RUN NO. 2470 RIMBA 22DEC15

RUN NO. 2470
DATE: 22 DEC 2015 (XMAS RUN)
SITE: RIMBA
FRONT HORN: ICY BITCH   BACK HORN: LED ASTRAY
HARES: YOGI BEER/TRAILBLAZER

                                                                                                                                                                             

It was a select little group who met at Yogi Beer's for the Christmas Run. Select, but still very game!

 

Icy Bitch agreed to be front horn after some persuasion, and if Gin Trap hadn't left it til Monday lunchtime to write this report, she would remember who back horn had been - sorry!!!

"Dashing Hares"

We bemused a few residents at Rimba by trotting along quite happily past houses on our way into the jungle. The hares had been kind to us, nothing too long or too strenuous, no real ups or downs, nothing too challenging.  Downward Dog found first check, and Rush Hour found the second. Back we ambled past the houses again to a very warm welcome waiting for us at Yogi Beer's.

Pang sisters!

Pensive Peahen..

 

Delicious mulled wine to accompany a very short shout up by our stand-in JM (thank you Wonder Woman). No FTGs, no new members, no hashit..... but Yogi Beer's very funny Santa joke (which I have retold several times now, thanks). We did get into the festive spirit with a fab Christmas photo frame, very yummy soups, turkey, bread, gorgeous squidgy cakes, stolen etc, topped with Secret Santa presents and a very, very amusing After 8 game.

Great time had by all, many thanks hares.

NEXT RUN:  Menteri/Salambigar waterfalls with the on-on at Gin Traps.
HARES: WONDERWOMAN/GIN TRAP

RUN NO. 2469 MENTERI WATERFALLS 15 DEC 15

RUN NO. 2469
SITE: MENTERI WATERFALLS
DATE: 15 DEC 2015
HARES: HORNBILL/TRAILBLAZER/LOUISA (visiting from NZ)
FRONT HORN: YOGI BEER     BACK HORN: PEDIGREE PUP

A line up before the horn

Beautiful run at Salambigar/Mentiri Falls.

Great running trails

A tree fall after much rain

Lovely pools

Hares with Glamour after laying the run.

Nice tall trees on the trail

A perfect 3km jaunt, with a steep climb to start. Not one but two sneaky back checks, both found by Ryvita and Recruiter.

A lovely descent to the pool to close the run and the most stunning of Brunei sunsets welcomed us to the on-on at the hospitable Hornbill and tribe.

Lovely to meet the family and especially the grand-daughter who felt most at home in Hornbill's chair.

Thanks to Itchy Feet for bringing several guests to boost the pack of just 20. Yogi Beer, that's me, was front horn and pedigree pup keep the pack safe at the back.

First time guests

Our dear JM Peewee ran the shout up impeccably with several guests attending and a special award for Trailbazer who has achieved the staggering number of 650 runs! A formidable achievement!

Refreshment for the festive season

Yummy home made pies, salad and wedges

NEXT RUN: RIMBA EXEC HOUSING (Pls bring a chair)
HARES: YOGI BEER/TRAILBLAZER
A warm festive welcome awaits you at Yogi Beer's grotto. Do partake in the Secret Santa. Bring a $10 gift wrapped present and we'll enjoy a lucky dip!

RUN NO. 2468 SPG309 SUBOK 8DEC15

RUN NO. 2468
DATE 8 DEC 2015
SITE: SUBOK 309
HARES: PEEWEE/PEAHEN/ICY BITCH

 

It’s that time of year when a lot of hash members are away  so numbers are down but we still have a good turn out – about 24-25. 

Happy faces before the run.

A few minutes before 5.15 pm the JM, who also happened to be one of the hares informed us that there are 2 runs--- 1 long and 1 short and check papers  in yellow. There was a little confusion about who is having the front horn but quickly sorted when Downward Dog was given it. JOTB has the back horn. 

 

Then at a toot of the horn, down we run/ walk out of the on- site and turned right on the road, then left and up the road before we entered a hilly fruit orchard and a check. Poor Itchy Feet’s mum had slipped somewhere along the trail and had sustained some scratches on her leg but nothing serious. I believed they carried on and did the short run. 

 

Itchy Feet with her mum

We met Aunty Glamour on the trail

 

The first check took a bit of looking but was eventually found by JOTB near the top of a hill. Down the hill we went still in the fruit orchard until we came to a little hut. From then on it was an uphill affair. At the top, (or what we thought was the top) the trail led us downhill only to be faced with another steep hill ahead. Final push up that hill and we hit the ridge trail which was a little overgrown. 

Ladies even had time to clown around.

Peek-a-boo, can you see me?

