#1182 Ilford Manor - Spocky - 17 Nov 2024

A small but perfectly formed hash this morning. Hash 1182. 

Tit bitz had joined us today as was warmly welcomed by everyone. 

We went along Southbrook lane into the houses. Rosie dog was yo-yoing between Tight and myself, she was too interested in what Coco dog was doing though. 

A check and Happy snapper went left, I went straight and Titters right, the later was right. Back we went. Walkers were taken on a short cut, while everyone else wound their way along the unfinished pavements. 

A L/S split saw HS, Titters and Howling Wilf go a different way. 

I saw pup, Tight and Woodpecker checking, I helped and got it right.

I came to a fishhook turned to do it and Spocky was right behind me, so I went to the back to find the longs who were not far behind. 

We crossed the main road and headed in to the field to a sweetie stop. Itzy and Son of a bitz were taking photos of the lovely view and we gathered for a some sweets and bantz. 

We chomped the lovely fair and too soon we’re were off across the field. Tamper, dogless, was having dog chat. 

I was feeling good so continued running, got a check right was before I knew it I was way ahead. As I got to the main road I did a self imposed fishhook back to the pack.  HW was very surprised to see me coming back and he thought he was in front. 

We crossed the road and back into the houses winding towards the OD. 

Half a mile later we were back on Southbrook lane heading home. 

Spocky announced he had baked some cake and asked who wanted tea and cake? Many hands shot into the air. 

I was happy with beer and crisps. We were all happy with the trail, the weather and the hospitality. Thanks Xbitz for letting us descend up on you. Xx

#1180 Model Aircraft car park, Woodbury Common - Flour Power - 3 November 2024

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Given it was difficult to find a hare for this week's trail, we had a fantastic turnout. Great to see Horny Woman again, as well as Bellotll, Troy & Minibar becoming regulars now, and Dobbie and Haggis as well.  Disappointed not to see Captain "Fixit" Peakcock after last week - perhaps he got arrested... but we did welocme Flour Power as hare, who had been volunteered to lay at the Autumn Gathering.

  

Apaprently no marines to come across on today's trail, and we were to watch out for Kirton's marks in sawdust, with Flour Power laying in flour of course.  

The Long and Walk trail confusingly headed off in the same direction, with the Shorts going another. Not too confusing though as noone did the Walk!  Thanks to Flour Power for thinking of those lazy b*ggers though!

The longs had a loop, before ctaching up the shorts, and crossing back over the road into the still closed Uphams car park.  Then up to the deforested bit of the plantation, along the edge, eventually ariving at a marking of RL with an arrow. Was this a regroup, with the long marked?  Turns out it was a Runner's Long, which the hare got a down down for later, becuase there are no runners in hashing.  He tried to suggest it means "Really Long", but that was ignored.

After heading to the edge iof the universe, we turned around  and came back the other way, meeting again the shorts, and soon arriving at the Sweetie Stop.  The hare had already sent the early-arriving shorts on, and wasn't expecting there to be more shorts mixed in with the longs. But we had a hash flash anyway.

By now we were 3+ miles in of a 5 miles trail, and looking forward to a beer.  It was getting more shiggy through the woods.  Then we took one of the board walks across the masrshy bits, before another long-short split turned into a HaHa.  Back we came, astarted the trek home along a narrow wet path.

On the Circle, Flour Power got hsi down down, along with Tight for falling over.

Next week its a short trail from Pearl before the AGPU at the Twisted Oak, Ide. 

#1177 Joneys Cross - Spocky - 20 October 2024.

It was windy and wet at Joneys Cross. But a fantastic turnout on a rubbish weather day. And by the time we returned home it was almost a nice day, with a tiny weeney bit of sun. 

Most of us wore coats with hoods, but not Pearl. He was probably right! It soon warmed up. Spocky was our hare, covered in mud, and he admitted that he'd got lost while laying 

Very muddy underfoot, and the clouds were low.

The ponys were completely ignoring us...and didn't seem to mind Pearl going for a wee behind their tree...

On on we continued, trying to catch the front runners, but slowed by brambles and slippery paths.A narrow bridge after some shin-deep mud, and a long loop to make us do it all over again!But soon at the sweetie stop.

Then Spocky announced that the second half was the muddy part of the trail, with more scrambling through branches and brambles, and skirting along streams.

Man down! Howling Wilf slipped over, on the second time along the stream.But soon all back after 4 miles, and the sun was peeking out! 

Bollards had a down down for new shoes!

#1176 Exeter Squash Club - Speedy and Stix - 13 October 2024

Since it was mine and Speedy's trail, then I'm not going to write much other than that is was A-MAZE-ING. Apart from an the mistakes, and everyone who couldn't find the trail.... But anyway that was all Speedy's fault anyway.

I hope we took you to places where you hadn't been before via paths behind houses (where you dump bodies, according to Spocky), and the bottom of valleys, where the students drink. 

The sweetie stop was not far into the trail, but the longs went back there another two times.

Sorry for cutting Rosie's head off in the photo. 

Speedy, Brillo and I enjoyed a lovely couple of pints in the club afterwards.

On on to Joneys Cross next week for a train by Spocky.