Bicycle Hash Sunday June 3d at 8 am

For the bike hash this Sunday June 3rd we will meet at Sriwan Restaurant. Starting from Big C travelling south along the super highway turn left at the first traffic light. This is highway 1020 to Thoeng. Sriwan Restaurant is about 2 km along this road on the left site. There is enough parkingplace, turn left just after the restaurant. The moment we are at Sriwan we will put our bicycles in front of the restaurant as a bike sign. The trip is approx. 27 km along quiet roads. The beginning of the route, about 25% of the route, is unpaved road. As it is still very hot during the day, we will begin the bike hash at 8 am. See you on Sunday June 3rd. Kind regards, Ben & Elly For those of little faith who truly do not believe a hash ride will take place in these days of testy weather, read the belated report of last month's ride: At first last Sunday's bicycle hash looked like it wasn't going to happen. It had rainned all night and the steady drizzle showed no sign of abating. That however was not enough to discourage Comes Twice who phoned the hare to insist that in the absence of deluge or lightening the ride should go ahead. Thus it was that eight hardy hashers showed up at the Hua Doi intersection all ready to go. These included Comes Twice, Blows Twice, her son Stephan and his girlfriend Gabrielle, Ben, Elly, Superglue and the hare who doubles here as your faithful correspondent. Five minutes into the ride Blows Twice discovers that she has a broken cable. Nothing son Stephan can do helps. Fortunately the deflault position for these gears is the lowest option so she is able to handle most hills and clay. There was a lot of both these challenges ahead. About 20% of the route was off the paved road and a goodly portion of trials had no gravel. As the wet clay soil clung to our bicycle frames we prayed that we would reach more paved road before our wheels clogged up entirely. As for the hills, these proved most challenging for Elly. However she found a novel solution. Using her finely cultivated feminine skills, she enticed a passing motorcyclist to allow her to cling to his arm as he drove upwards. Altogether we went about 33 km and it took about 3.5 hours including a coffee break at the White Temple and many cigarettes along the way. It rainned at the beginning and the end but most of the trip was pleasently cool and dry. Excessive sunshine was not a problem this time. On! On! Hash Sec Wirgin Bluce --

Run Report #103 Saturday May 19, 2012

The latest hash began with an added twist in that the first “checks“ or misleading trails, were cunningly laid by Hare Crash before the walking even began, for example by giving driving directions to turn at a non-existent “large orange house”. This may explain why the numbers this time were relatively circumscribed, but then again coincidence is not necessarily causation. The route started at a very pleasant plantation, with surprisingly little litter and very beautiful long grass between the trees. The hashers saw to this anomaly by decisively bulldozing the grass with a number of large and heavy SUV’s and pickups. The site is now in “normal condition”. The walk proceeded along a pleasant, wide path along plantations of tea and a tree species unknown to this reviewer. In fact the walk could well be recycled (excuse the pun) at a future date for a bike hash, since there are relatively few overlapping members between the groups. The longer sight lines in the plantation setting allowed the back-running b’s to guage more easily where the frb’s were heading and thus to avoid most of the false trails. Upon arrival at the finish line there was a relatively heavy downpour, and at this moment a technical glitch was discovered, in that, for nebulous reasons, the Assistant Hare, Shampoo, was in possession of the key to Wirgin Bluce’s car (are you still following me?), which contained the refreshments. And in an added twist, Assistant Hair, sorry Assistant Hare Shampoo was one of the last hashers to arrive at the finishing line. So the hashers found themselves in a situation of cold rain but no beer. Inexplicably some departed early, but again, coincidence is not necessarily causation. In the end though the organisation of the refreshments was as usual flawless, which is only to be expected from the kind of person who carries jump starters in the back of his car. The circle continued in its usual manner, with the consummate diplomat Shocking expressing gratitude to all those present for having made it. Conversely, some of those present felt the same way towards towards Shocking, since the solicitous hare, no doubt concerned about his legal responsibilities as the organiser, had sent the support vehicle to pick him up. The Hash name Farang Friendly was given to the sole new member of the day. She was fine with the name, but didn’t seem to like the beer too much. There were 4 out of towners, one being an American couple who seemed suitably grizzled and had all the gear to blend in perfectly with the crowd. Conversely the other couple, Jolly Molly’s son Stephane and his partner Gabriela stood out a little bit because Gabriela had omitted to bring Hash-appropriate gear from Bangkok and therefore came in an outfit borrowed from Jolly Molly’s infant daughter, much to the satisfaction of some of the hashers. When it came time for the business-to-discuss rubric of the Circle Wirgin Bluce bounded up and insisted pedantically that Jolly Molly’s name should be changed, based on an obscure Hash custom that Hash partners have connected names. He then “spontaneously” suggested the name Blows Twice since Jolly Molly had once had 2 flat tyres during a bike hash. Har, har, har. Comes Twice attempted to counter-suggest the name Molly Comes, since Molly comes to the Hashes regularly, but was out-bullied by Wirgin Bluce and Shocking. In retaliation Comes Twice tried to run Wirgin Bluce over on the way out, but unfortunately his vehicle was not sufficiently powerful and sprightly Bluce managed to jump out of the way. Many thanks to Crash for organising an interesting walk and as usual to Fired up, On Fire, Superglue, Lost Samurai, Maple High, Able Semen and all the others for their good cheer. Comes Twice Hash scribe (pro bono)

Run #103 Saturday May 19 at 4 pm

The 103d run of the Chiang Rai "Family Friendly" takes place Saturday May 19 beginning at 4 pm. Here are the driving directions: Heading west from the fancy Clock Tower, follow the bend at the end of the road and then take left turn at the first traffic lights. Now you are on Old Chiang Mai Road. Follow this road past kilometer stone 7 and make a right turn at the HHH sign. Locals "Thai" know this road as the Quarry Road. Look for the large orange house on the corner where you turn. Go 2.5k along this quarry road and park at the red motorcycle with the waving hare.