RUN NO. 2080

Date: 1 JUL 2008
Site: DST
Hens: 39 Chicks: 3
Hares: Cath Cato, Heather S and baby
Front Horn: Carol Back Horn: Trailblazer


DST. Always a nice On On site, even if we have now been deprived of the ‘9 Hills of Bukit Shabandar’. Holiday girls were back and an eager crowd was ready to see what was in store for us.

JM Sarah was kitted out in her bells as it was her last run with us before heading off home and back to school. Naj was resplendent in 3 layers of snazzy sock combinations to keep out the bugs.

We started off on a long slog down the sealed road to first check where hens scattered in all direction, front, back, left, right, plenty of choices as to what direction it could be in. It was called back check and we all raced down to the bulldozed site and up into the trees only to find ourselves back on the road again. Not a good start. Hens then dispersed all over to try and find where we had gone wrong, to the merriment of the workers still on site watching our efforts. Paper was eventually found and we all headed off again, only to come to a standstill again at 2nd check as hens ran up and down the gas line looking for a likely path.

We all knew it had to be up or back as on was too close to out !!. Does that make sense? but it took a good 15 minutes to find, much to the dismay of the hares when we all eventually got back to site as they said it was virtually at our feet. We all had a good workout looking anyway. After that the run was delightful, a change from darkest jungle as we ran on the tops of the ridges with views of the sea and DST Tower, cool breezes and pitcher plants at our feet. More work was in store as we hit 3rd check and then a 4th. check. Finally we hit the gas line again and were on our way out. Some hens had elected to walk back to site while they still knew where they were.

Anxious hares questioned us as to where it had gone wrong, and the general consensus was that the workers had thought it funny to trick us and pick up paper as the hares swore all paper was weighed down with rocks across the bulldozed site. None was on ground when we went through.

It was a good workout with a bit of homework involved as we had to work hard for our checks. Lessons were learned as many more hens had to search for checks and to never trust the spectators !!.

After the excitement of all getting back we settled down to the usual, with a farewell to JM Sarah and Carol stepping in to the office. JM Nellie will be away for month so Carol has the unenvious task of keeping us all in order. We promise to be good (Yeah, right)

A lovely feast of chile con carne and foccacia etc followed.

Thanks hares. All was well in the end. On On


NEXT RUN: A belated 4th of July at Morley Movers
HARES: Magic and Jan M