Ascension : Hash Trash - Hash No: 1289
Submitted by The Islander (Shari Parkhill) 07.01.2010 (Article Archived on 21.01.2010)

This was a very special Christmas hash. Most of the hashers arrived as directed with some very festive headgear on display! Everyone was eager to get started and work off some of the delicious Christmas meals from the day before.

Hash No:  1289

Hares:  Headmistress, Channel Hopper, Mucky Princess, Bossy Balls, Moaning Myrtle & Danger Ranger

Hounds:  Pteradactyl, Morganosaurus, Over & Done With, Little Mermaid, Hard to Name, Bloodsucker, Shart Tail, Boy Racer, Sophie, Unstable Rider, Plunker, Flasher, Little Chuffer, Nip’n’Suck, Miss Mardy Pants, Lanky, Elizabeth, Pussy Foot, Jimmy, James Jr., Pole Dancer, Whatever Minga, Poker Face, Batter, ZZ Bottom, Gar Baggage, Pee Mouldy, Just Fish, Fleur des Isles, Tiny Terror, Chief Longpole, Tripper, Mowgli, Bullitt, oompah Loompah, Chocolate Button, Becky

Apres Hashers:  Thumper, Felicity, Rob

This was a very special Christmas hash.  Most of the hashers arrived as directed with some very festive headgear on display!  Everyone was eager to get started and work off some of the delicious Christmas meals from the day before.

Headmistress had been aided by some very industrious elves in setting the hash over some scrambly rocky bits.  It all started at the Scout’s Beach Hut, and the on-on sent us away and up the coast, Channel Hopper and Mucky Princess leading the way.  There didn’t seem to be too much running this week – guess everyone was feeling the effects of the season and its parties! 

A circle check caught everyone up, and then we headed inland a bit before turning back.  A couple of the younger chaps were determined to stay along the seashore, but a couple of equally determined little elves set them straight.  Pretty soon we found ourselves heading up the steps to nowhere, but Headmistress was spied streaking off back in the direction of the beach hut.  Did she have an appointment with someone special?

Meanwhile the top of the steps found us staring at a back arrow.  A little rest was in order – doesn’t take much to wear out the hot hashers!  Then it was on back to the beach hut.  But not for long!  Just when we thought we were done, the shout of on-on was heard, and it was time to head off across the beach to the AIG beach hut.  The runners took the longer road route.

For the rest of us, it became a game of dodging the seas, and climbing up the rocks.  A little rest for some while waiting for the slower folks to catch up.  Then all of a sudden Father Christmas popped in for a visit with a bag of pressies!  His poor reindeer were exhausted from the long trip to Ascension and were off having a rest at the Obsidian hotel, but Santa wanted to be sure that all the junior hashers got their presents.  A little of confusion at the start when Mucky Digger got so excited he forgot his hash name, but it all got sorted out.

All too soon it was time for pictures, then Father Christmas had to head back to the North Pole.  It’s a really long trip from Ascension to the top of the world!  It was really kind of him to drop in for a visit and join our hash.  Thanks, Santa!!  Have a good rest until next Christmas!  Say hello to all your elves and the reindeer from all the hashers on Ascension!