Write Up Courtesy Alice:-
It was a long way from the 6.3km turn off to site so I was getting nervous until I saw Turkey’s HHH sign pointing along the road to assure punters. I arrived first on my bike, then the Poomobile and Poo cast a gloomy eye around and greeted me with, “Is this it?!” Nice to see you too Poo!
Songtao and various bikes and big black truck driven erratically arrived soon after and it was hare brief time in TD’s inimitable fashion, Kwaz bemoaning the fact he hadn’t had time to sort his sox and footwear.
The first km was a thing of wonder. Turkey took the CSH3 mantra to heart, and applied it to his set. Start Slowly and Taper Off. I was suddenly feeling far more confident about my scouting that pm for next Monday!
After a while there were forest paths and checks, woo woo, kite checks and V checks. Angry and Poo were up top by now, and Kwazi had fallen victim early doors to tripwire and Poo Stick in short order. Even a check and on on trail that a local lady had messed up by removing Turkish’s white paper marks were eventually accomplished. I enjoyed chatting with B@B although he was adamant Poo should hear us talking football! I didn’t enjoy it when he asked if I weighed 16 stone!
Pigshit was suddenly moving well and Graven too. The trails opened out and Sheep Shagger took the opportunity for geological survey and illegal removal of quartzite rock crystals. Rooter was making fiendish noises, I wondered what Does Nothing, Pussy W and ABB were doing to him? Eventually the neat On In and Kwazi comes steaming past calling ‘Coming through’. Shameless hussy.
The circle was bright enough, Piggie was snappy and ABB too, plus it was enlivened by a vintage performance from Libbers, emboldened by the Donald’s antics and shock victory in Murca. Just goes to show old whines get better with age.
A gentle and fairly flat run just short of 5 km, exactly as TD had promised. Now that is a high bar for the coming hares to reach.