Samford Inc RA, Skidmark, Sherpa, Rumourmonger and Spice Girl were among around 260 hashers from some 30 countries who took part in the Mekong Indo-China Hash in Laos in October. As the most heavily bombed country on the planet, per capita (with about 80 million unexploded ordnance still lurking about the place), Laos might not sound like an ideal hash location. But we had a ball. Highlights included the traditional Red Dress run around the World Heritage listed town of Luang Prabang and a spectacular street procession marking the end of the Buddhist fasting period.
The hash pièce de résistance, for all the wrong reasons, was the so-called hangover or recovery run. This exhausting stumble in the jungle turned out to be even longer – and definitely more hazardous – than the 12km ball-breaker the previous day! So long, in fact, that some hashers missed flights that afternoon and the many Aussies amongst us missed the live telecast of the Australia-New Zealand Rugby World Cup game (not such a bad miss, given the result!)
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| All set for the Red Dress run from our curiously named hash HQ, Hotel Phousi (pronounced pussy we're told) L-R Slocum and Jackoff from Singapore Lion City HHH, Rumourmonger, Sherpa and Skidmark. Spice Girl is behind the camera |
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| And they called this the Recovery Run!!!! |
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| Beautiful scenic view at Luang Prabang |
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| Luang Prabang Hash culinary delights!!!!! |
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