Mauritius H3 #960

Mauritius is a lovely island in the south Indian Ocean, aprox 1000 kms east of Madagascar, and even a remote island such as this has an active hash club. The Mauritius H3 was founded by Charles 'Bird' Mochan on 14 May 1988, when he came over from previously hashing in Finland with the Helsinki H3. This is my first visit to Mauritius, and although I have run about 100 trails this year, it has been 9 months since I last added a new country hashed in. So today was extra special to join the Mauritius H3 on trail for a most excellent 7 km trail. We had over 50 hashers turn up, and everyone was very friendly.

Trail started on Albion Beach 2, and headed directly out into the sugar cane fields. The marks were straight forward, just the way I like. Circles were a check, plops of flour marked the way, and an occasional arrow to point the way to the Runner’s and Walker’s trails. The views in all directions were amazing, and the whole island is calm and relaxing, you just have to come visit to feel it. They run every other Sunday morning, and this was their 960th trail. So, in about 18 months they will be celebrating their 1000th. Will have to come back to help them celebrate.Read more