 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! 30 October 2016 SAND DUNES & BEACH - and a Hallowe'en Dinner Party! Hares: Perro Caliente, Suction Cup Hash Flash: Dr Who Ringmaster: Basil Report: Basil Hallowe'en Dinner MC: SamSon Hallowe'en Dinner Hash Flash: Dr Who We all met at Hon Ru Ri coffee shop at 14:00. A lot of Hashers were excited about tonight's Halloween Party, so many stayed at home to prepare costumes and we welcomed "only" 26 Hashers for the trail (but 59 for the dinner!). We hopped on the “Hashmobile” and headed to Seaview Apartments to pick up Terminator’s family; while SamSon made preparations for the dinner, including a "who's who" and "who did what" slideshow, with the help of the Restaurant Director. We arrived at our starting point, the familiar beach area next to a fishing village at the end of a new road; then we listened to Perro Caliente’s Chalk-Talk, including a reminder for Hashers to follow the shredded paper (more suitable for today's terrain than our usual red eco-tape). We headed down to the tall grass area, then an open farm area, as the locals observed Hashers passing by while doing their farm work. We went up the 'mountainous' sand dunes, and headed to a somewhat familiar sand trail. Some Hashers are trying to remember the previous trail in the same area - and Hope Solo and Kojak turn the wrong way, but they heard Basil's “On-On” shout and turned back the right way. We came out of the undergrowth to the beach area where strong gusts of wind blew sand over the markers, so Suction Cup waited for Basil's group and we all went along the beach until we find more markings to the open field area. Suction Cup dashed ahead to look after other Hashers while Basil's group arrived later and did not see the markers. When shouting didn't help, he whipped out the "safety whistle" and they met up again with Suction Cup. After we passed a field with lots of cows eating and resting in the middle of our trail, we found co-Hare Perro and he told us the trail hasn’t yet finished: we still need to go around the "mountains" of sand dunes, and head back to the point where they met Basil's group. Then we continue to the place where the bus is waiting. As we went around, Hope Solo decided to follow her son Messi short-cutting to the bus rather than continue on the trail which was now very muddy, and we continued further to a flooded area blocking our way - so that's where we take off our shoes! We took the long way through the field and then headed back to the trail again, and we finally reached the road where the bus is waiting for us with our ice cold San Miguel beer, water and softies. We all then realize Hope Solo and Messi aren’t at the Down Down yet, but they show up a few minutes later. She told us she didn’t see the markers and headed out to the main road, then asked a local the way to our Down Down near the Le Quy Don University that the local knew. After the team photo, Ringmaster Basil welcomed everyone and invited Hares Perro Caliente and Suction Cup into the Circle, and veteran Hasher Faulty Brakes volunteered to rate the trail. "The trail was brilliant, with lots of different ways to go, and the weather is perfect" so it was awarded 11/10, but Lady D deducted 1 point for the Muddy challenge - making the final score 10/10. Then we welcomed 4 Hash Virgins: Mr Ong and Mr Kieu, who were introduced by a friend who unfortunately couldn't join us today; then Mr Thang introduced by Mr Toan, and Mr Toan who was introduced by Mr Smiley! Mr Toan said he knew about the Hash 20 years ago but never joined because of his work, so today is his first time joining the Hash, and all 4 love it! Then Sinners: Lady D was charged for complaining about the Muddy challenge, and Hope Solo and Ice Water for clean shoes, and Hope Solo also for taking short cut and avoiding the Muddy challenge - so Down Down for 3 lovely Ladies! And finally a quick reminder that we shall meet again in Hon Ru Ri tonight for a Hallowe'en Dinner Party and lots of photos (see below). Announcement for next week was that it will be a local trail, with details appearing in our website’s NEXT RUN box when confirmed, so check it often. We’ll meet again on Sunday, as usual, at Hon Ru Ri: 2 pm for 2.30 pm start – in any weather! On On! VTH3 #757 PHOTO GALLERY  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!! VTH3 2016 HALLOWE'EN DINNER @ HON RU RI > > > TERMINATOR AND LADY D WON MALE AND FEMALE "BEST COSTUME" AWARDS,
WITH ALL JNR HASHERS IN EQUAL FIRST PLACE AND AN EQUAL SHARE OF THE CANDIES!
