Run Date: 8 September 2025
Run No: 2344
Hare: Maple Syrup
Venue: 66 O’Brien Esplanade, Shoal Point
Hashers: 18
It was the usual meet and greet at the starting point however Piccolo unwittingly spiced things up as she wrapped her arms around Zorro. He absent-mindedly placed his arm around her and called her Matches.
Maple Syrup tried to smooth over the fact that the run marks had disappeared in the rain and she didn’t want to cover the course again. Honeyed words of contrition didn’t wash; all knew it was a complete fabrication of facts – “Willy Weather” stated otherwise.
So up Volute St and left along busy Shoal Point Rd to the roundabout, further along to Sunset Beach Park where we walked thru foliage to a natty little lookout. Maple Syrup was concerned about the strength of the drink stop gin and decided that a thimbleful was sufficient – it was not. Welcome to the Nanny state!
The hare had magically aligned heaven and earth just for the Hashers it seemed. A blood moon hung in the dark sky and reflected in the waves. It was quite a spectacle. As we walked along the beach, the sand was firm and the torches put out circles of light. This must have prompted another torch bearer who came down to the waves and cut right behind us.
We proceeded at a fast pace with a whipping wind moving us along. Not content to allow us just to mooch on home, Maple Syrup organised an obstacle course. 5 minutes before we traversed the rocks Raggedy Ann and I were engaged in a conversation about old age, falling over, broken bones and sprains. This might be the reason we were very tentative and needed a helping hand.
Back at No: 66, Blurry and Insex competed for loss of memory as their jokes seemed to come and then flitter away. Smut announced that his blast from the past was just dry facts. Nothing different from the usual fare. Termite had no money in his wallet, wrote an IOU but then was voted in to be the treasurer the following week – no way to run a business. Maple Syrup has obviously spent time in Texas because the chilli con carne, in my opinion was flavoursome and beany.
Next week’s true blue Hash run will commence at 12 Barclays Rd, Dumbleton. The riverbank and cane paddock headlands will be off limits as venomous snakes abound at this time of the year and people who are struggling with the economic situation may not be kindly disposed towards a crowd tramping thru their living quarters. Therefore, there is only one option left.
On On
Juice
