Sea of blue - sea of red

Those who made it to Caloundra last Sunday enjoyed a really scenic run alongside the briny blue. Payback notes that:

* It was a windy day but the rain stayed away;
* A certain newly licensed driver made it from Brisbane all by herself. It was a relief for her parents when she arrived in one piece;
* The runners encountered some eye opening scenery on King's Beach (hmmm);
* Dinner was served in an enormous top floor apartment with a panoramic view of the ocean. There were lashings of savoury mince and crusty bread, followed by Tim Tams and fruit mince pies.

Some Caloundra cuddles:

A manspreading flasher:

Keep your hands out of shot, boys!

Sunset view:

On Monday a select group joined a sea of red in the city for the 2017 Red Dress Run. The early comers thought they looked pretty chic in their little red numbers, but they were totally blown out of the water when Mile High and Hugandkiss arrived:

Mile High's accoutrements included some cute little red wings:

Here's the Samford crew, with our stars of dress-up in the centre:

Tinkerbell, the hare, had set a complicated run/walk which visited all the top CBD landmarks. He took us up and down the mall and through some classy hotels, Post Office square, King George Square, the City Gardens, Riverside Centre, central station, and Roma Street Parklands (where the crowds gathered in the open-air cinema cheered the runners as we made our way through them.) The drink stop and singalong were beside the old windmill on Wickham Terrace:

In the circle back at the Cicada Bar, Mile High was acclaimed as the Best Dressed Male, trouncing some stiff competition among the hundreds present. Congratulations! What an honour!

It's our Hash Christmas Party on Saturday, and we are looking forward to catching up with members of our Canberra chapter: Wizbanger, Hot to Trot, Slammit and Upfront. Our recovery run on Sunday will be in Dayboro....

Next run details
When: Sunday 17th December, 5 pm
Where: Banger and Make an Offer's country mansion in Dayboro
Hares: Make an Offer and Banger

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

On, on!

Another riparian ramble

People do sometimes get lost on a hash run/walk. It's rather less common for people to get lost even before we start - but this Sunday it happened to two couples! Perhaps they need to check their prescriptions for reading glasses?

A cool, moist afternoon provided very pleasant conditions for a M. Promptu stroll along the South Pine River for the walkers and a rural circuit (including a couple of creek crossings) for the runners. Back at Undambi, Pot Luck laid on a varied meal with a bit of a leaning toward the dessert side of things.

It was good to welcome Epic back for his second run with Samford Hash - and this time he brought his wife for her first ever hash run. She showed some great skill in handling a welcoming down, down:

We have some big events coming up....it's all go at this time of year, innit?

Next Sunday Miss Demeanour, Shockjock and Co. will be hosting their annual Sunshine Coast run at Caloundra (as we have done in the past, we'll move the start time to 4 pm to give us plenty of time to trash their holiday unit afterwards.)

Then on Monday it's the Brisbane Red Dress Run - register by 6 pm for a 6:30 start at the Cicada Bar in the city (48 Adelaide Street - see the flyer below to confirm details.)

And then the following Saturday we'll be meeting at Charcoal and Strine's for our 2017 Hash Christmas party (review your emails to confirm what you'll be bringing.)

Next run details
When: Sunday 10th December, 4 pm - Note: a 4 pm start for this run only!
Where: Happy Valley car park, The Esplanade, Caloundra. A map!
Hares: Shockjock, Miss Demeanour and Co.

then...The Red Dress Run on Monday 11th December - 6:30 pm (register by 6)
Where: Cicada Bar and Restaurant, 48 Adelaide Street, near the City Hall, Brisbane
Hares: Radar and Co.

On, on!