After chasing away the demons (oni), the Setsubun Hash rabble gathers for the necessary group photo with a cleverly strategic background of both Christ Church Cathedra, and Victoria YMCA, representing the spiritual and the physical aspects of our existence, with a tree represent nature between the two.  I might be reading more into this than was intended.  Click here for a larger image

I have no idea what NBS means, but this trail mark was actually before the start of the run/walk.

Hashers arrive at the old Beacon Hill Park 1970 Scout Jubilee site. The hash trail will start from here.

Testicular and Goes Down Well listen to Hot Nuts introduction to the trail.

Walkers at a stop in the park. Unknown to us some of the hashers who had volunteered to be oni were to surprise runners in the park. I think that was an ambitious plan.

Prosucker arrives at a special Sutsubun BC at Ogden Point.  She was is in her Pokémon Pikachu yellow oni costume.

Goes Down Well has decorative lottery tickets for hashers to take to see who is lucky enough to eat a slice of ehÅ?-maki while facing south.  All of which has something to do with luck.

The lottery winners face south-ish to eat a slice of ehÅ?-maki.

Trash Panda waiting for any snacks to be dropped her way.

Hashers circle around the picnic table to enjoy Japanese beverages and snacks.

Our yellow oni gets the last peice of ehÅ?-maki.  At the time we seemed to have lost our red and blue onis.  I think someone called them and discovered that they spent some time waiting in the park to jump out and suprise hashers.  When the hashers never came, since the blue oni lived near by, they may have gone there to warm up.

Sir My Cocks A Fallen and GDW nibbling on Japanese snacks.

The hares GDW and Hot Nuts take the centre at religion while the hashers rate their trail.

Our yellow oni gets a down-down likely for being the last oni standing, and probably for the courage for running around Victoria in a Pikachu costume like a lone cosplayer. On On!