Run 917-8 - 29-30 Apr 2006
Run 917/8 - Barnes Weekend
Sat/Sun 29th/30th April
Hares: 917-Jerry Can 918-Flakey & Karma K
Run 918. Barnes W/E Finale. Sunday 2nd May 2006.
To commemorate the visit of Barnes HHH & to prove that I can write I now have no less than 3 run reports from the last 6 weeks written & ready for typing. However this report will precede the 2 others I owe due to your scribes current lack of domestic, secretarial & sexual slaves.(Applications invited).
As for the previous day's Hash a pack of over 60 was gathered on a fine afternoon at Buggy's Sports Club, with 24 of the Barnes contingent still hanging in after 2 heavy Costa nights. The trail started off in the shiggy littered riverbed by the Mijas road but was soon diverted thro 'building sites,road cuttings & tunnels into a series of lanes serving a myriad of smallholdings.
Having negotiated this part the pack was split up over quite a distance before arriving at a succulent (perhaps not for drinking) stream in which all were compelled for the next half km. to soak their feet, ankles, knees & in the case of the slightly unsteady, much more. On then back to dry earth & under the motorway into open countryside with a neat check at the next gully which confused & beguiled some of the Barnes mob, one of whom had perceived a curved arrow marked in flour to be a question mark!!! (International Hashers?)
Arrivals at the beer stop were timed in over a 40 minute period after which the last couple of km. was downhill thro' some dense foliage followed by a lengthy on-in along an almost dry riverbed which was a bit of a stagger for those who had had time for more than 3 beers & few of GM Stiffy's delicious chocolate brownies.
In the circle the Hares deservedly were awarded 8/10 for a great run around well worn hash territory. RA Dipper then made full use of the ice at his disposal punishing Jerrycan for the failure of the Barnes GM to be there for this run.(Apparently a joint in Morrocco took preference).Knockout Neptune & Willy Wanker came next & now know what to expect if they do not pay strict attention to the words & actions of our esteemed RA. Suffice it to say that 2 sizeable chunks of ice were practically melted by bum friction at the end of the circle.
Fish & chips, staks, wine & live music all combined to make the On-On at Buggy's Manhattan restaurant a memorable evening.Thanks for coming Barnes.
On-On,
El Pulpo.
