Pattaya H3 #2120

Wrapping up the weekend of events after Thai Nash Hash (and 10 days of hashing the hills and dales of Pattaya), we had one last day of hashing here.

It was their annual Oktoberfest celebration, with oom-pah band, brats, sauerkraut, and kartoffelsalat . . . and of course beer, but not bier, only the local piss. 🙂

Trail was an excellent shiggy-fest starting out with the first km as a conga line through the tall grass, but soon opened up allowing us to stretch our legs a bit. There were also a couple water crossings and a streambed to boot. It was shorter than usual at 5.67 kms, but the hares stated it would be short to accommodate the extra events in circle. What were those extra events you ask?? Well, mostly it was a tug-o-war between nations. Starting with the harriettes - Thailand vs The Philippine Islands. The hares stretched out the rope, and the teams loaded up on each end, the ready-set-go was given and not more that point 69 seconds passed before the rope snapped in two. The hares, being of high intellect as you would expect, quickly tied the rope back together and tried again. This time, we had a winner (can't remember which team won though).

Next up was the men's team of France vs Belgium . . . then UK vs ???, and The Yanks vs ??? . . . the final affair was UK vs The Yanks. As before, point 69 seconds later the rope gave way, so it was tied off again, and with the final attempt, less than point 22 seconds in, the rope broke for the third time and it was called a draw . . . prizes for everyone.

It was a great day of fun and foolishness in celebration of Bavarian Culture. The hare team has been hosting this event for 24 years now, so you would think by now they have it figured out. 🙂Read more