 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MAJOR SPONSOR, SAN MIGUEL! For all San Miguel products in Vung Tau: Ms Dao Email: [email protected] Office phone: 08.39976377 (Mondays thru Fridays, 8am - 5pm) Mobile: 0903 886 899 Home, office, party etc deliveries a specialty! 29 May 2016 BIG MOUNTAIN - A waterfall trail with no water! Hares: Uncle, Anti, Cousin, Basil Hash Flash: Cousin Ring Master: Basil Report: Uncle We headed off from Hon Ru Ri for a fairly long but not too difficult “waterfall trail” on Big Mountain. Unfortunately, it rained during the week but not on Sunday morning as we’d hoped, so there was no waterfall today – sorry about that, folks! We climbed the residential steps in Hem 89 then went 200 metres up Vi Ba to the start of the climb for a Chalk Talk which offered a choice of easy and not-quite-so-easy trails. Everyone agreed to take the not-quite-so-easy route, so “On up” we went - with co-opted "Hares for the day" Cousin in front, Basil as "sweeper" and Anti "midfield motivator" while Uncle made a secret flanking manoevre to help ensure no-one got lost at the top of the mountain! Left turn at the “crossroads” at the top of the initial 10-15 minutes climb, then around the mountain and under the cable cars and water pipes until we emerged at the top of Vi Ba – left turn and down the broken road to the coffee shop outside the Army camp for Nuoc Mia (sugar cane juice). Then continue down the mountain, past the monkey pagoda and retrace our steps down Hem 89 to Tran Phu and back to Hon Ru Ri for snacks courtesy of Basil’s grandma and Anti, washed down with icy cold San Migs and softies. Darkness was gathering, with a hint of rain, so we called the junior hashers in from their "floating" rock(!), took the team photo, and Ringmaster Basil convened the Circle. Messi scored the trail 10/10, despite there being no waterfall; then we welcomed Hash Virgins Kim Anh, Tam (introduced by Hope Solo), Hung, Sinh (introduced by Tiger), Dianne (self) and Kate (Stubble); then returnee couple Tuong and Thao (after four years!) and Ms Lien, plus two more Hash Virgins Ms Tra and Nhung (phew!). (Another Hash Virgin, Mr Nam, had left before the Circle!) Sinners were Ms Kim Anh and daughter Tam for inappropriate footwear, and Stubble for “mismanaging water”(!). The main announcement of the day was about next week’s “Red Dress” Charity Run at Nui Dat, with everyone urged to join the fun and dress in as much red clothing as possible (even a real red dress if you wish!). It will be a new trail, and we’ll donate some food and small gifts to some of the local poor children at Diggers Rest (see Trip Advisor "Things to do in Vung Tau" for details). We’ll meet at Hon Ru Ri on Sunday as usual, 2 pm for 2.30 pm departure – and any additional gifts for the kids (clothes, etc) are always welcome but not mandatory. It promises to be an interesting, enjoyable and somewhat unusual day in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau countryside, so don’t miss it! On On! VTH3 #735 PHOTO GALLERY 
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 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MAJOR SPONSOR, SAN MIGUEL! For all San Miguel products in Vung Tau: Ms Dao Email: [email protected] Office phone: 08.39976377 (Mondays thru Fridays, 8am - 5pm) Mobile: 0903 886 899 Home, office, party etc deliveries a specialty! 22 May 2016 NUI DINH - a long, enjoyable trek through the jungle Live Hares: SamSon, Cousin Hash Flash: Uncle Ring Master: SamSon Report: Uncle It looked like rain was on the way as we gathered under darkening skies at Hon Ru Ri - so we quickly loaded the Hashmobile and headed off to Nui Dinh, via Hoang Hoa Tham to collect some footwear! We disembarked at the bridge on Nui Dinh for a chalk-talk by Basil under now clear skies, while live hares SamSon and Cousin headed off to mark what was later acknowledged as an excellent trail. Then it was On On! with a group of enthusiastic junior hashers leading the way. It soon became important to “spot the red tape” and make lots of “On On” shouts, because there’s no way we’d have got through the many twists and turns in sometimes dense undergrowth without such a clearly marked