The going down of the sun in Gaythorne

Over the years we've had some memorable Anzac day runs. Remember the Mt Nebo one when Eweshggr had put up signs naming sections of the trail - "Hellfire Pass", "River Kwai", "Kokoda Track" etc? Remember Jamesbondage chalking a "Two up" circle on the ground and calling "Come in, spinner?" Remember the Anzac Day lockdown in 2020 - when Trudi Fruti played The Last Post on her horn for the benefit of her neighbours, when we had to walk and run in household groups, and when we were meeting via Zoom? 

This year a lot of people are away so we kept things simple by setting out from  the Gaythorne RSL and returning there for drinks and a reasonable meal...and the 6 pm Remembrance ceremony. It made a lot of sense for us to sign up as members ($1 fee for a membership till 2099) and an unexpected benefit was that two people with birthdays in April scored ice-cream cakes for us to share!

Here are a few shots of the event courtesy of Floater and Cash Converta:

Upstanding belying his name:

Birthday girls:

A smallish group:

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world...Eweshggr and Flaps Down are on their way west and north to Cape York. The large group of Hash travelers who headed south some weeks back are now wending their way home, and they will be joined by a few more hashers for the final stage of their journey. They report that they completed an 11 km Hash trail in Sydney this last Sunday, taking in the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, and Government House. Payback and Jamesbondage look very much at home at the latter....

The Opera House hill:

A creek crossing:

Hold check at Government House:

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 30th April, 4 pm

Where: Meet at Jolly's Lookout. A map! Afterwards at Snappy's mountain hideaway.

Hare: Birthday girl Snappy

Note: there are roadworks in the Mt Nebo area, so allow plenty of time to get there if you're traveling up the Goat Track. Please bring chairs.

On, on!

Gentrification and celebration

April is clearly a popular month for weddings, and this last Sunday we raised a glass of champers to no fewer than 3 couples celebrating their anniversaries. One couple had made it to the big four-oh - even if one-half of the pair had to be represented by a forty-year old photo:

Congratulations to Budgie and Miss Behavin', Upstanding and Idle Vice, and Payback and Cash Converta for demonstrating so much fortitude and perseverance, and - dare we say it? - lerv.

Lax and Le W*nk took us on a ramble around the gentrifying suburb of Mitchelton - Millionaires' Mitchelton. There was a lot of new and renovated real estate to gawp at on both the walk and the run. Back at the hares' place we feasted on a varied and tasty selection of dishes that catered to every gastronomic need. Many thanks, hares!

Now for a few pictures from elsewhere. Firstly, on their recent trip up north, Upstanding and Idle Vice caught up with Shaggy and Cadbury. They are looking very relaxed and happy now they have got away from us:

And our hash travelers on their extended camping trip have been taking in the sights at a balloon festival in Canowindra:

Finally, here's the latest news from Superhacker:

"All is well here in Merry England. Spring is on its way. We are having classic April Showers. Bflat and Malpractice are off to Glasgow this weekend. [Hopalong] is still working in the nursery (childcare) studying education and riding her lease horse. She also socializes with the Young Farmers every week. I am going to Italy for 10 days cycling with a few of my Australian friends in May, then going to a residential course in Cambridge again in July. In between we are going to the Lake District for a bit of sailing - we are camping and Teddy is coming too."

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 23rd April, 4 pm.

Where: Gaythorne RSL. Meet in the carpark round the back (off Tel El Kebir St). A map! Gentlemen - bring a collared shirt to change into, please.

Hares: M. Promptu will set the trail. The RSL will cater.

On, on!

North-er - South-er - West-er - Easter

It's the preeminent weekend of the year for people to scatter to all points of the compass, so it's always hard to predict how many to eggspect on Easter Sunday. In the end we counted 5 walkers, 2 runners and 4 laggards who just turned up to join us at the pub (it's only fair to note that these were suffering from a number of ailments). It was a brilliant afternoon for a walk or run around the village circuit - sunny and clear, but quite autumnal, with the first westerlies of the season lending a crisp coolth to the air. Here are some of Snappy's shots from the walk:

We felt desperately sorry for the owners of the pub, who had so much to complain about during Covid restrictions, so we were overjoyed to pay an extra 15% on drinks and meals to celebrate Easter - we'd really have liked to pay more. And we sang Happy Birthday to a young man who had just turned 17. It's far more common for us to be celebrating 70th birthdays at the moment....

Meanwhile, other members of the Hash have been North-er, West-er, South-er than the stay-at-homes this East-er. Here are some shots from these different directions:

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 16th April at 4 pm

Where: Lax and Le W*nk's Mitchelton abode

Hares: Le W*nk and Lax

On, on!

Last of the summer runs 2023

We might have guessed from Upstanding's inexhaustible stock of jokes that his birthday falls on April 1st - he was born to be a joker. And we were honoured to be invited to celebrate his Big One on Sunday. Moreover (since we're cheapskates at heart) we were delighted to find that he'd supplied an esky of free beer and bubbles alongside the Hash ones....Payback officially inducted him into the Old Farts' Club with a presentation of the appropriate beverage:

Our hares took us on a varied and interesting sortie through the leafy byways of Wilston, past the classy latte joints of Wilston Village, the mangroves of Enoggera Creek, and a spanking new microbrewery. Here are some of Snappy's shots of the gathering and the walk:

Back home at the hares' we enjoyed a birthday feast which included a kombi cake (without an awning - who needs an awning?) Many thanks to Upstanding and Idle Vice!

A number of our members are going away this week for an extended Hash camping trip. Bon voyage to them! And for those of us who remain...a reminder that from next Sunday we'll be moving to a 4 pm start time!

Next run/walk details

When: Sunday 9th April at 4 pm (Easter Egg run)

Where: John Scott Park, Samford Village

Hares: M. Promptu will set the trail. Drinks and food thereafter at the Samford Pub (there will be no Hash eskys this week)

On, on!