Run Details

New run time of 19:00; Bring your cup for the sip stop

#2400 - The Old Boot, Seaford - Well, what a slippery and slidy hash that turned out to be!

Delayed as ZZ Topless arrived late (still putting her shoes on as the hare finished up), Mudlark called On On out of the pub right (N) up Church St and through the church (when don't we run through church grounds if they're available?), taking the right hand path through the grounds, except for Keeps It Up who went left even after Ride It Baby and myself called 'On Right' several times. Trail continued (with KIU eventually) over to Broad St, Croft Ln and then S on East St and through the Bowling Club grounds all the way to Bainbridge Cl, S down Heathfield Rd then SE on Bramber Rd / Chyngton Rd and through the golf course and up to Seaford Head (along with two fishhooks, the first for 7 and the second for 67!). A check at the road from the Nature Reserve would find Oral Hooker checking right, Ride It Baby and myself checking down the trail opposite, and Keeps It Up going over the stile into the field. With RIB and myself calling On On, KIU looked for a place to cross the barbed wire but none would be available, and confusion reigned as no-one was following us... Eventually turning around and meeting Knightrider on the way back it transpired that we had found a pre-marked short cut the hare had mentioned he may use; we could either wait or retrace our steps, and so chose the latter and played catch up for the next mile or so; true trail had been left up towards the Nature Reserve. With KIU just in front, RIB and myself watched as he once more made a bad choice of trail and proceeded through the building and around to the other side of the field he had earlier been stuck in, missing a marked stile back into that field. Trail continued all the way to the cliff edge path and W along the coastline. What would follow would be akin to a skating rink (where another final fishhook would find FRBs having quite a lengthy run to the back of the pack), claiming a number of hashers - how more didn't fall over is a surprise to many - and the downhill stretch proved particularly difficult to navigate down. Eventually, the pack would descent to the beach huts and sip stop manned by (Hash Gomi's) Naomi, complete with sausage rolls, stick bread and cheese spread, rum, and soft drinks (plus some rather salty Dutch Liquorice that several tried but none liked!). On Inn along the coast back up into Seaford Town Centre.

Back at the pub, it was noted that today was National Umbrella Day, and although it had not rained on the hash (although it had DEFINITELY rained before it) there was a smattering snow spotted on the hills, and (borrowing from BQ's comments the week before) tonight's mud had definitely been of the 'slippery' kind. Tonight's hash had definitely lived up to MUDlark's name... And so the hares (ML and Not So Fast) were called up with DD to "Here's To The Hares". Next up, the fallen tonight: (1) Bobble Chopper, for falling first and being covered all up his back and sending a picture to BQ on trail, (2) Oral Hooker, for saying she was surprised no-one had fallen over and then falling over mere minutes later, (3) Knightrider, for also being covered when he should have known better as co-hare, and (4) Psyclepath for also succumbing to the mud. Joining them would be KIU for his not one, not two, but three navigational errors / poor choices on trail tonight; DDs for all to "You're Stupid". And finally, new boot Dylan, who hopefully had been watching. When asked the questions, it was deemed to be long enough, it was (hesitantly) hard enough, Peter Pansy had made him come, and he would come again; DD to "Meet The Hashers", but actual downing of the beer was a series of sips (and even a "What's this, it's rather nice?") leading to a few choice remarks from the crowd!

And so, next week's hash details were relayed by me (as the hare) - from The Cleveland Arms, Brighton. And so closed out the evening with a toast to the hash.

Guess I'd better get planning that trail now... - Nasty Nips