Tuesday, 10 May 2005

Hash Trash for Run No. 1294 - 6 May 2005

Yo! Hasher!

The hash last Friday took us to a virgin location, discovered by Little John and Big Sally.

We were just meters away from our destination, when suddenly the convoy leader made a drastic U-turn, confusing everyone, and taking half the convoy back to Damascus, while the other half was too perplexed to move, and just stayed put. Fifteen minutes later, the first convoy half rejoined the second convoy half, and the whole crew continued on the road we had already been following. Two minutes later we arrived at our site, where our Religious Advisor harshly told us off for being a technical nit-wits   as the directions he provided for us were crystal clear.

The site was great for both walkers and runners alike, as it was not too steep. The view all around was magnificent, and perfect for the BBQ.

There was the usual variety of international dishes & meats – lamb, chicken, hot dogs, fish, tabouleh, home-made bread, wine, and much, much more  .

As everyone settled down to enjoy their culinary treats, toasts were exchanged “Nasdaroviye” (russian), “Slonjava” (gaelic) ChukSunKwa” (vietnamese) “Skol” (norwegian), “Sahten” (arabic), “Sante” (french), “Proost” (dutch), “Nasdraviy” (czech), “Tervisex” (estonian) . . .

At about 5 pm, the convoy of 15+ vehicles started, one by one, heading back to El-Sham, where everyone presumably resumed their hectic lives, after a very pleasant day away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

For this Friday’s Hash – Friday the 13th  !!! – our hare will be Arthur, who will set a trail in Halboun, see directions below.

Meet to greet at the car park of the Al-Jalaa Hotel as of 12 pm, leaving sharply in convoy at 12.30 pm.

Bring your BBQ meat, cutlery and plates. Beer will be provided by Don/Rafi & Co.

For the final details of our first Weekend Hash trip, go to:

http://damascush3.com/notices/Mashta%20Al%20Hlou%20OD%20Hash.pdf

or http://damascush3.com/  (click on "upcoming events")

On-On,

Salwa