28th September - Warren CP - Stat Nav + Chesty

It was a beautiful and warm day as we hashers gathered in the car park, about 18 in all. The virgin hares stood looking nervous as we all drew up. Chesty managed to find her voice though and bellowed at us to 'CIRCLE UP!' We were given some hash instructions, the most prominent being that there were two water obstacles, if we avoided the 1st, we would be unceremoniously dunked in the 2nd! We set off wary of every sign of water. We ended up in the forest getting a little lost as the dew had disposed of quite a bit of flour. We came across a few fish hooks, which the usual suspects had to do. After about half an hour we arrived at a hash halt next to the car park? What's going on we all thought, we haven't had the sweetie stop yet??? It was there that Stat Nav admitted he'd made the rookie error of crossing the car park mid hash. I think everyone must've been feeling kind because I didn't hear anyone demanding a case of beer?!
Through the car park and on a little further, we reached the sweetie stop. Fruit pastilles, liquorice allsorts and minstrels, didn't make the same mistake as Groucho last week then?! It was here that we had an impromptu massage stop. Odd Bitz seemed to be performing some kind of therapy on Fruity, it looked more like CPR, but with Fruity the wrong way round. Anyway, everyone gamely joined in and 'helped' cure her ailment! The time at this stage was about ten to twelve so a call of On! On! A2B was called and we proceeded.
After a nice stretch of running we all split up, unintentionally, with Odd Bitz, Radiohead and Woodpecker striding off into the distance. Despite our calls of On Back, they thought they knew better and disappeared. We all waited at the regroup, where the hares made an executive decision to miss out a loop of the run as time was beginning to get on. Heading down a steep slope, Groucho decided the only way down was to slide on ones bum! We all quickly said, 'Tampa's nowhere near you this time!' We met up with the escapees and started the route back toward the car park.
This was the time the water obstacles became apparent! Almost everyone went through, yes I mean you Fruity, oh yes, and Woodpecker! Even Odd Bitz who deemed it necessary to remove his socks and trainers first, that'll teach him to wear clean trainers! Having completed this pool he carefully replaced socks and shoes not realising there was a 2nd! He skived out of this one along with Woodpecker...again! We all squelched our way back up the hill to the car park to find Tampa waiting there.
Fines were duly handed out for assorted misdemeanors one being 'camp calling' which seemed to be Tail Lamps' forte!
Well done hares on your first hash, a very good job. Next time though, we'd like a beer stop incorporated after the 1st 6 miles please!

*****THIS SUNDAY, VIRGIN HARES!!!*****

Don't forget, the virgin hares, Chesty and Stat Nav, are laying the hash this Sunday from The Warren CP, Woodbury Common.

YouTube - Charlie bit my finger - again !

YouTube - Charlie bit my finger - again ! Tampa and Groucho when they were young!!!

21st September - Ideford Common - Groucho

Seventeen goodly hashers arrived today on a glorious sunny day, we had one new hasher ,a mere 7 years old called Jazmine, yes spelt with a z according to Miss Twin Peaks. Woodpecker arrived at 11.10(bwt)British Woodpecker Time, only to be out done by Baglady who decided to pass the meeting place and take in the sea air at Teignmouth. I didn't notice any increase in her performance having taken some of this intoxicing Teignmouth air, any she was fined by the acting Sheriff, one Spockybitz. We were also graced by the appearance of Rambo who took a good five minutes before exposing his upper body features.
All went very very well today until we heard a scream deep in the wood, the scream came from the tonsils of Spockybitz who has a thing about spiders, hence the scream. He was very brave and offered to protect everybody from the back of the pack. Fruitybitz and X-bitz managed to do a fish hook, bearing in mind they were walkers, what does that say for the rest. The sweet stop dropped in standard this week, no iced lollies but two packets of sweets of the same flavour! Groucho came out with the usual lame excuse.
Once back at the car park Emerald was doing her market stall thing giving away cooking apples, thanks Emerald. Mr Woodpecker was again telling us what he thought of his latest play in which he was, of course, no doubt a star. Those are my words not his. Anyway well done Woodpecker. On On
Groucho

14th September - Stantyway Farm, Otterton - Chad

Well Tail Lamp and Groucho arrived first at around 10.40 and noticed the hare travelling by on four occasions, was he lost? Was he just confused? Or was he laying the trail? He pretended not to notice us for he did not attempt a sideways glance as he sped here there and.............. .
The weather was great today no wind or rain just sunshine. Due to this extra warmth many of the gathered throng, some 19 in number, just lurking around at each check whilst the usual human dynamos did the checking. Even the Sheriff milked the situation claiming he was limp, what can one say?!!!
The trail was well laid, lots of checks, we had water hazards, Groucho kept his distance this time making sure that Tampa was at the very least an arms length away.
The River Otter was quite refreshing today, talking of which the hare produced a cool bag full of iced lollies at the sweet stop.The hare has certainly raised the bar as far as sweet stops are concerned. All in all a good hash, well done Mr Hare.