Second check was found somewhere on the ridge and was nicely laid through. Easy trail run until we reached the pondok where we got off the ridge for a steep walk down. The trail back to on site led us through a bulldozed area and down the road through housing. 

On returning to onsite we were served mulled wine to help us revive. It turned out that the majority did the long run and about 4 people did the short run. 

Shout up was duly called by our solo JM and hares thanked and down-down. We were also entertained by little Gigi dancing to our hash songs! Threatened with hashit too for talking through shout up!

FTG Martine ( Patsy’s guest) from Australia was called up for a down- down.  JM Peewee announced that this is her 300th run and was down-down again. We were well behaved lot today so no hashit given.                                               

Introducing our two "Hashflash" - What Butt & Led Astray

Hash food was roti with vegetable curry sauce and nice chocolatety biscuits and German Christmas treats from Peahen including stollen. Another enjoyable evening of hashing was had by all I am sure.

NEXT RUN: SALAMBIGAR/MENTERI WATERFALLS
HARES: HORNBILL/TRAILBLAZER/LOUISA from NZ
ONON AT HORNBILL'S, MADANG - Please bring a chair.

RUN NO. 2467 RIMBA 1DEC15

RUN NO. 2467
DATE: 1 DEC 2015
SITE: RIMBA HOUSING
HARES: RYVITA/ITCHY FEET

Led Astray/Survivor/WhatButt photobombed by GM Twinkle Toes

JM Smurf briefing before the run

Waiting for the others to arrive.

Hash number 2 of our new hashing year. What could it possibly bring? We were assured that we didn’t really need any details, other than that it was very doable, all things considered. Poor Downward Dog was stuck in traffic, in possession of the front horn, luckily Yogi Beer stepped in with a whistle and offered to do the job, so at 5.15 off we toddled to little toot on the whistle!

Down the road we went, and at the housing we followed paper in to the left, along the fence and into the jungle. In spite of all the rain in the last couple of weeks, it wasn't toO slippery. First check was duly found and paper laid through.

More similar trails followed and I could see where we were going, and it was indeed a most doable and enjoyable run! 30 minutes saw us come back to the road for a short trot back to the tent. Perfect for this time of year as it’s getting dark by 6, and no one wants to be getting lost/going back in to find lost persons etc.

Hares Itchy Fit/Ryvita

A canny little shout up followed. Hares were downed, horns were thanked - DD did make it and had caught up by first check, no FTGs but we did say ‘hi’ to Itchy Feet’s mum who was on her second H3 visit, Rush Hour received her 50 runs potty - well done Rush Hour! Many announcements were made, no hashit - even if we did find out that one of our GMs is a SCB, all followed be delicious chilli and baked potatoes! Thanks hares for the run and the food. We’ll be getting a bit festive this week now we’re in December, hope it’s as enjoyable as last week. On on!   

NEXT RUN: SPG 309 SUBOK
HARES: PEE WEE/PEAHEN

RUN NO. 2466 DIPLO 24NOV15

RUN NO. 2466
DATE: 24 NOV 2015
SITE: DIPLO
HARES: TRAILBLAZER/PEEWEE/LASSIE (with WHATBUTT/HOTLIPS and JENNY)

What Butt with Kaiyisah

Wet? No problem.

The recee with Junior Hash member Kaiyisah

Wet, wet, wet, muddy, muddy, muddy, slippery, slippery what more can I say!

Hares - Jenni/Hotlips/Pee Wee & Trailblazer

Waiting for the hens to start their run.

Glamour coming in on the out trail.

A short run in the gloom with water falling from the sky! Muddy start, middle and end. Flat then up and then down, to the tune of 'Slip sliding away'. 'One hasher on her bum as that was safer than trusting her knees!

Waiting to start

All smiles with Lassie (with bells)

One check- follow the river, turn right, follow the tributary and you're 'on paper'. (N chance of keeping your feet dry.) All good and easy until Yogi Beer runs out of paper to lay through. Never fear - Downward dog and Itchy feet halve all the paper they can find and no one gets lost. Then it's up-up, up and a beautiful undulating run via?George's (that Bill's dog - ed) or Bill's ridge to the end.
(There was a 2nd check.... did no one find that? at the top of the ridge. Ed)

First check found.

'Happy is the bride that gets rained upon' is a saying - Well if it is 'Happy are the JM's that get wet' we will have a VERY happy year.

And out....

Welcome to Downward Dog's mum visiting from Florida. A tearful goodbye to Lassie (thanks for the jingle round the forest). Good luck in Kazakhstan.

Lovely food thanks Lassie and a wet drive home

See you all next week.

NEXT RUN: RIMBA
HARES: RYVITA/ITCHY FEET/MEAN MACHINE