trail and constant communication! We finally made it out to the lake at the top of the mountain for many photos and “pig feeding”(!) before heading along the final kilometre or so to the bus and our bright red eskies! Plenty of time for socialising as everyone gradually returned at their own pace, then it was time for a group photo before the Circle was convened by Ringmaster SamSon. Live Hares SamSon and Cousin were rated 10/10 by junior hashers Patrick and Mark, then no fewer than 7 Hash Virgins were welcomed, followed by returnee Bambi and 8 sinners for “enjoying themselves too much on the trail” and associated misdemeanours real and imagined! Hash Family Mark, John and Ms Trang were given soccer-related Hashtags for reasons unknown - and will henceforth answer to Messi, Ronaldo and Hope Solo respectively! Announcements included a reminder about the Red Dress (charity) Run on 5 June, with distribution of red Li Xi envelopes for voluntary donations; and another request for details about bars, restaurants, hotels, etc that don’t currently sell San Miguel - so our sponsor’s salespeople can follow-up. We finally returned to Vung Tau accompanied by a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” for Patrick, who had decided to celebrate his 9th birthday with some healthy exercise in the Ba Ria-Vung Tau hinterland! We’ll meet again on Sunday at 2 pm for 2.30 pm start at Hon Ru Ri floating restaurant (formerly known as Sao Bien 4) - hoping for early rain on the day so we can finally see the waterfall again on our Big Mountain "waterfall" trail! On On! VTH3 #734 PHOTO GALLERY > > >    PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MAJOR SPONSOR, SAN MIGUEL! For all San Miguel products in Vung Tau: Ms Dao Email: [email protected] Office phone: 08.39976377 (Mondays thru Fridays, 8am - 5pm) Mobile: 0903 886 899 Home, office, party etc deliveries a specialty! 15 May 2016 LONG SON ISLAND - "One step at a time..." Hares: Basil, Cousin, Shaky Hash Flash: Cousin. Additional photos: Radio Wave Ringmaster: SamSon Report: Uncle We met at Hon Ru Ri (formerly Sao Bien 4) in reasonable Hash weather (“only” 33C) for the bus trip to Long Son Island, and dismounted near the outdoor markets for a stroll through the pagoda to the bottom of “the old man of Long Son”, as locals call the mountain which dominates the island. Co-hare Basil gave a chalk talk and then it was “On up” the boulder-strewn ascent to the peak. Plenty of photos at the top, then we hiked across the top of the mountain to descend on the east side to the main road down to Bang Lang restaurant and the familiar red San Miguel eskies to wash down Mother Teresa’s delicious Russian snacks. Ringmaster SamSon called the Circle and introduced Hares Basil, Cousin and Shaky. Invited to rate the trail, Junior Hasher Mak said he enjoyed it and awarded a score of 9/10, much to the delight of the Hares. Hash Virgins Thuy and grand-daughter Dung were welcomed along with John and Thien. Returnees Bus Stop, Tiny Tim, Uncle, Anti and Viking gave various excuses for their absences, with TT being awarded the “tube of shame” – which promptly became stuck on his massive forearm! Sinners included Radio Wave for wearing “crocodile jaw” shoes, grandmother Thuy for casual street shoes with heels(!), Vadik for "overtaking on the inside", and Uncle for making such a frivolous charge! Mother Teresa and Tiny Tim won the “mixed couples straw-drinking championship”; then Basil reminded everyone that our next Red Dress (charity) Run will be on 5 June (run #736) at Nui Dinh, with proceeds going to an orphanage of around 20 children in Ba Ria. Don’t forget to wear as many red clothes as possible on the day, in keeping with Hash "Red Dress Run" tradition (yes, you can wear a dress if you like - but it's not compulsory!). Uncle then asked everyone to provide names, addresses and contact details for any bar, restaurant, hotel etc that doesn’t currently sell San Miguel products, so the information can be given to our sponsor for follow-up by their sales team. And the final announcement was by Superteen, that she and Mother Teresa will be in Hanoi for several months – so they were given a couple of VTH3 t-shirts to pass