Groucho

7th September - Lympstone CP - Groucho

The day started off with much better weather than we have seen of late and by the time we had all (eventually) gathered in Lympstone Village CP, the sun was even threatening to show its face. It was a great turnout with well over 20 hashers including a lot of children. Visitors also from Bridgwater H3, Ferret and Bangkok as well as our resident guests (is that an oxymoron) Sorepoint and Paperwork. Notable by his absence AGAIN was our sheriff, Odd Bitz, come back, there's going to be a hate campaign if I keep handing out many more fines!
We set off towards the estuary, up the hill and down again, with Groucho commenting to someone that he hadn't checked the tide tables while laying the trail! So much for a dot within 50m Groucho. After the back check up the road I knew it had to be along the estuary so I persisted and after about 200m I called the on on. This called for a few precarious manouveres along the bank to avoid any drowning incidents. I'm sure you ought to have been fined for that?! We then headed along the East Devon Way, hampered by a fish hook which Chad cheated on, back into Lympstone and onto a lovely little jog until we hit the next fish hook of the day. Up Quay Lane and down the other side and onto a hash halt.
We then headed off down to the mill, via the brook! Oh yes, you sneaked that one in didn't you! Some lightweights tried to cheat but they were duly noted in the fines book! Onto another hash halt where Twin Peaks was delicately deposited in the brook for avoiding the water previously! On through the mill field and onto the sweetie stop which was a lovely spot until we had our first ever incident of HASH VIOLENCE! Poor old Groucho was manhandled and subsequently ended up with a very wet outfit, a cut ear and probably botulism or some other horrid disease from the brook. We all stood there in stunned almost silence (well, you can never really shut hashers up!), before clambering through the brook as on on had been called.
We ran up the path to the road then up school hill onto Candys Field before arriving at Burgmanns Hill. I don't know what's been going on in that field but 3 peoples shoelaces all came undone at the same time.....ah yes....a fish hook. I don't think they realised the deputy was coming up behind them! Ha! Ha! All fined, they got their comeuppance though, there was another one 50m later! On from there down to the railway bridge and the long short split across cliff field. Tail Lamp chose neither of these options and made up his own 'medium' split, straight across the football pitch. A little jog down the hill towards the sailing club where we hit the On Home. By this time the sun had even come out so we all enjoyed a beer while the fines were duly awarded and Twin Peaks finally gave up the hand bag to someone else. Tampa was nominated for his misdemeanors of the day.
On Down was back to chez Tuned In (me!) and Radiohead (although he had gone AWOL). We had a bbq which I was very pleased how many of you came back, thankyou. I was instructed by the lord and master, don't be silly....not Radiohead...Groucho, to write that the food was lovely and enjoyed by all, so my bribe was money well spent. Ha! Ha! Special thanks aswell to Howling Wilf for providing a barrel of his home brew!
On On to next weeks trail at Stantyway Farm, Otterton. Chad informs us it will start at 11am prompt! Latecomers will face detention.

City of Exeter Autumn Gathering - Latest News

This years Autumn Gathering is at Pixies Holt, Dartmeet.

Pixies Holt is in an area recognised as one of the most beautiful moorland locations with steep wooded valleys and high dominating tors. ( Grid ref: SX 670733)

Accommodation is warm and welcoming, all 35 bedrooms have en-suite hand basins, bit small for a shower I reckon?! They also have a large common room, separate dining room, drying room and 'grubby' zone.

The polo shirts for the goodie bags have been ordered!

Who's coming?????

Groucho - City of Exeter H3................. Tail Lamp - City of Exeter H3

Bean Bag - City of Exeter H3................ Bell Toll - Isca H3

Mudflap - (The hasher formerly known as) City of Exeter H3

Emerald - City of Exeter H3.................. Broken Man - Teign Valley H3

Geronimo - City of Exeter H3................ Fallen Woman - Teign Valley H3

Tuned In - City of Exeter H3................. Poacher - Teign Valley H3

Radiohead - City of Exeter H3............... Whoopsie - Isca H3

Stat Nav - City of Exeter H3 (he'll be there if he doesn't get lost!)

Chesty - City of Exeter H3...................... Compo - Teign Valley H3

Odd Bitz - City of Exeter H3................... Fruity Bitz - City of Exeter H3

Spocky Bitz - City of Exeter H3.............. X-Bitz - City of Exeter H3

Bag Lady - City of Exeter H3.................. Bummus Muddius - Isca H3

That's Crap - (Radioheads hero!) Plympton H3... She's Ready - Plympton H3

Buzby - Isca H3......................................... Screech - Isca H3

There are still a few spaces left........ get in quick, to avoid tragedy!

It is advised to bring extra reserves of beer, in case things get out of hand.