Twenty two hashers with three canine companions gathered in Henderson Park at Arden Road
on a partly cloudy, 23° Celsius day to celebrate the Birthdays of Boomerang and Jonners with their hared
hash. Once again Hockey Banger and Puck Off journeyed down from Ladysmith
to join this celebratory occasion. Hooter Shooter took time from her other commitments that has kept her from hashing for a
while to participate. Mary Poppins again was present for his third consecutive hash since a long prior absence, and was
accompanied by Just Alex for her second hash. Among the usual introductions and trail information Boomerang
advised to watch for "W S" and "N W S" markings. Off went ten walkers led by Boomerang and the runners following the flour.
Walkers and runners were in view of each other in the Avondale and Plymouth roads
environs but the walkers soon exclusively ambled their way past the Mount Tolmie Reservoir
through various paths over and back down Mount Tolmie,
then into the university environs wherein the amble stopped at the "W S" beside the university Multifaith Centre.
This was a whiskey stop where Boomerang provided a wee dram and the walkers toasted his birthday. From there the walkers were led
Hashers make it to the BC which is ontop of
the Haro Road sewer lift station.
Under the feet of hashers are pumps pushing sewage from parts
of UVic up to the top of the hill on Henderson, so it can flow by gravity into the sewage main, just like the hashers using gravity feed at the BC.
eventually into the Mystic Vale ravine,
back out to Henderson Road along the Mystic Vale Trail to university composting site across Henderson Road from the Rec Center where they joined the runners at the
beer check.
Then it was a short walk back to Henderson Park
for religion.
It transpired that Boomerang set a YBF
at his domicile on Kisber Avenue.
Flour led the runner there where they encountered the "N W S" marking (Not Whiskey Stop). Stoolie Andrews voiced exception to this
and charged Boomerang for "poor hospitality". This in turn earned Stoolie a down-down
for wingeing. Yet again Sir My Cocks A Fallen, a retired navy type, was drawn to one of those ubiquitous "little libraries" where he
At religion the hares are
charged for setting the trail and probably for getting older.
Ice Breaker looks to charge the next hound.
scored a navy subject book which he then passed to Prosucker, an active duty navy officer. They were both called into the circle:
he for "shopping on trail"; she for accepting favours from an "old man". They preempted a traditional hash song by singing together the refrain form "Hearts of Oak"
to which Boomerang and Stoolie, not to be outdone, added ribald verse from "The North Atlantic Squadron".
Hooter Shooter was charged for "ragging" on Stoolie while on trail. Attaturd
was observed to uncharacteristically be dragging his feet on trail. Yeast Infection drank on the dog's behalf. Hockey Banger
was guilty of hash name abuse with Puck Off. Mary Poppins and Just Alex
were seen to be too attentive to each other on trail. I Dream of Weenie was too indulgent with the black berry brambles on trail,
and Slippery Dick's offered reason for absence from the Salt Spring event last week end was deemed unacceptable. With the available
beer then finished and announcements made, twelve hashers then repaired to Smugglers Cove to on-afters.
