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Hares: Camshaft, Mmmmmm Lady Fingers and the debut of Bacchanal

Location: Moose’s Beanery and Bar

779 Northmount Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 0A1

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RA: Hump the Shark

Attendance: 22

Lights On!

The Beginning

It is closing in on that Christmas thing. A fine run was set to acknowledge that seasonal event when the days are short, but the Christmas lights are on!

Camshaft volunteered to hare the run with support from Mmmmm Lady Fingers and Bacchanal (debut hare).

The group assembled at Moose’s Beanery and Bar in the North West. Icy conditions meant that cleats were necessary. Christmas costume was encouraged.

Hashers arrived at the pub and congregated in the big room at the back.

Insane Bolt announced that it was time to go outside at form the circle.

Insane Bolt went through the formalities and we welcomed Krusty to the group as he has been absent for some time. The three hares were called in to describe the marks they had made for the trail.

Impossible to show true marks with the icy conditions, so they told us what the marks would look like if they were in chalk.

With the instructions complete, the pack was released to find the trail.

The Trail

The pack muddled around to not find the marks at the beginning. Eventually, true trail was discovered and we were off on a Christmas light adventure with extremely icy conditions.

As then there was the Christmas light display that the City hosts.

No electricity spared for this elaborate display

The trail continued through the Confederation golf course until the regroup was discovered.

Regroup with hot chocolate and other suitable beverages

Back to the pub to get warmed up and ready for the down down’s

The Down Down’s

Hashers assembled at the long tables to get their beer and decide what kind of snacks to order. Happy hour all day makes all happy!

Hump the Shark jumped in to do the Religious Advisor duties, and selected a choir of Insane Bolt and Hardly.

Hump the Shark delivered his program with authority and confidence. Many offences were observed or imagined resulting in a lot of down down’s.

Hares – Mmmm Lady Fingers, Bacchanal and Camshaft

Slow Clap with a tale of automotive misfortune

The closing ceremonies now complete, we were declared “on the piss” by Hump the Shark, and proceeded to enjoy the balance of our evening.

Scribed by Skewbic Hair

Trail Summary

Eventually, we ended up with some 8 km though a variety of established neighbourhoods and observed Christmas lights galore!

Additional Material

Apparently the walkers had a great time as well, as shown by these pictures!

Hares: Dastardly and Skewbic Hair
Location: Bella Roma Restaurant & Pub, Calgary, AB
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RA: Hump the Shark
Attendance: 19

Trailway to somewhere!

The Beginning

As there was a gap in the trail setting calendar, On-In volunteered Skewbic Hair to fix that problem. As Scoobie is about to go away for 5 weeks on vacation, something including the World InterHash in NZ, he capitulated. As such, the plan was to set trail in Cedarbrae with On-In at Swigs Pub. Who knew Swigs was closed on our Hash night for a private function. Plan B.

Bella Roma Restaurant & Pub is the gateway to the warren of interconnecting pathways through Lakeview Village. Trails have been set there before, but no trails are the same. Dastardly volunteered to plan the trail, as he has time. Trail was set conveniently after a significant amount of snow had fallen on the very slippery ice that lurked below. No problem, just wear your spikey shoes.

The weather was good and the hashers assembled in the pub. Assessing the food and drink specials for later consumption. We got settled in as the group began to arrive.

All is good, and we proceed outdoors to circle up, which was lead by our co-hashmatress PMS.

Camshaft thinking how cold this is compared to Costa Rica

No pictures of the hares going through their extensive and detailed explanation of the marks and the use of “yellow” flagging. As the hare is also the photo guy, not surprising. Marks were big and small, Some on low horizontal surfaces while others were on the tree trunks (hard to find). Playgrounds were in the mix. Alas, the pack was dispersed with the runners charging off into the darkness to find trail.

The Trail

The fresh snow made for some slogging through the pathways. Some homeowners are good with snow removal, while others are not. A combination of fresh and stale marks (from the previous Daisy Duke trail) were sufficient to get the pack on-on.

After an overabundance to playground enthusiasm, the trail continued on through the back alleys of Lakeview. Apparently the legacy Beer Near mark from Daisy Duke was followed. As such, the pack make their own trail as they finished off at the regroup. Several carefully laid marks from the hares were not seen by the pack. So sad….

Regroup discovered, and all was made right.

The Ending

Back to the bar after sufficient regroup refreshments were consumed. The group found a place to sit and order whatever they wanted. Great anticipation for the down-downs soon to follow.

The Down-Downs

Hump the Shark, our RA coordinator, is responsible for coercing unsuspecting hashers to volunteer for the illustrious Religious Advisor (RA) duties at the end of the run. Making up stories, citing offences, and generally providing entertainment for the hashers that live for this.

The lack of a volunteer means Hump the Shark gets to do the RA duties. I think he likes this as he does a great job, and doesn’t seem to whimper too loudly about doing this again.

A choir of Hot Cheeks and Strap On Cramp On were a bad choice, as they steered the song selection off the rails. This could become a reoccurring gig as they progress their singing and dancing careers!

The hares were thanked for setting a fine trail. Many offences were brought up and acknowledged. The hash shit was dispensed with appropriately. All crimes were settled!