Wag the flag!

This year saw the usual debate about whether our National Day should really celebrate the occasion on which Australian Border Protection policies failed most spectacularly - January 26th, 1788. On the one hand, we do like celebrating failures (e.g. Gallipoli.) On the other...well, we do always run on a Sunday. So this year we did our bit towards reconciliation (and our own convenience) by wagging the flag for Oz on January 29th.

What do you like best about Australia?

"Swimming between the flags"

"Mullets, blue wife-beaters and coldies"

"Hats you can store coldies in"

"Blowing me own trumpet"

Here's the group of 32 humans - plus canines - before the start (minus a couple of latecomers.) Thanks to Topless for the photography. Click to view, and see if you can make out Tinkerbell skulking in the background somewhere....

Our hares took us on an enjoyable and varied loop through bush and along bitumen, past ancient trees and new housing. They followed this up with a highly traditional Oz-cuisine meal featuring meed poys, mushy peas, mashed podayder and termarder sauce, with pavs (or pevs, if you prefer) for dessert. Many thanks to them for the run, meal and decor!

Hare Jamesbondage was this year's champion thong-tosser:

Next run details
When: Sunday 5th February, 5 pm
Where: Corner Buranda and Clear Mountain Roads, Clear Mountain. A map!
Hares: Charcoal and Strine

On, on!

The back blocks of Bunya

Our hares this last Sunday set us a 4-way conundrum to start off with - before taking us up a long climb - followed by a long descent - followed by another long climb...and so on. You get the general idea. The trail featured a good mix of bitumen and bush track and a number of cunning checks. Back at the start (and after experiencing no net change in elevation) we enjoyed some scrumptious nosh and a twirling light show by Lielow and friends. 3 excellent brews by Shockjock were on tap at the bar. Thanks to our hares!

Some trail markings were cleverly disguised...this one as a mushroom:

Back at the hares':

Next Sunday we'll be patriotically celebrating all things Australian by displaying and wearing all sorts of Chinese-made tat.  Blue singlets and bum cracks are in order. You'll find some reminders of previous Oz Day events here, here, here, here and here.

Next run details
When: Sunday 29th January, 5 pm
Where: Jamesbondage and Redbreast's hillside humpy
Hares: Redbreast and Jamesbondage

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

On, on!