Chiang Mai Saturday Hash House Harriers
Drinking and Running Since 1991
Hash Trash 1531 Grand Master – Skid Mark Haberdasher – Juicy Fruit
Historian & Awards Master – Superman Hash Cash – Titty Smoker
Joint Master – Just Cumming Beer Monster – Deep Throat
Religious Advisor – Chuck Wao Hare Raiser – Bushy Tail
Deputy Beer Monster – Sheep Shagger On Sec.– Stumbling Dyke
Run # 1532
Today’s run was set on top of a small hillock about 14 km South of the Samoeng junction on the Canal Road and Turkish Delight was the orchestrator of proceedings for today. He had sought permission to have the A bucket at a property owned by Mr Art. Mr Art kindly agreed and welcomed us – with open arms- onto his land, but this didn’t stop Titty Smoker, Hash Cash, charging him and his entire family run fees for the privilege of having a load of drunken hashers invade his beautiful home. The last time, I remember running from this point was in the middle of the smoky season which must have been about 18 months ago. Then the whole area resembled some kind of post-apocalyptic, dystopic hell hole. But it goes to show what a difference the rainy season makes as today it was like something more akin to paradise regained with the clear unpolluted skies, green luscious vegetation and the elevation giving us a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding countryside.
About 40 of the usual suspects turned up for today’s event with one or two long time returnees making an appearance after long absences; these were Liberace, Pig Shit, Emmaroyd and Silly Cow. Turkish gave the hare brief; I don’t think there was anything of great note to report here. We all set off down the hill which immediately brought us to the Rambo Wimp split. I, feeling somewhat energetic, decided to take the Rambo option. We ran down a dirt track for a few minutes and came to the first circle check which confused everyone as there were strips of paper leading directly off the circle. We were led into a wooded area down a leafy trail, a recurring theme on today’s run At this point I was following Rat’s Arse who wasn’t paying any attention to the paper and led me off trail on more than one occasion.
We ventured onwards and upwards, up a small hill and came to a circle check where I encountered Shagless who was awaiting orders on which direction to take. I along with Rat’s Arse decided to keep him company for a while. With hashers dispersed in all directions. The trail was proving difficult to locate. I noticed Obscene returning from a fruitless trail although he was in possession of a few mushrooms, his mum is training him well. Eventually the trail was found taking us down a big slope along a few dried up stream beds. As we descended, I was following HRA and Titty Smoker . Titty Smoker was tentatively and carefully picking his way down the hill , befitting someone of his years, where as HRA was traversing the terrain with the exuberance and flippant disregard of a teenager.
Every now and then two kids – aged about 8 or 9, I hadn’t seen before – would pop up out of nowhere. They turned out to be Mr Art’s kids. They were like a couple of woodland sprites and seemed to know their way around the area, and well attuned to the ways of the forest. One of them had to guide Deep Throat on to the correct path as he had got disoriented at one of the circle checks subsequently putting him at the back of the pack.
We carried on along the green and leafy trails through dried up streams for 1 or 2 kms then we totally lost paper. I was in the company of Rat’s Arse, so not an unexpected occurrence. I was about to resort to my GPS when I we heard OnOn being called in the distance. We made our way to where the calls were emanating and found Square Rooter being escorted on to the trail by Mr Art and his couple of woodland sprites. They then proceeded to guide us all back to the A bucket.
The Weather conditions were once again excellent. We can now expect nothing less from our RA, Mr Wao, who week after week is coming up with the goods. The run was just over 5km and took me just over an hour. I didn’t get a mushroom report other than those collected by Obscene.
A nice run, great location, lovely trails, thank you Turkish.
OnOn Stumbling Dyke