Saturday, August 25

Hash on 2 Sept

Hash from Poachers Ide on 2nd Sept. Part two of hash from last September. OD at Poachers Sunday lunch from 8.95 children 6.95. Please let me know if you want to eat so I can reserve On On Blobby









Wednesday, August 22

Sunday's trail

Please bring some food to share on Sunday, for the hash laid by Wide and Tight in Kingsteignton to celebrate Wide and Spocky's birthdays



Monday, August 20

Hash diary dates for September - hot off the press!

Here's the City of Exeter Hash diary dates for September!

Sun 2 Sept 11.00
Poachers Inn, Ide EX2 9RW (SX899902) [Blobhoblin]

Sun 9 Sept 11.00
Cranbrook Education Campus EX5 7EE (SY014959) [English Muffin, Cup Cake and Baby Bean]

Sun 16 Sept, 11.00
Bridge Farm, Stoke Canon EX5 4EE (SX938973) OD Stoke Canon Inn  [Groucho]

Sun 23 Sept, 11.00
Whimple Railway Station EX5 2QH (SY045973) [Spockybitz]

Sun 30 Sept, 11.00
Spinney Close, Exeter EX2 5PE (SX950916) [Hole-in-1]

On On
Stix


Sunday, August 19

Salcombe Hill - Strapo and Swampy - 19th August 2018

Apparently Strapo doesn't plan trails!  That might explain a few things...!  The locals certainly hadn't planned for City of Exeter H3 to turn up in force; the small car park was a hectic mix of hashers and doggers when we arrived.   Hole-in-1 even put on her teacher's voice and asked a newly arrived car to budge up a bit to make parking more efficient.    In fact we thought that without the Bitzs and Child Baits, numbers were going to be low.  Strapo was worrying that he'd not bought enough sweets - but as we were to find out later, he had actually scoffed one of the packs himself while laying.  It was also good to see the hare t-shirts back, and Paperwork also decided to wear orange!

Setting off more than 10 minutes late, we still passed Dobby arriving late.  The trail went down the road, which seemed like far-too-far - given we were going to be coming back up sometime soon.  Then we took the path behind the observatory, through some woods and the long went into a large field.  The FRBs headed anticlockwise round the field, while I found the trail clockwise - they got their fines later.  Then across the lane, into some woods, and we seemed to run practically all the way back to the start.  But not quite, and he headed across the cliffs to the sweetie stop on the coastal path.

It was great the admire the view without being knackered, like we were last time we had a sweetie stop here!   The trail then headed down towards Weston and the beaches, up towards Salcome Regis (with some very friendly walkers telling us where the dots were), and back up a very steep hill to a cross-roads of paths which we had passed earlier. The pack had got quite spread out by this stage, and the rest, while we waited for everyone to arrive, was appreciated.  Tampa, having taken a short cut, had found a credit card and was accosting every walker to see if they had seen the 'foreigner' that was named on it!  Then it was a very short jog up to the car park.

Speedy took on the Sheriff's role, fining all those that missed the trail on the long, me mistaking Max's sandal/flip-flop for mine, and Strapo for nerd naming.

Next week its a Birthday Hash for Wide and Spocky, from Kingsteington, Fore St./Tarrs La. (map, SX872730)

And don't forget to RATE THE HASH!

Sunday, August 12

George V playing fields, Exeter - Stix - 12th Aug 2018

Just 11 of us on this week's trail - not very surprising really given the holiday season and the overnight rain.  But we certainly represented the quality of the hash, if not quantity! We welcomed Skylark from London, who had been invited by Sorepoint to the A2B hash yesterday, and joined us today while he was in the county. 

It was my lay, and I'd been out since 9.30 in the rain, but was flummoxed laying the final bit because Mill Road - the lane the follows the river - was closed. So arrived in the car park, looking like a drowned rat, a few minutes after 11.  

I took the trail towards Bridge Road, knowing that since its one-way, no-one would spot the marks on their way in. But I had to be carefully to kick out any marks from Isca's hash the previous Wednesday. The trail went up the dual carriage way then onto the playing fields, while I cut the walkers short.   Back together, we made our way up onto Topsham Road, then into Ludwell Valley park.  We nearly lost Belltoll through some crafty trail laying, but worked our way up to the sweetie stop not far from Pynes Hill, where Harry-the-dog provided the entertainment as we took turns to kick his ball as far as we could down the very steep slope, laughing at how he couldn't stop himself.  

Whereas the first part of the trail was designed so that I could offer shortcuts, the second part was more of a direct route home.  So I put in three long-shorts to keep the FRBs at the back.  The route was undulating and slippy, to say the least.  But once back onto Topsham Road, there was another long-short back up the other side of the brook, while the shorts went up the the crem and on-home. 

Fines went to Speedy for not calling, and to Tampa for allowing Harry to steal the football from the game taking place on the playing fields at the start.

Next week's trail is from Salcombe Hill Car Park, opposite Observatory (map, SY139881).
Hares are still needed for 23rd and 30th September.
Finally, don't get to Rate the Hash!


Sunday, August 5

Trails

Hares needed for 23rd and 30th September please!

Next week (12th) we are hashing from King George V Playing Fields in Countess Wear, Exeter.  Note: We will meet at the car park on Countess Wear Road NOT the one behind the Beefeater. Take School Lane (off Topsham Road) towards the Tally Ho!. 


Blackbury Camp hash - 29 July 2018 - Sorepoint and Paperwork

Words by Tampa...
A small turnout for blackbury camp only 10 +1 late comer[woodpeker]. A loop around the hill fort a short bit of road and off into the woods. Down a long way to a stream and up again the other side of the valley. Lots of ups and downs through new territory for most of us. Small pack means lots of sweets. 3 long short splits 4.5 miles a good hash thank you Paperwork and Sorepoint.