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992	2022-09-25 11:00	Olive Oyl and Popeye	Eartham Woods	SU938106

Eartham woods are extensive, so although we might hash here fairly often there is scope for a bamboozaling trail each time. This sample saw a quite select pack gather in bright autumnal sunshine, the leaves not yet turned to gold providing a dappled long shadow light that picks up the odd lump of chalk convincing four eyed gits like yours truly that there is a trail ahead.

Vixen and Prancer were back after a prolonged battle with the Corona, and we don't mean the pop that used to rot our teeth when we were young, a long time ago, all those little dimples on the neck of the bottle, dandelion and burdock my favourite, mmmmmmmm.

Oh! day dream over, back to the Hash, not much to report from the Hare's briefing, their shoes looked clean and dry, and they told the usual lies which we always hear, more like a mantra these days.

The Hares indicated our direction of travel, West towards Stane Street, and to say that we all shot off hot on the trail would not be true, we more ambled into a jog, all except Snake Charmer that is, who was all fired up, to keep fit for the hockey season, she likes a good Bully.

We headed South to reach Stane Street in the direction of Bignor but not for long when Snake Charmer could be heard heading on the path to The Plain, which involves a steep climb into Nore Wood.

At a check before the climb most of the pack chickened out and opted for a flat false trail North, leaving Bambi to toil to the top alone and then wait for the pack, on account of being knackered.

Here in the wide clearing amongst the silver birch and tall golden grass a cool sea breeze was most welcome to an overheated hasher until the fish hook on which he was standing could be ignored no longer.

In the end it caught Bambi, Snake Charmer, Jacqui and Flash.

Next a broad swoop North on soft loam and then some "left hand down a bit" on recently disturbed topsoil brought us back to Stane Street and the obligatory visit to the bench at the seven way signpost.

A passing stranger was kind enough to snap us, before we continued into North Wood, up the seldom used shady track with the dew still on the thigh high fern wetting the legs.

At last we turned West, towards the chariots, but not directly as the hares made the process most trying, and tiring, by using the grid pattern of the paths to take us ever upwards until we reached sniffing distance of Stubbs Wood. Hey! the pack lost touch with Bambi and Snake Charmer and Belle when the latter overran a false trail mark by a million miles on a down hill charge on lovely firm pine needles.

The last part of this trail was now all downhill South in a straight line, the front runners being hesitant, expecting a fish hook that never appeared.

A small detour into St Mary's Wood and then a bit of a slog on the hard hard compressed flint and chalk brought us to the On-In after one hour and nine minutes of hobbling along.

There was no Hash-It as the absent Sausage Lottery was still in possession, I think we would have given to Olive Oyl, however I can't remember why?, we don't need a reason anyway.

There was a debate about which pub we would visit and a call for volunteer Hares. The outcome, no volunteers and mixed feeling about The George.

Bambi accompanied the non George-o-phobics to the garden there, where in the calm between the high hedges the warm sun and cool beer made it hard to get up and leave.

On – On ! Bambi

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