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920	2019-04-28 11:00	Spiders & Dogwhistle	Whiteways Lodge Car Park	TQ001108

A sunny spring Sunday, and our Hash formed a tiny conglomeration amongst the throng in the overflow car park at Whiteways. Somehow Cocker who normally hashes with R2D2 (Andover) had found us, I think she said she was taking a break from a Hen Weekend at Butlin's.

Our JMs addressed us in their usual terse manner, wasting little time on any non essential verbal communication and introducing the Hares in a record time of two minutes and seventeen seconds exactly. By contrast the Hares provided us with a torrent of decidedly non essential information, this is of course only to be expected considering their age and mental capacity.

After a very big hint as to where we would find a trail the pack made it's way South West across the Madehurst road and under the trees where the light was the shade of fresh green that springtime brings.

With the thrum of the A29 to our left we soon lost the scent and had a hard time finding anything amongst the leaf litter as the trail left the path and meandered through the brush.

At last The Ref found blobs on the path and we resumed the South West charge until a fish hook caught Pancsi, Cocker, Two Ferrets, Dr Blood, Snake Charmer and Bambi.

Now we were hashing ourselves into a corner, A29 on left, fence ahead, so the swerve North, back across the road and into Houghton Forest came as no surprise.

At last a sprinkling of Bluebells added more spring colour to the pleasant light being received by our retinas as once again we got it all wrong, this time Bambi, being drunk on the sensory overload of nature, over-ran a falsie and others followed.

Luckily another fish hook that caught Bambi, Pancsi, Pink Flamingo, The Ref, Panda and Splasher was just the ticket to get us all back together.

Subsequently the trail played fast and loose with The Denture, heading East to the edge of the escarpment that looks across to Langham Wood, where we had a Regroup.

Pocket Rocket toyed with the idea of reaching the bike trail below by making a plunge down the chalky slipway but thought better of it, thank goodness. Meanwhile cautious feet had found a gentler way to reach the bottom, to make our way South East towards the chariots on the good wide smooth gravel path that climbs gradually to the Cafe that announces itself to the down-wind nostrils with aromas of Bacon Butties, stop salivating!.

Consumation of any of the lusted menu items was made difficult as at the last moment the trail left the path and headed South West along the ridge below the Cafe. Thoughts of food faded and there was the diversion of a crude swing that some of the pack found rejuvenating. Flash was soon swinging like a trapeze artist but had some difficulty getting his feet back on the ground, as Panda says, "He always has trouble dismounting".

Around the corner we reached the On-In and emerged into bright light after one hour and nine minutes of vernal hashing.

At the circle it was a slapped wrist for Bambi and someone had noticed Flash untie then re-tie his laces to avoid a fish hook while Panda got the Hash-It for being caught for the first time.

Down to The Spur next, for the sunny but cool garden, delightful ale, and the coffee comes in one of those old fashioned plunger things.

On – On ! Bambi

Bambi.

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