Date: 18th December 2017……………………..
Location:Surfers Paradise……………………….
Runners:36…………………………………………….
Run Pictures……………………………………….
The Christmas Run is finally here. A good number of hashers gathered from 5:00 pm on the rooftop garden of the Bruce Bishop car park. Booze Masters brought good quality beers. Almost everyone was wearing the new white t-shirt and Santa hats, and Jigsaw rolled up with a stack of pizza boxes. KB ambled over in his inflatable Santa suit, Sir Rabbit, Weekly and Brewtus donned theirs. Weekly did something funny inside his suit and the batteries tipped out. He had a bit of difficulty trying to recover the batteries and get dressed again. Chrissy was dressed in a nice skimpy Christmassy outfit.
About 5:50 the whistle was blown and Jigsaw lead hashers out of the car park, up onto Cavill Ave, onto The Esplanade and into the first drinks stop in Elston Bar in the Soul building. I think staff there were caught unawares and scrambled to get bottled beers ready, although management there were informed. KB was being a real Santa, giving kids little presents.
After half an hour the whistle was blown again, and hasher were led back along Cavill Ave, right up Orchid Ave, through the Asian restaurants alley, across Surfers Paradise Boulevard, through the Circle on Cavil park, across Gold Coast Highway and into the Helm Bar. The deck there had great views of the river and glorious sunset. Josephine won the huge ham leg raffle. Will he bring it to the New Year’s Day run? I wonder.
Around 7:00 pm whistle was sounded and hashers departed back through Circle on Cavill to the tram station. Nice tram ride up to Southport South station, and a short walk to the Bombay Affair Indian restaurant on Scarborough Street. The owner, Naresh, was there to greet us and get us all seated. Plenty of red and white wine was available, Naresh provided jugs of beer.
The meal consisted various plates including chicken tikka, a chaat, curries, naan bread, rice, papadums, which just kept coming. This was followed by a dessert. Chrissy wandered around with nothing much on, chatting to everyone.
GM made a few announcements.
- Remembering departed hashmen.
- No Xmas Day run.
- The New Year’s Day run is at Bent Banana’s palace, starting at 3:00 pm. A short run starting at 3:15 pm. A family affair, BYO booze and drinks, hash provides food, $10 per person.
- Botcho to start new lotto run starting Jan 8.
- Last week’s naming confirmed as Tooth Prick.
No POW this week, or next. Look out, though. The POW has a long memory.
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On on
Mad Mike