Next Run - Sunday 01st April 2012 - Start of 4PM + Words & Photos

Hares: Stubby & Schnapps

Location: Wahminda Park (Opp Iron Bark Gully) Ferny Grove, Samford Road - UBD Page 117 - D/17

Start: 4 PM - Winter Time.


Last Run: Gerbils and Whippets farewell run, there on their way to live in the Ulan Bator freezer!

After checking in for his flight to Ulan Bator, Whippet nipped back to join us for the run. A hurried safety briefing regarding the numerous hills had us gasping for breath even before we set off.
Two runs were set and the checks had each and every one of us fooled at some stage or other and good timing meant the runners caught up with the walkers on the home straight.

Gerbils and Whippet enjoy a down down to celebrate the last time in bare feet for a couple of years!! 

The Circle was held in the Departure Lounge, well that's what it looked like apart from the pots of Mongolian Lamb that were brought out for us to tuck into - yummy.

For the On On, to send them off in style - into the zone of discontinuous permafrost with an average annual temperature of minus 2.4 C Gerbils and Whippet were presented a modern day conventional Hot Water Bottle (or hottie).

Hotties are one of life's forgotten pleasures and remain a popular alternative in rural areas (for example, it is widely used in Mongolia). There has been a recent surge in popularity as it is seen to be an ecologically friendly and thrifty way to keep warm.
Warning! - There have been problems with premature failure of rubber hot water bottles due to unsuitable fillings containing yeast, identified as Cascade Premium Light.

Thanks Hares, good luck at the Hash Migration have a great safari and keep in touch.

On On

The Year Of The Dragon Run + Next Run Details

Gong Xi Fa Chai - Welcome in the Year of The Dragon.


Their reputation for hospitality and fine runs drew Hashers from both South side and North side and we also welcomed quite a few new Hashers and a couple of returnees. Ned turned up in new shoes and had us laughing like Kookaburras cos we knew there was a good chance of some muddy trails.

The Hares always find some new trails, or maybe its that we can't remember back too far. However, we always have one or two compulsory crossings of the South Pine River to contend with and Ned did us proud with his slippy rocks routine, sadly Hash Flash missed the shot but we all heard the splash.

The On On was fun and we learnt that Whippet & Gerbils are off to Ulan Bator - just to prove that its there. I can't remember how many sinners there were but once that was over we fell under the spell of Spice Girl who proved that its not just Dragons that can have HOT breath.

Thanks Hares, and also those who travelled so far to join us, hope to see you again.

The runners at a hold check waiting for the Knitters!

The South Pine River

Pole Cat & Bootie

A few sinners show how its done

Thanks Hares - On On

Next Run: 04th March 2012


Your Hares: Gerbils and Whippet

Location: Ferny Hills. Call 0410226466 for directions

Why: To say goodbye and good luck as they head off to Far Flung Places

On On

Next Run - Sunday 05th Feb - Time of 5 PM

Another great Chinese New Year Run - Its the Year of the Dragon.

Your Hares: Rumourmonger & Spice Girl

Location: Undambi Rotary Res, O'Reilly Rd, off Mt Glorious Rd, Samford. UBD page 106 - E/14

Time: 5 PM - Hashers are to wear RED

Our last run was a Pot Luck at Samford, so was the Hare. It started OK but excessive "knitting" at the front lead to a dead end - not to worry, Cuntry knew the way cos he claimed "I've done it loads of times" Well of course we know that but it had nothing to do with the right trail and I think at the end of the run we had run 3 different trails. No one cared as we posed for Hash Flash, enjoyed the circle and tucked into Pot Luck.

A very Hashy New Year from the Pumpkins

New Years H3 Red Armee

Happy Hashing with the Greens

Pizza's serious look into the Hash future - more nectar!

Bye Bye shorts & chilled beers! Whippet and Gerbils will soon explore some Mongolian Hot(s)pots - they can set the run with ice cubes months ahead of time!!!!!

New Years Run - 08th January 2012 + Run Report & Photos

So as not to feel the effect of any hangovers we will delay the run till 08th January 2012.

Hare: TBA
Location - John Scott Park, Samford. UBD page 106 - L/14
Time: 5 PM
Catering: This is a "Pot Luck" run. Please bring something to share. Plates & utensils provided.

