Amish in Arcady Hash

Run #1158, June 9, 2008

Hare:  Amish It Head

Location:  Arcadia, Exeter

Weather:  High 90's, humid, sunny.

Present:   WIPOS, Dr WHO, Basket Boom Boom, Bondo Jovi, Oozing SD, Ben, Murphy.

The Run:

It was the hottest hash to date in 2008. And there were lots of deer flies. That much I remember. Little else comes to mind as this write-up is begun, nearly three months after the fact.  But here goes: we started from a gravel parking lot, just south of Ten Rod Road, on the west bank of the Wood River. The hare for once had not locked his keys in his car nor had his beer stolen by preadolescents. He pointed north, and so we began.

Trail crossed Ten Rod Road, and turned immediately. It appeared we might be headed for Mt Tom, but a check soon proved the opposite and the hash turned east. Arcadia is full of trails, but all of them are long with few opportunities for checks, so the hare had to make do with a few short bushwhacks. The group crossed the Wood River for the first time. An opportunity for cooling off was welcomed.

Trail came back to Ten Rod Rd, and crossed south. A check sent Basket further east. WHO chose correctly through pure disorientation and turned west, back towards the cars. Oozing followed. WIPOS was not far behind. Bondo was nowhere to be seen. Trail paralleled the road until it came to the river. It turned south and then crossed. Another chance to cool off. This was not bad at all. Except for the trout. They had a rough time that day, I can tell you.

We now come to the part that is not clear. As anyone who (is an idiot and) has read the recent write-ups should know, these details are a bit sketchy. I mean, it’s been three months. I do have a life you know! All I can say is that if a beer check is not memorable, then I won’t be able to rememorablize it three months later. I’m sure the hare did his best. But it wasn’t at an island in the stream. It wasn’t on a cliff overlooking a pond. Again, it must have been at a non-descript rock along the path. If I am wrong, I apologize. Do the write-up yourself next time. Waah!

Actually, the one thing I do remember is that Bondo and Basket were lost. What a surprise. As the pack came back up Mt Tom Rd and returned to the cars, Bondo was found drinking his own poison at his van. But no Basket. After a brief spell, the hare went back on trail. WHO went out by car. Unfortunately, he found Basket walking north on Mt Tom Road.

The circle was begun. Ratings were favorable: loss of Basket, river crossings, shiggy and lack of pavement. However, no bimbos. But that’s OK by us! Total: +6.9! Hashit was given to Bondo. Why, I can’t think. So I hereby retroactively reassign the Hashit to Basket! There, much better! After religion, they went off to the Black River Pub(?) on Rt 3. And that’s about it. At least that’s all I can remember.

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