Bangkok H3 #2524

We are enjoying more of the rainy season, especially for this hash trail. Traffic was not to bad, so arrived at the start a little early . . . but enough time to see a couple rain squalls pass over the area. Soon enough, a pack of 20 hashers formed up in anticipation of this logistical endeavor. My leg is back to about "80% ok" after the motoscooter incident on Wednesday, so was able to run fairly well again. We started on the Chao Phraya River, and the plan was for us to board a ferry over to the nearby island of Ko Kret. As we chugged our way down river, another squall passed over and set the stage for what the rest of the day would be like. RAIN!!

Making port on Ko Kret, we had been instructed to turn right and follow the trail . . . but there was no trail, so we kept going, and going, and going. Finally, about 1.5 kms out, we started seeing some paper here and there. Other things we had been briefed on, were at least 8 checks (of which we saw none due to the rain, and possibly the rapid clean up crew of inhabitants on the island). There was also tell of a small farmyard with many large black swans (those bastards can be vicious when they want to be), and an 8 foot wall that needed to be surmounted, which we did, and various other shiggy related obstacles.

Between the walkers and runners navigating the rain soaked trail, the pack got spread out pretty good as we each searched our way through various pathways, eventually ending up at another port, where we took a second ferry over to the eastern side of the river followed by about 500 meters of trail to yet another port, where we took the final ferry back over to the run site on the western side of the river.

Circle was inundated with numerous funny stories of who ran where, and various other tales. We welcomed 2 visitors, praised the hare for not only an entertaining trail, but also for stepping up last minute to set trail when the scheduled hare had to bow out. All in a good day's fun on the hash.Read more