Ascension : Hash Trash - Hash No: 1392
Submitted by The Islander (Islander Editors) 05.01.2012 (Article Archived on 19.01.2012)

Determined to work off some of the excess, they met on the Hardy patio on New Year’s Eve.

Hare:  Wood-N-Pecker, Dr Bill and Mucky Digger

Hounds: Simply Indiscreet , Mucky Princess, Old Golly Waddler,  Drop ‘em Blossom, Secret Squirrel, No Brakes, Felicity and Steve.

Determined to work off some of the excess, they met on the Hardy patio on New Year’s Eve.  Apologies came flooding in from some of the regulars of midnight swimming and lunchtime excesses.  Mucky Digger told us the hazards would be prickles and rocks.  Wood ‘n’ Pecker then went into detail explaining the complexities of bar checks and back arrows, surely this was supposed to be a simple hash, he wouldn’t would he?    

On-on towards the hospital, the WATs soon had the first laugh as the keenies were still running around the front of the hospital looking for hash, on on towards the first graveyard of the route.  Following the pipeline to the circle check.  It seems the hashmaster hasn’t lost all his good cheer.  Steve was excused from performing push ups for standing with his hands on his hips. 

On-on past the AIG beach hut to discover a perfectly constructed bar check.  Simply Indiscreet set off looking for the right trail when Mucky Digger skipped towards Scouts beach hut shouting ‘this way everyone’.  Cheeky thing, we soon found a hashy triangle explaining this was NOT the right way.  Retracing across the rocks and on route once more towards town. 

Back to the golf course, across the old browns and an opportunity for Mucky Princess and Felicity to take a short cut back to the patio.  Simply Indiscreet got quite excited discovering the original lime mortar on the kerbstones of the old road.  This explains the location of the limekiln. 

The circle check at the bottom of Cross Hill was rather dubious.  The Dr, Wood ‘n’ Pecker and Mucky Digger dropped back on the track.  Suspicions aroused, Over and Done With knew there would be a back arrow but not known for cheating or short cuts, hashers ran all the way.  Steve found the steps and raced ahead, but while he was recovering in the heat, Secret Squirrel came round the corner of the track overtaking him at the last bend.  A race of the young hare and tortoise.  The back arrow was just where we imagined; at the guns.

On the way down the hill, Secret Squirrel couldn’t contain his curiosity any longer, we couldn’t remember which ship the memorial was for.  HMS Redpole set their diseased crew on Ascension in 1817, this was possibly the more peaceful ending as the ship was suspected to have been taken by pirates in 1828.  About 14 gravestones have been blown flat in the graveyard, some with discernable text.  Down the hill again, towards the patio but not before the last lesson of the day.  Simply Indiscreet was eager to point out the kerbstones on the Exiles building like the lime encrusted ones on the original road. 

Felicity had prepared a table fit for hungry hashers.  Steve brought the family to share in his island exploits, No Brakes ran home for a cake she prepared earlier.  And the feast began.  Shipwrecks, stories and second helpings before the need to prepare for the next event of the evening.  Thanks Dr Bill, Wood ‘n’ Pecker and especially Mucky Digger for the last hash of the year. 

Hashy New Year Everyone.

If your resolutions include the need to exercise more, explore more of your island or just be a little more social and justify drinking and eating more; then please join us.  Next week will be a little cooler from the play area at Garden Cottage.

Next Week:  Simply Indiscreet

Garden Cottage    4.30  

Bring a plate of eats                                                                                         ogw