Bicycle Hash Sunday September 2

The Chiang Rai bicycle hash will begin at the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) starting at 8:30 am on Sunday September 2. To get there beginning at the Big C travel south along the Super Highway about fifteen kilometers. You will pass through two sets of traffic lights and then turn right at the third set. You can't miss the White Temple on your left. Go beyond the temple about 50 meters and then turn left into a big parking lot. That is where you will find us assembling our bicycles starting around 8:15 am onwards.

Correction to the August 18 Hash Report

It must be admitted on very rare occasions our hash reports do not get things exactly right. Sometimes it is a matter of collective perversity as for example, when the group refused to accord the name "Doesn't Work" honouring one member's early retirement and insisted on recalling his greatest career achievement "Crash." In another instance the group trivialized a member calling her "Jolly Molly" until that person's distinguished achievements on the bicycle hash forced upon them a name change to "Blows Twice." In the last hash, No Longer Virgin Jim outlined his trekking ambitions in Spain and the group voted in a "family friendly" way to honour such absurdity with the name "Long and Hard." However it seems the image of talking skeleton hanging from a stick had become so firmly lodged in many minds that the Hash Scribe incorrectly referred to him as "Walking Wreck." We apologize to Long and Hard for this egregious error and regret any discomfort this may have caused him. On! On! WB Hash Sec

HHH Run Report #106 Saturday August 18, 2012

The August 18 hash was once again a welcome break in the deadlines- and stress-filled lives of the Chiang Rai expat community. Thankfully we have this venerable institution to be able to dress in casual clothes and find the time for a drink at least once a month. Thaitanic and Iceberg were supposedly the co-hares, but judging by the sweat-drenched and slightly haggard appearance of Thaitanic versus the fragrant appearance of Iceberg at the beginning of the hash it would seem that Thaitanic did most of the work. The hashers met off highway 1020 at the foot of the hills with the mobile phone masts which are one of the distinctive architectural landmarks of our glorious city so full of architectural masterpieces. Thaitanic gave a brief description of the walk which awaited us; the gist of it was that there was nothing to worry about, there would be only one fork, with an L for the long route and an S for the short route, and nothing much else to report. The briefing was clearly deceptive, since one group of 5 hashers got thoroughly lost, and within that group a sub-group of 2 (Comes Twice and Nearly Virgin Andrew from Australia who doesn’t yet merit a hash name) got even more lost and ended up having to aim for those mobile phone masts in order to find their way to the road leading back to the OnOn meeting point. The Nearly Virgin Andrew and Comes Twice were concerned during their separation from the group about the anxiety their absence was surely occasioning the rest of the group, but upon their return it became apparent that these worries were unfounded. The only comment was from Nam Ron who helpfully pointed out that even the 9-year olds had made it back faster. Four new members were indicted, sorry inducted, 3 of them being recently arrived teachers who have now considerably lowered the average age of the CR HHH membership. They rejoice in the hash names of Bottoms Up, Curly Beaver and, er, (*emails Wirgin Bluce and Shocking*) Damn Beaver.The fourth new member, who was christened Walking Wreck, does not lower the average age of the membership. We were also introduced to a first timer, ‘Francesco from Spain’ who looked slightly apprehensive and didn’t say a word, possibly because he was having trouble following what Shocking was saying. Comes Twice Hash scribe

Driving Directions to Saturday hash August 18, 2012

The next outing of Chiangrai "family friendly" hash will be this Saturday August 18 beginning at 4 pm. For driving directions see below: From Big C go South on superhighway to the next set of lights. Turn left onto the 1020 and continue to the next set of lights (turnoff to Santiburi Golf Club, ). Go past the intersection and at the end of the center reservation do a U turn (there is a sign telling you not to, but this is Thailand!) Go back towards the lights and you will see a road on your left, (there will be a hash sign there) take this, and continue for approximately 6 km. Park by the side of the road where you see my car, a white Captiva, You are there. Hopefully there will be a HHH sign on the car. This is the rainy season, so please don't expect a dry walk!!! Depending upon the weather situation on the day, I may well have to modify the route to ensure you stay on reasonable tracks, as I don't have enough lifejackets for everyone!!!! There is one section where Nita advises the ladies and children (not the roughty toughty FRB's) to wear long sleaves and trousers to avoid getting scratched. Its only a short section. On! On! Thaitanic & Iceberg