Report of Run #65: Saturday, March 21, 2009

Hares: Wirgin Bluce assisted by G.M. Able Semen and Wild Woman

Location: Wild Woman farm at Pa Rim Korn village off the Khun Korn road

Attendance at the 65th hash seemed uncertain when it was discovered that Nam Ron had departed for Indonesia the day before with Kenji, Put In, Take Out and other unmentionables. Wild Woman reduced her food rations accordingly. That was a mistake. Forty-four adults showed up plus ten children. Ten declared themselves virgins to the Hash Cash Do It Yourself but later many more entered the circle to share in the photo and down down. Eight were volunteers at a nearby orphanage. Wild Woman’s reputation for hospitality had spread so far that two families and a dog drove an hour and a half from Phaya Mengrai.

As usual all 21 of the men were farang. For the first time, females outnumbered the males. Of the 23 women, 14 were Thais. As hash groups go, ours would be considered dangerously sliding downwards. Only 16 consumed beer while 28 stuck to soft drinks.

The trail began gently enough along a country road. Within ten minutes one of Virgin Mark’s three young daughters began to rebel so he obligingly carried her. A few hundred meters later it turned on to a foot path where a helper handed a walking stick to all who desired one. The quality of that trail was excellent for about 200 meters but then it suddenly dwindled into an array of offshoots. That was the perfect spot for a check. A FRB stumbled upon paper in a creek but the followers failed to identify the path he had taken. They stumbled through virgin jungle to the source of the “On! On!” Thus they created an entirely new path for others to follow.

The next check was located at the base of the high hill. There were various alternatives to explore but these young FRBs, all virgins were far smarter than our usual crew. Rather than search the easy ways, they immediately took to the hill and 100 meters perpendicularly uphill they again found paper. Nothing slowed them down.

That hill was a greater challenge to the others. The most popular G.M. ever, Shocking swore that it took a few pounds off his ample frame. Mark had to off-load his daughters in order to help Sandy up the hill while husband Peter struggled nearby. A villager’s field hut proved to be Sandy’s salvation. Many were thankful for the walking sticks which served as a third leg.

At the top of the hill the trail divided into two tracks. Most of the smarter ones took the short way. Many blindly followed the FRBs and were suitably punished. Only one check significantly delayed the group. This was beside a farmer’s house from which many field paths led. Counter-intuitively the path led back up the hill. It took the FRBs ten minutes to sort that one out.

Back at the farm house Wild Woman was well prepared to replace all calories lost on the run. There was spaghetti, salad, sweet mangos with sticky rice, and for local tastes, sour mangos with spicy sauce topped off with ice cream. No one left with a net calorific deficit. Several of the orphanage volunteers commented that it made a welcome break from their usual fare. Wild Woman shared the thanks of the group with Pat on the Back, Pailin, Oiled Well and Rolling who contributed to the feast.

Boy Magnet, our usual voluptuous model, refused to appear when the call for t-shirts went out. Well Oiled stepped into her place but somehow the magic was missing. When Shocking asked all buyers to form an orderly line, there were no takers. Later when no one was looking, six people snuck up to buy their shirts.


Hares volunteering for future runs are:
April Hand Cock and Helping Hand
May Do It Yourself and Do It Better
June Stoned and Rolling
July Still open
August Doesn’t Matterhorn and Swiss Roll



On! On!

Notes by Hash Scribe Wirgin Bluce

Chiangrai Hash Saturday March 21 beginning at 4:00 pm

Saturday the 21st will soon be upon us and that of course is the day of our next Chiangrai "Start Slowly and Taper Off" Hash. This time Wild Woman and I will be the hares. The location is our farm off the road to the Khun Korn waterfalls. Here are the driving instructions:
Going south from Big C along the Asian Highway (Route no.1) drive to the second set of stop lights (about 10 km) and then turn to your right. The overhead green sign will indicate that this is the direction to Khun Korn. You will pass the white temple (Wat Rong Khun) and continue about 2 km to the a t-junction. Here you will turn left to go south along the Old Chiangmai Road. Drive 3 kilometers until you reach another t-junction where another sign indicates the way to the Khun Korn waterfalls. Turn right here and drive yet another 5 kilometers. As you climb a hill and approach a steep left curve in the road, you will see a temple on your left. Turn right into a village road (HHH sign) and descend the hill through the village about 100 meters. Turn into the second road on your left (HHH sign) and drive over the bridge. Turn left into the first farm (HHH sign). Park your car and get ready to run.
Expect to take about 40 minutes from the Big C to the Wild Woman farm. The run will start at 4 pm. There will be lots of ups and downs so wear good footwear.
On! On!
Hash Scribe Wirgin Blue