1119: Sideshow's Scramble and Sand Trail

Sideshow and Bummer set a torturous route out the back of Khatiyah Main across ankle breaking rocks, up and down 45 degree rocky slopes and along the sides of sandy hills. This did not phase Cluseau who charged ahead, coming in first and for a change getting both the number and the words right. Pestasaurus made him pay for his speed though and gave him and most of the other teachers a well deserved bucketing.

Methusela's comprehensive range of camping gear was showcased from the back of Vomit Comet's pickup. Some lucky people will win all in the upcoming raffle so bring lots of money to buy tickets.

Darkness fell on us rather quickly so it was decided to start next week's hash at 3:30pm.

A new hash email address just for photos has been created. It is photos.dukhanhash@gmail.com. So send in all your hash photos and they will be displayed on the blog.

On On

Hashblogger.

1118: The Grand Old Duke of York

He had about 40 hashers, he ran them up to the top of the hill, and he ran them down again.

Del's first attempt at setting a hash was a great success after the locationally challenged hares got their bearings. The trails started off rocky, went sandy, had a huge false trail and then headed off down the beach. The mobile ON-IN had to be brought closer to the cars as the light dimmed and Pestasaurus dashed back to be first in. Good to see new hashers volunteering to set the trails. Great turnout again with a few new faces too. Spy was Coach freshly back from his holidays and he found an excuse to bucket nearly everybody.

Not long until the Guy Fawkes Hash (6th November). Kids get your guys ready to meet their fiery doom.

1117: Rigger Jim & Trotter's dual trail mountain hash.

VC foolishly accepted my offer to set the hash last week. So along with rigger Jim who was eager to set a hash before going away for a month we laid a long hash and a short hash.

We had the best turnout for a long time, with a lot of new teachers and kids. There was a bit of confusion with the first trail as Gary and Cluseau led everyone on to an old trail, but with a little help from the trumpet we found our way again. Then the runners shot off into the distance leaving the middle of the pack to straight-line a very wiggly course. Then it was along the pipes and up a jebel to finish. Glen Morangie was first in and recited the words perfectly. Jaws down-downed a fizzy tiger to celebrate his 50th birthday, spilling most of it on his head.

Penelope pissed up was very happy to stand in as spy and was spoiled for choice of people to bucket. She concentrated mainly on the guys, bucketing VC, myself and Dr. Justice.

Bonfire night hash coming up, probably Thursday the 6th.

On On.

1116: Katie's Scenic Tour of Zikreet

Katie set a nice long hash in the popular hole in the wall area, leading us around jebels, across soft sand and flat areas of compacted sand. There was much amazement that the pallets used for the Hashmas remained where they were left. Trotter (myself) was asked to step in as spy at the last minute but showed mercy on the T-Shirtless newbies as hashberdash supplies are low. New T-Shirt is imminent. Cluseau received a bucketing for breaching article 2.3 of the rules (not running the full length of a false trail), Del failed to prepare himself and his family for the hash in good time and VC was bucketed for failing to follow Engineering advice and construct a windbreak for the hash camp fire to burn the wood slower.

On On the hare, stand in quench, stand in hash-cash and everybody else involved.

1115 Survivor

The morning after the night before.........up at the crack of dawn (except VC that is). The sea was tranquil if our heads weren't, a quick collect of all the rubbish (oh the joy of staying over) and the little ones continued building fires. All clear, The VC emerged and off we went on a live hash fearing the worst (with Jaws, Gump, Rocky, and Josh in the pack of hares). Tony though it was led us a bit of a dance (backwards, sideways, skipping, 'the 2 ronnies'), then Kirsty wasn't easy on us. The Pest's trail though stopped before it even began! Forest enjoyed there being no bucket filling a used food container with grimy ice water from the cool box and delivering a mass bucket. On On!



In the meantime the littlest hashers hadd stolen the breakfast fire from under the hash bed, so, tents down, happy, weary sandy way home.

Remains to say thanks to everyone involved.
Klipe for the wood and location. Katie and Mister Vomit for the run. Clousseau and Bubbley for the BBQ and everyone who did for the food. Meths for the refreshments. The Comet for the rather too biased quiz. Everyone for coming .. and laughing. And to the survivors for leaving the spot spotless as ever.

See you on Bonfire night!