#1169 King George V Playing Fields - Woodpecker and Spocky - 18 Aug 2024

The official 90th birthday celebrations for Woodpecker and a fantastic turnout from Taunton, Isca and various other hashes, as well as City of Exeter H3.

The trail took us around the river basin in Exeter, with some long longs (at least before the sweetie stop!). The first loop took us around the playing fields before catching up with the shorts by the old mill. Then a second long short was a very long way round the university sports pitches by the river, and then up towards the quay before returning back to Ducks Meadow for the sweetie stop. 

From then, it was pretty much straight back home thorough Woodpecker's home territory, with a long-short cutting off the corner of the path, and a second long short around the old pitch and putt field. 

At the end a presentation was made to Woodpecker in the form of a cake with 90 candles lit by a flame thrower, and a personalized bum belt .

Then back to the Tally Ho! where Woodpecker kindly bought us all a drink!

Thanks to Spocky and Drift for helping lay the trail, and wishing Woodpecker a fantastic 91st year and many more to come!

#1170 Kingsteignton - Wide - 25 Aug 2024

It's that time of year again where we celebrate Wide's birthday (and also Spocky's, and also Brillo's) with a tea party! This year we had neighbours and mums in attendance too. We circled up outside the old Dewdrop Inn, and Wide introduced the hash marks to the visitors. "Can't we just follow the person in front", asked one mum's friend!!

The trail took us around the houses of Kingsteignton with a couple of loops for the longs taking us through the church grave yard, with the sweetie stop on the marshes, where Howling Wilf and I mounted the water buffalo.

Then the long took us underneath the railway line and along the estuary to the Passage House Inn. Then we followed lane beneath the A381 with a long loop around the new housing development, before back on three lane ask the way home. 

Afterwards we had an amazing sandwich lunch, tea and cake thanks to Tight, with a superb vegan chocolate cake have by neighbours! 

On on to next week when it's another trail from Wide from Teignmouth Rugby Club 

And a date for diaries: Sunday 29th September, Groucho's 80th, and he would like to invite us to his lunchtime celebrations. It will be from St Katherine's Priory, Exeter, with the hash before hand at 11am.

#1168 Ellerhayes - Paperwork and Sorepoint - 11 August 2024

Just a photo this week, but a glorious sunny trail. 

#1164 Blackborough Woods - Paperwork and Sorepoint - 14 July 2024

Sorepoint and Paperwork got soaked laying the trail yesterday, ready for the hash today. There was still water running down the road, puddles in the car park and some shiggy. 

Our GM was away so Wilf took charge, decisively claiming his right to do so after Sorepoint called the circle! Until that point the conversations had ranged from mathematics and decimal points (of course Paperwork was involved) to clitorises (guess what, Paperwork was still involved!). That conversation had something to do with Pearl's socks... 

Yes, Pearl was back!  And Mooner joined us, representing Taunton.  

The Bitz's were running late so we rushed as quickly as we could to get going (joke 🤣!). The trail headed down the road and then into the woods. I quickly found the On Home, but Bollards found the right way. A narrow path that ended up back on the road, but with a check back, and then a titty-check. A longish long took us around a loop, by which time Spocky had caught us up. Then, we joined the shorts. More beautiful woods to run through, and across some really pretty moss laden undergrowth. 

A narrow path with "Christmas trees" either side, and lots of prickly brambles, next - my arms and legs are scarred! Then another titty check and a long loop that went down, and then back up, with Spocky leading and Bollards and I trying to work out which way he went. No fear, Paperwork wasn't far behind. Then back to the prickly path for some more razor action 

Then to the sweetie stop, with liquorice, jelly beans and peachy rings.  The down down that didn't happen was Pearl turning to Wobbly saying "come on mate..." Thinking he was actually giving a pep talk to Son of the Bitz!

From there is wasn't far to go home, and the final long short had the car park in sight. So I sacrificed doing another long for opening the car up for the shorts too get their beer.

Thanks to the hares for a great trail. 

Next week we're at Ilford Manor, Southbrook Lane, near Cranbrook, the home of the Bitz's, with Boots laying the trail. https://maps.app.goo.gl/JCiT1fRF9kML9ASV6