Bangkok Harriettes #2133

After 5 amazing days in Edinburgh, Scotland, it was back in the air for the next destination . . . Bangkok, Thailand. I was due to land 100 minutes before the hash started, and the start was about 25 kms away. I was a little farther back on the plane than I normally am, but still managed to scramble ahead to get in line at C&I. Ended up in a lane that had two windows, and was through quicker than expected. Straight out the door to the taxi line with 75 min to go, no time for the train. How many times I have played this game of hashing immediately upon arrival . . . or just before departure. Sometimes just getting there is half the fun.

In the taxi, I give the "hubba hubba honcho" sign to the driver, and off we go. I am tracking our progress on Google Maps, and at first it said arrival at 1701. As we hit the highway, we come to a crawl, and Google got up to 1713 arrival, for a 1715 start . . . still no need to worry. In the end, I did walk up to the start at 1708, dashed into the men's room for a quick change into my running kit, and off we go on an interesting 6-7 kms trail (didn't even have time to sync up my Garmin until well into trail).

It averaged about 9 c throughout the week in Edinburgh, last night in Bangkok (hey, that's kind of catchy, maybe I'll write a song) it was 32 c . . . SWEAT MY ASS OFF . . . but it was fun, as always.

Great to see so many familiar faces on the run, and circle, and dinner after. Bangkok always feels like home, (but something tells me I may end up in Scotland again. 🙂 ) I'll get at least 3 more hash trails in here before heading up to Dalat, Vietnam for Mekong.Read more