I’ve been on a few of Bend Over’s runs, and he has always succeeded in setting good runs. The bar was high, but this was a truly great run – great job Bend Over!
Another great turn out for the Happy Hash and the hare arrived for the briefest of hare briefs before we were set loose. Within moments we hit a circle check, and memories came flooding back about where we were – I remember Alice setting a run there with a ridiculously long check that took us ages. This check was quicker to find and Humperdick lead the way tooting his horn. Chuck Wao was excitable early and he and Brown Finger quickly took off at the front.
It wasn’t long before Brown Finger got away at the front (he was the only one willing to run uphill). We arrived at the top to find a check kicked out, but only silence echoing our calls through the hills. We scattered, and eventually it was called (I think by Itchy), the otherside of a canyon from where I was. Angry Inch was somewhere further along the trail from me, and Chuckie and HRA were just behind. I gambled on cutting across further down, while CW and HRA trudged back to the check. Fortunately it paid off and I ran into Brown Finger who was sheepishly (and quietly) checking a circle back down in the valley – I landed on trail just ahead of him and took off after Angry Inch.
I got away and was doing well until I hit a circle with at least 6 trails on offer. After looking at 3 of them, I heard the usual FRBs calling from another option. Bugger! I slowly lost the back of the FRB pack, and Poo was the last to cruise away. I’d had enough and decided to walk back as surely I wouldn’t see the pack again – luckily the trails were great, so I was happy enjoying the scenery… The cunning hare had another trick up his sleeve though and I caught up at a circle that had the FRBs all over the place – with Chuckie reluctantly pointing down a valley as the only option left. Poo and BF took it on while CW guarded the circle. I spied an almost invisible trail that gradually grew and when I saw the beautiful pink paper it was awesome!
Brown Finger of course chased me down the hill and pushed me on faster than I’d intended. At the next circle, I guilted BF into checking the wrong way, and lucked out all the way in to the beer. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an attractive On-In!
The circle went on, but it was one of those circles that seemed to flow – it might have been a long one, but it was entertaining and came to an end just as the beer was running out. All in all a great, great hash! What made it better was CW’s bitterness at not ‘winning’ 😉
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