Segundo Barrio

It has been 18 years since the last time Paraguay had a hash trail, but today was the day of a new beginning. Ban the Cock and Double Dutch Mountains have been here a year, but were feeling something missing in their lives . . . so a hash club was needed. Well off the beaten path, the trail started out near the airport, but after crossing a few streets, trail found its way into the grassy hinterland, going down dirt streets, foot paths, and through some dense undergrowth on its way across the countryside.
We had 2 hares (Ban the Cock & MaBouche) with a walkers and runners option. Seven hounds set off in chase, with 3 runners at first, then one started walking, and one meandered onto the walkers trail, so I had the Twilight Zone aura of hashing alone, and breaking all the checks. So the proclaimed 8 Km trail (was actually about 10 Km), but I managed a cool 12.5 Km excursion into the hash history of Paraguay.
Since it was the first hash, in 18 years here, you would expect a lot of visitors. But it was a bit unusual to have one visitor from Mozambique (Maputo H3), one from Brazil (Brazil Nuts H3), one from Bolivia (La Paz H3), two virgins (one from Brazil and one from Holland), an embassy representative from Trinidad and Tobago, our two hares from Europe . . . and little ole me (I don’t remember where I am from anymore). A robust circle followed trail, and then we all headed up the street for dinner. Great fun with many new hashers and new friends, and probably the best trail I have run in South America. Well Done, and long live the Asuncion H3.Read more