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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! 23 October 2016 LONG HAI MOUNTAINS - "Hard and harder!" Hares: Basil, SamSon, Terminator Hash Flash: Dr Who. Additional photos: Ms Lucy Ringmaster: Basil Report: Basil The trail was set on Saturday, and many Hashers join us at 14:00 on Sunday at Hon Ru Ri. We found that Returnee Hashers were surprised to see so many new faces; even last week’s Hash Virgin Chris brought some friends along. As we were ready to depart, a new Hash Virgin Mr Hanh turned up – he had heard about us and decided to join. When we finished picking up the Terminator family including additional Returnee Peach Melba, and also Ms Lucy, we headed to the starting point in the Long Hai mountains. At this point we announced on the bus that the main trail is “super hard” and only experienced Hashers and fast ones can finish the trail in time, and they will be led by Hares Terminator and SamSon – while Hash Virgins and everyone else should go with Basil for an easier trail. Many Hashers decided to follow SamSon, and others joined Basil who reminded everyone that if it’s too hard, there is no shame to give up. Basil led his group to the Monkey Pagoda and started his trail from there. Then the sky opened and the rain started! We followed the steps towards the house of the monks and Lady D, on her first time at Monkey Pagoda trail, decided to name it the “Hard trail” and the other one the “Very, very hard trail”! When we reached the house, the group rested and Basil, followed by Lady D, tried to continue to the lookout rocks, assuming they will meet SamSon’s group up there. But we saw Perro Caliente, Suction Cup and Messi coming out of the forest, so Basil decided to stay behind and tell the rest of the Hashers to go back to Monkey Pagoda for the Down Down. As much time passed, and the sky was getting dark, Basil is worried; when he saw SamSon, he told him they didn’t see Shaky and the Hash Virgins. With the dense Minh Dam mountain jungle blocking the walkie talkie signals, we luckily reached Shaky by phone. He and his group had missed some markers while chatting(!) but realized their error and headed back, safe and sound. With the sky almost dark, SamSon and Basil whip out their trusty flash lights, and shine the way back to the Down Down; even though we want to rush, the rain makes the trail slippery, so walking carefully is the best option. As the sky is completely dark before we reach the Monkey Pagoda, Terminator’s family is waiting and shouting “ON-ON” – and daughters Peach Melba and Superteen also put up flash lights to tell us, “We are here”. As we safely reach the pagoda, the monks gong the bell signal that it is 18:00 and Hashers mistook that the temple is so nice to sound the bell to tell stragglers the way home! We take our quick refreshment and decide to hold the Circle and "team photo" on the bus trip back to Vung Tau. First a “thank you” message for completing the hard trail, and we gave those Hashers a round of applause. But also a reminder that finishing a trail safely is very important, so everyone should be aware of their own limitations (as explained on our website) and not try something that is too difficult for their level of fitness and/or experience. The Hares expect the trail to be rated more than 10, and every one agreed to award the trail 11/10 plus 1 for raining weather, so we got 12/10 for this week’s trail! We welcomed Hash Virgins Ivy and Glen and Mr Hanh for their marvellous first time experience with the Hash. We then welcomed Returnee Faulty Brakes with his excuse in Vietnamese: “Anh di nuoc ngoai 6 thang” (overseas for 6 months), and Taffy’s excuse: “In France”. Then Sinners, with Shaky and his group for “getting lost”, Mr Nam for “inappropriate footwear”, and Basil charged by Lady D for calling his trail an “easy trail” when the two trails should have been called “Hard” and “Very, very hard”! Finally an announcement that we shall have info about next week’s trail in the website’s NEXT RUN box when confirmed, and anyone who wants to dress up for Halloween can do so – but those who worry about frightening locals needn’t worry because we’ll return home after the run for people to get changed if they wish, then meet at Hon Ru Ri restaurant for an "On On" Halloween meal with Vietnamese dishes, and we’ll all share the cost. We hope to see everyone for next week’s run to celebrate “Happy Halloween”, and we’ll meet on Sunday at Hon Ru Ri, as usual: 2 pm for 2.30 pm start – in any weather! On On! VTH3 #756 PHOTO GALLERY ADDITIONAL PHOTOS COURTESY MS LUCY > > > |
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