Hot mamas and cold ski slopes

We celebrated Hot Mamas once again at this year's Mothers' Day run! As we always say, the prestigious Samford Hash Mother Superior Award is not reserved for biological mothers - after all, Mother Superiors are not really meant to have biological offspring - but this year our worthy recipient is someone who is just about to become a Mother of the Bride!

It was champers all round as Culture helped the winner Escargot into the formidable foundation-wear:

And here's a podium shot worthy of a Grand Prix, Tour de France or Miss World win:

A model Mother Superior - well, done, Escargot!

Le W*nk had set a run/walk that gave us a really good insight into how Kedron Brook had behaved in last weekend's flash flood - it must have been a terrific sight! He followed this up with some of his usual gourmet tucker. Many thanks!

And now here's a bit of news from our wandering hashers, Charcoal and Strine:

Our two weeks plus in Italy were spent living in hilltop towns - in San Colette Monastery in the old part of Assisi and then in a 'villa' outside San Gimigniano, where we spent a week two years ago. This gave us the chance to investigate both of these towns and many the smaller hilltop towns in the surrounding areas such as Cortona and Orvietto from Assisi and Monterigioni, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Lucca and...the smaller places around where we stayed in San Gim. Monterigionni was a really interesting place....There are really only two streets, an interesting square surrounded by cafes and restaurants and a pilgrim church. 

We then drove nearly one thousand km north to Vienna, staying overnight in another country B and B.

In our time staying in the Vienna Woods , about 25 km out of the old town, we made day trips down to the wineries near the Hungarian border, of course bringing some supplies back with us and to Kahlenberg Heights for some views down to the extensive town and suburbs and down to Kloster Neuburg for a wander around and then to have lunch [in]... the great restaurant down in the cellars....On Sunday went into town to go to a Piano Recital by Dan Barenboim. For a change he was the soloist and not the conductor. In the afternoon we went into the old town and through Mozart's House.

Next stop: Germany.

And here are some pics:

Monterigioni:

Skiing:
 

Strine comments: "Both skiing photos were taken up on the Glacier over 2 000m high above Soelden where we stayed, and close to the Austrian Italian border.The ski tunnel allows skiers to access the ski slopes on the other side and looking down to the Dolomite Mountains in Italy."

Charcoal disappearing up a walking track in the Vienna Woods:

Charcoal and Strine at the Music Hall in Vienna for the Daniel Barenboim Piano Recital:

Strine and Charcoal trying the local delicacies at Kloster Neuburg Restaurant, on the north side of Vienna:

Schnitzel with friends:

Next run details
When: Sunday 17th May, 4 pm
Where: Leave Pass's Upper Kedron hangout
Hare: Leave Pass

(Email us if you need directions to this run.)

On, on!