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Pak Sha Wan Hare - Indyanus Write up - Cheesy Flying Fux The Peeps - Cheesy, CUTR, Minja, Lost (IS & IT), Gobi Lo, Octo, Screwtop, Hopeless, BL, AFWD, Crackpot, Rooted, Princess LIT FB photos "There are no dogs". For some reason those words from Indie's briefing stuck. Not that dogs concern me. But they were ringing in my ears as we departed from A. They also seemed an interesting choice, given the first half of the run consisted largely of running the gauntlet between rows of slathering hounds, with only thin fences preventing them sinking their teeth into gweilo flesh! But I'm jumping ahead of myself.... An erstwhile pack of 14 assembled at Indie's favourite (and standard) A. The main topic of discussion was which of her two favoured locations would be B. After a pretty standard briefing (usual markings, one trail, and the aforementioned claim of "no dogs"), the pack headed off up the steep gradient that is Kau Sai San Tsuen Road, then into the vegetation. A couple of checks shook up the order a little, then, to the surprise of a few, we popped back out onto Hiram's Highway and headed towards Sai Kung. Just as the novelty of running along a main road was wearing thin, the trail took a quick left into Tai Chung Hau, where your humble scribe missed a check-back (hidden between two parked cars) and met the pack of local dogs who guard all the car mechanics' premises. This little diversion put me behind most of the pack, so then it was catch-up time. Navigating was easy - I just followed the screams of Lost in Translation and Crackpot when they came across an emerald green Bamboo Pit Viper lurking at a fork in the trail! From there it was into the denser bush backing onto Ma On Shan Country Park, including a lovely stream section replete with frogs, lizards and other wildlife. A well-placed check-back brought the pack back together, until trail was found up a set of overgrown stairs, and into a very well-marked shiggy trail. In fact, the entire trail was exceptionally well-marked, with about three times the number of markings we usually see! "I was worried it might rain" was Indie's justification. And despite the surfeit of markings, she was still highly relieved when the first runners came in. Much worrying about naught I believe! Anyway, back to Ma On Shan Country Park, which markings told us we were heading for.... but turned out to be a check-back (to give us the opportunity to experience a beautiful bamboo forest I expect). Trail soon led us back to civilization, in the form of Pak Kong Road, with a couple of check-backs pulling the pack back together again before we returned to Hiram's Highway. A brief diversion took us around the Lions' centre, then back out to Hiram's Highway for a kilometer or two back (to some of our surprise) to B at the Hebe Haven Yacht Club - about 100 metres from where we'd started! "If Lost at Sea had needed the car, I could have brought the bags over in a trolley" was Indie's justification for the proximity of A and B. A happy pack gradually collected at B, though several runners obviously felt they hadn't done enough for the evening and sailed on (no pun intended) past the carpark, despite the loud yells, whistles, and "On-Ons" of those already supping their well-earned beverages (and tasty snacks provided by the hare). An excellent run on a very pleasant evening, well done the hare! Down Downs by Octopussy Hare - run and stepped in last minute - Indy Latecomers - CUTR of course, plus Crackpot for late finish due to blown torch CUTR and Lost In Space - Brokeback mountain moment on trail? Complaining on trail about waterfall, Lost In Space and Crackpot Turned back at waterfall - Lost In Space Shooting past finish - Crackpot and Screwtop Coming in from back - Hopeless and AFWD FRB Burning Lust being given grief by Rooted for not calling Indy for not doing whole trail Lost In Translation - snake on trail Long way to A... PCT Rooted and Burning Lust Lost In Space to Hopeless for pre recce'ing run Rooted to PCT and Burning Lust for corrupting Minja Turtle PCT to Indy for English wanker on trail Indy to PCT for being an angry Englishman Indy to Lost In Space for flying in to hash PCT to Lost In Space - meeting at Tokyo Samurai hash Indy to Crackpot - from Stanley Hopeless DD: Joe90 - lost hat Taste test MnM vs Skittles - M&Ms WIN! 200 runs Lost In Translation bottle of Pinot Grigio CUTR for drunk Aussies on last visit to HHYC Indy DDs: Frat house men PCT, BL & Lost In Space Lost In Translation to Indy, dog briefing...... lies! Octopussy - Burning Lust lent a towel to fellow hasher Crackpot to WH3 AGMs 2 * Lost - tee shirt coordination Car boot problem - Indy & Lost In Space And the most famous hash song was sung by the Brits.
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