DRAFT – Déjà vu (all over again)

  As the hare told me at the start, we are now getting hares courtesy of Lastminute.com, so it’s perhaps not surprising that the above occurs where in blue is run 2571 trail (hare OTIE 27/4/25) and our most recent 2619 trail (hare OTIE) is in purple, and it’s déjà vu all over again!* Same hare, virtually the same run. So this run is number 2619 v.2571, and I think I preferred the original, without the addition of the lovely section along the A25. If the hare can re-use a trail then I can re-use a write-up. Thus I quote from the relevant sections of report of run 2571:

  ‘1st check was back and down a stretch of tarmac to the dismay of many who had been investigating the wooded glade paths in front of the pack belonging to the Limpsfield Common. Then it was an amble along wooded paths and besides fields, some even filled with wildlife such as cattle and sheep. Eventually we crossed the A25. Into more fields, then country lanes, passed quite a few mansions….We emerged from the woods and went left up the footpath and crossed the A25 again. The pack was then encouraged to traverse over the adult obstacle log walk to find the home trail…..’ But no sip stop this time in the adult playground.

  Notably different on this trail was that the SCBs got the full A25 experience, doing over a mile of it for which the GM, now a fully paid-up member of the knitting-circle, expressed his gratitude fulsomely. The hare said the new A25 stretch was to keep dogs and sheep apart, but not cars and hashers, who are apparently expendable. As Tosser remarked, ‘there’s countryside here, why aren’t we using it?’.

  Allegedly, there was a loop at the golf course that no one except Petal did [on flour], which was the reason he arrived back 15 minutes after the pack with his side-kick Raffles, who has now seemly turned into Grumpy Dog, regularly growling at random hashers. Is it old age, or the embarrassment of having to travel in the boot of his master’s souped-up milk float, instead of the front seat of a Mercedes R107 convertible?

  The hare provided hot-cross buns and mini eggs – seeking redemption perhaps? Down-downs were numerous and mercifully quick for a change, courtesy of Hash Flash’s little black book, with Little White Buss & Alouetta making a welcome return.

  Repairing to the pub garden to sit in the sun finished off the day nicely with Tail End revealing his extensive knowledge of obscure non-league football grounds.

  *Quote from Yogi Beera, not to be confused with Yogi Bear!

  On On,

  DTT