on to our "cousins" in Hanoi Hash (H4). Disclaimer: Your scribe's memory and attention span are rapidly diminishing, so any mistakes and/or omissions in the above report should please be tolerated and/or ignored! We’ll meet again on Sunday at Hon Ru Ri floating restaurant: 2 pm for 2.30 pm start. On On! VTH3 #733 PHOTO GALLERY > > >  Some of Radio Wave's photos below. For the full set, go to https://yadi.sk/d/6EjTGwzOrjRY7 Full size photos can be sent on request (via email [email protected])   PLEASE SUPPORT OUR MAJOR SPONSOR, SAN MIGUEL! For all San Miguel products in Vung Tau: Ms Dao Email: [email protected] Office phone: 08.39976377 (Mondays thru Fridays, 8am - 5pm) Mobile: 0903 886 899 Home, office, party etc deliveries a specialty! 08 May 2016 SMALL MOUNTAIN - "Quality, not quantity" Live Hare: Basil Hash Flash: Cousin Ringmaster: SamSon Report: Basil We all meet again at Hon Ru Ri for a local Trail today, after a fantastic last week with Saigon Hash, most Hasher decided to have local instead of an away trail that was invited by Saigon Hash in Dinh Mountain. Today trail is in Small mountain, perfect challenge for today Hash Virgin, Ms Thoa and her two niece, Vy and Thu, We welcome dedicated 16 Hasher even the weather is hot, wouldn’t stop us. We all took the Hash Mobile to 84 Phan Chu Trinh, where our previous Hares Flying Finn and Faulty Brakes set months ago before they went for holidays. With no Hares help set the trail, Basil made it a live hare and use his memory to lead Hasher to this trail. On On to the trail; Oggy and new friends John, Mak and Vy and Thu like to compete each other and try to dash ahead but Basil keep called them to stick close to adults. We finally reach the cement road, then walk a little bit then we take the forest trail to the Lighthouse. At this time, Mak show Basil a small wound that he was caught by the thorn vines. It wasn’t serious and it is a prove that you climb this mountain and conquer it. As we reach the mountain, Titanic and D&G also Stubble remember the way down the mountain confirmed with Basil that it lead to Ha Long street and we all meet at 23 Ha Long street. They go ahead while Basil is waiting for the last person; Kojak who also volunteers to stay at the back group. Then down the mountain through the coffee shop, with dog barking, we took our time walk down the mountain, and 4 kids Hasher who trip all the time while go down, they listen to the adults and walk slow. As we reach half way of the mountain, one more slope to go, Basil’s group reach the slope; however, with no Titanic’s group down below, Basil shout “On-On” to confirm before proceed. And they show up, it seem they miss the slope and go the other way but manage to turn back. The kids are now afraid of the slope; however, with help from Mr. T, Tiger, Kojak and Cousin they manage get safety down the mountain to Ha Long street. Then we walk to 32 Ha Long street and SamSon is already there with our San Miguel and softies to quench our thirst in this hot weather. After 30 minutes rest, we started the group photo and SamSon called the Circle. Welcome message and thank you dedicated Hashers participant in this week Live Hare run. Basil was called as Hare and junior Hasher Mak was choose to rate the trail. “It is fun and challenging” he gave this trail 10/10, thank you Mak, drink it Down Down… Then Hash Virgins, Ms Thoa and her two nieces Vy age 12 and Thu age 10 was introduced by Ms Thoa sister, Trang. Welcome and Down Downs for them. Sinner: Titanic choose Basil for as Live Hare, he should be in front lead the Hashers, not stayed behind, so Down Down for him. Announcement for the Charity run for International Children day, we decided to hold the run at Ba Ria in June 8th at the Orphanage that SamSon found out through his friend. And next week will be the starting time to collect the charity donations and we shall buy gifts for these orphanage kids. Next week trail shall be in Long Son island, with Hares are confirm Cousin, Basil and to be confirmed SamSon and Shaky. We’ll meet on Sunday at 2 pm for 2.30 pm start: Hon Ru Ri floating restaurant, formerly known as Sao Bien 4. On On! 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