and Stafford we are pretty familiar with. Here are a few of the walkers on a track that was thronged with with cyclists, runners, walkers and scootists (is that a word?):

Back home we replenished our precious bodily fluids and tucked into ample supplies of salads and snags. The meal was topped off with a caramel and chocolate birthday cake - yum! Many thanks to our hares! And happy birthday, Le W*nk!

Gunther has no idea that human food is edible (really?):

Some of the Hash Femmes had been doing a little research on what we are all about, and Miss Demeanour has urged me to include the following quote for the benefit of anyone who is not quite sure: "Hashing is an exhilaratingly fun combination of running, orienteering, and partying, where bands of harriers and harriettes chase hares on eight-to-ten kilometer-long trails through town, country, forests, creeks, and desert, all in search of exercise, camaraderie, and good times." (Source - https://onin.com/hhh/hhhexpl.html) It's been a while since many of us completed a ten kilometre trail, but we do pretty well on the "partying" and "good times" front. Samford Hash Femmes certainly seem to have had a good time on their elegant Saturday excursion. Don't they scrub up well?

On the train from Ferny Grove:

A Spanish meal at Southbank:

A few rounds on the Brisbane Eye:

Eek! A water dragon!

More drinks at Rydges (note Cash Converta's new hat!):

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 29th January, 5 pm.

Where: Westbourne Park, Corner Westbourne Drive and Cumberland Road, Wights Mountain. A map!

Hares: Dumbbell and Saucy Sous

We suggest you bring chairs.

On, on!