| Date | Hare | Scribe |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2022 | Jeremy | Mike |
The difficult thing about writing the mag is – how does one write something new, interesting and entertaining about hash 639 which was essentially the same as the last 638. The answer is, of course, that they aren’t all the same; each of those hashes was unique and we are fortunate in having them all properly recorded for posterity – thanks to Jeremy and Maurice in particular. So, having sorted that out – I’ll press on with a unique report on Jeremy’s trail from the Bear.
The Bear is a very busy pub and you had to register your car on a computer if you wanted to park in their car park – and we filled quite a lot of it with a very god turnout of 22 (or 23 if you included Des’ dad). Jeremy gave us a briefer brief than usual – “Long 5.5, short 3.7 – you all know the rules – it’s that way”.
We set off along the A4 towards Great Bedwyn. Then the longs disappeared up the hill towards Chilton Foliat and the shorts down into our beloved Kennet Valley. The sun was out and everything was bright and clear and walking with old friends in such a green and pleasant land and following a well laid trail is a pleasure only hashers know.
The walkers trail was uneventful in the sense that nobody fell in the canal or broke a leg and walkers were back at the pub, more or less together, at 1220. We bagged a corner of the bar big enough for all of us to be together as the runners straggled in – and finally GOM Kevin and Julie who had walked the long. They were back just in time to thank Jeremy for his splendid trail. There was no ceremonial awarding of the bags as John who was awarded them last time decided to keep them and I can’t remember who got the Hash horn.
Thanks Jeremy for a professionally laid trail in the valley where KVH3 was born.
Postscript
John awarded the bags to Des, reason unclear, and Kevin kept the horn for going off piste!