On On to a Happy Christmas & New Year

THE CHRISTMAS RUN of 2011:

The SH3 received a briefing from VD

VD re-grouped the runners at back check No 15 where he had promised a drink stop but failed to call XXXX for delivery

The Christmas Hares: Ho, Ho and Ho 

Attention/Warning: New Virgin Runners: Shake It, Chase It - What? - Pole Cat of course

"I'm dreaming of a HASH Christmas"! Santa Skiddy dished out our secret surprises, even a Hash bed!!!!

Lots of fun at the Shout Up which was followed by a traditional Christmas feast with all the trimmings. This included Just Joanna's traditional Columbian fare which had a shot of vodka in it - Yum Yum - Thanks Hares

Mekong Indo-China Hash + NEXT RUN DETAILS on 04th December + WORDS/PHOTOS

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!)

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

And they called this the Recovery Run!!!!

Beautiful scenic view at Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang Hash culinary delights!!!!!

SEE POSTING BELOW FOR NEXT RUN DETAILS AND LAST WORDS/PHOTOS

Next Run - Sunday 04th December 2011 + Photos

Next Run 04th Dec 2011 - Your Hares: Verbal Diarrhoea & Bite and Suck

Location: Carina - address will be e-mailed out later.     Start Time: 5 pm

Run Report: 6/11/11    -       Cuntry boy hits town

It was the turn of our Grandmaster, Cuntry Member, to lay trail on Sunday November 6, and he didn’t disappoint. In just a few months, he has morphed from a steady plodder into a very athletic FRB, blazing his way around Brisbane like a scalded cat.

We arrived at the run venue expecting to find Cuntry champing at the bit, as usual, but he was nowhere to be seen. Had he finally disappeared up his own backdraught, we wondered?  It turned out he was still marking trail, so it was left to Whippet to lead us into the wilds of Nundah.

At times, we seemed to be going in circles, but it was actually a well-crafted run with plenty of twists and turns, eventually emerging smack bang in the ‘dead centre’ of town. Respectfully weaving our way through the historic headstones at Nundah Cemetery was an interesting experience.  We had time to view the glowing epitaphs of yesteryear,  in contrast to some more modern parting words that spring to mind (e.g. Spike Milligan’s “I told you I was sick” or that other graveyard “dig” at a not-so- dearly departed: “Under this sod, lies another”)

Gerbils was clearly moved by the experience. Back at the circle, she informed us that some 30 Japanese soldiers were buried in the park we were standing in. This turned out to be total BS (she’d misread a nearby memorial), and she was rightly given a down-down for telling us huge porkies! Down-downs were also given to the hare and to virgin runner, Joanne, from Colombia. Cuntry was then hauled back into the circle for confusing Colombia with Peru (don’t ever get him to book flights for you!)

Rumourmonger and Spice Girl presented Cuntry’s “member” with a tasteful souvenir from the recent Mekong Indo-China Hash in Laos. We can’t vouch for Lao product quality control, so hopefully we won’t be seeing strawberry-flavoured offspring trotting behind Cuntry in a few years’ time!

On On!

Rumourmonger

Cuntry receives his tasteful souvenir

Another SH3 Virgin - Joanne

Gerbils has a Down Down for the Japs that went missing

Next Run - Sunday 06th November 2011 - Start Time 4 PM + Photos

Your Hare: Cuntry Member

Location: Meet in the car park of Prince of Wales Hotel, Nunda - Cnr of Sandgate and Buckland Road - UBD Page 140 - M/2 is as close as I can describe.

Start Time: 4 PM

Last Run Report: Our Hare was Gerbils.

The RUNNERS get briefed in "CHALK" language - we quickly realised that "Chalking" its much easier than "Talking" and it makes you fitter as well.

We set off at a snails pace because the grass was long and hid the flour, but we soon reached harder ground and once we got Chalking the pace picked up. As always the Hare lead us on some new and interesting trails that took in most of the hills in the area, it felt like we visited them several times.
Stubby had a few sore bits to contend with and took it slowly (so whats new!) but the skills of the Hares checks keep the pack together the whole way. Its satisfying to see the FRB's get the checks wrong time after time.

And so we came to the On On: Here is the preamble down down bullshit for Hare Gerbils.

Virgin Hasher Alex testing the nectar - welcome to SH3 Inc

After that Gerbils had the camp stove on and we all fell silent for a while - yummy, thanks Gerbils.