Day 1:
The moment we entered the gates of The nature trails, we saw a huge hoarding...
We didn't mean to disrespect their ethics but; just as we read this Fubar (me), Wackopedia, Screwed Driver and Snafu lit their ciggarettes.
The further we walked towards the rooms, the more we started liking the place. Yes, tree tops were good but Bonsai cautioned everyone, "Please be careful during coitus; the entire room shakes."
Our very efficient GM had already christened the room with Shining ;).
The Cacoons were pretty stable though. :P
Run # 447. Day 1
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Fubar and Shika were the reason for marking the first run. The recce however was done by Suryakant (who would smile everytime Fubar called him out as 'Suuryakaant') who had mapped the entire 5kms run in this head. Yes, it being the first run, Fubar and Shika made sure that everybody got a good warm uprun for the Saturday ball breaker. Patches of bright orange could be seen from far as hashers in groups or solos made their way on the trail.
(The deranged orange)
This is the spot just by the stage and outside the party room where everybody congregated for beers and conversations. It was fun as always. Osama put a hand in his pants and pulled out the entire Candies spread on the table. Suddenly people were seeing running around with boxes of Chicken S/W, puffs, Chatni S/W and the world famous wafers.
Circle:
Fubar and Shika were iced and applauded for a short, sweet and simple run.
Virgins were iced next. This time to hit the ice was Kingfishers very own Samar Shekhawat.
There were no charges or maybe I was too drunk to remember anything.
I need not point it out but there was a shocker that did its round when a certain hasher raised the beer to question a certain other hasher. Lets just say the situation was taken care of .
As the night kept getting darker, the music got louder but surprisingly; people, instead of dancing inside, chilled outside around the bonfire. Yes, there was a nip of cold in the night, enough to be around a bonfire. It is as if it is a ritual but it has been noticed that at every Easter Weekend, the hashers who are up till the end and beyond are: Fubar, Bonsai, Screwed Driver, Wackopedia, Cumagain and Sole Seeker. To add to the team this time was a very active and regular hasher, Shika.
Day 2:
We were a bit tad disappointed with the valley crossing activity in the morning. It was rather too short compared to the one at Tapola. But we are hashers and nothing can really disappoint us. We made the most out of the experience and most of us did the exercise twice before moving on for breakfast.
Suryakant entered the venue with the plan of the day. Kayaking and Rappelling were in line next. Before we left for the adventure, we were hosted by the owner of the property; The Nature Trails. We were given a tour of the house within the resort.
We never knew kayaking would be so much fun even on such a hot day. As there was a big lot of hashers, we were divided into 2 where the first half stayed for kayaking while the second bunch left for rappelling down the damn. Everyone was tired at the end of it and wondered how the run would be managed.
Run # 448 Day 2
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We could have not expected anything less for a Saturday run on an Easter Weekend. What a run! What a run! We did start a little later than 4pm to beat the heat and it worked wonders on the runners/ walkers/ crawlers.
The run covered a total area of almost 8kms with some serious climbing towards the end. We practically circled around the lake that we to for kayaking and then headed onto the foot of the mountain for the 5 min 90 degree climb.
There were 2 patches of abandoned hutments along the way; the kind of stuff you get to see in horror movies. Dried leaves stacked up and bamboo sticks neatly stacked amidst broken, shattered, doorless huts. Eerie... very eerie.
Right on top of the mountain we could see silhouettes of Screwed Driver and Ramnik, our 2 out of 3 hares, waiting with a can full of nimboo pani. It was cold and refreshing. So was the view from the top as we could see the sun closing in on the ground below to hide behind the horizon.
The 'eerieness' continued as, just before we entered the property, we saw another abandoned bungalow with boarded up windows and a small outhouse with no door. We now knew where we were gonna wander in the night.
The circle:
The hares: Ramnik, Screwed Driver and Cumagain could not have done a better job than this. Again a big thanks to Suryakant who recce'd the entire trail and gave us such a beautiful run.
Ramnik and Shika were next on the ice. They were to be christened and given hash names. This is what dedication in the hash leads to. You grow faster and reach milestones even faster. Shika joined the hash 6 months ago and has already hared 3 runs and missed 1 run since her inception in the BH3. She deserved an aka for herself. Same goes with Ramnik. He wasn't able to come for the last few runs due to his injury but even he has, otherwise, not missed 1 too many runs. After a lot of discussion and improv and suggestions like 'Puppy love' (for her love for dogs) etc. JD wants in the center and suggests 'SNAFU' (Something Normal All Fucked Up); his explanation being, "Being with Fubar, this girl deserve the name as she was Something Normal (and now) All Fucked Up." People clapped, beer was poured on the head and she was christened.
Ramnik, our 6ft hero who doesn't smoke and drink was perched on the ice awaiting his turn. His passion was clear; hiking and riding his bullet. The recently development being his broken back. Misfiring Bullet, The Bulleteer and Broken Bullet were few of the many suggestions that came across his way until someone shouted, "Brokeback Mountain aka BBM". People clapped, beer was poured on the head and he was christened.
Up next were the sponsors: Mihir, Zain and Shahrukh were next on the ice. We got some much needed alcohol, waist pouches and other items of necessity sponsored by these guys and we thought we'd be courteous for once.
For dinner, tonigh, we had barbeque and the buffet was set outside in the open near the bonfire. I would have loved to give you a lot of details on what happened but sadly, I was too drunk and high to remember anything. But we did have a lot of fun and once everyone packed up for the night; Fubar, Screwed Driver, Sole Seeker and SNAFU ventured out in the dark of the night to check out the abandoned bungalow. It was scary as hell.
Run # 449 Day 3
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It feels good when things fall in place. The hangover run on Sunday fell in place as it ended after 3kms. It couldn't have gotten any simpler.
The circle:
Baby Dick, Gimme More, Leaky Faucet and Wreckless pulled a wonderful run out of their ass.
Fubar and SNAFU were iced for having sex on the run. It turns out that they switched t-shirts enroute as the black t-shirt SNAFU was wearing, was on Fubar when they came back from the run.
Up next were Screwed Driver and Sole Seeker who very conveniently chose to skip the run as they were provided hot chocolate and breakfast in the room by their mom aka GM, Bombay Hash.
Suryakant was also put on the ice and the applaud was that which you hear at the Wankhede Stadium during a India vs Pak match with Sachin Tendulkar on strike at 199 runs.
Following the event was a Warli dance by the locals and it was beautiful. We ended up participating in the dance ourselves.
With the last lunch at The Nature Trails, the Easter Weekend was thus concluded as people gathered for one last group picture...
Credits:
Circle:
Fubar and Shika were iced and applauded for a short, sweet and simple run.
Virgins were iced next. This time to hit the ice was Kingfishers very own Samar Shekhawat.
There were no charges or maybe I was too drunk to remember anything.
I need not point it out but there was a shocker that did its round when a certain hasher raised the beer to question a certain other hasher. Lets just say the situation was taken care of .
As the night kept getting darker, the music got louder but surprisingly; people, instead of dancing inside, chilled outside around the bonfire. Yes, there was a nip of cold in the night, enough to be around a bonfire. It is as if it is a ritual but it has been noticed that at every Easter Weekend, the hashers who are up till the end and beyond are: Fubar, Bonsai, Screwed Driver, Wackopedia, Cumagain and Sole Seeker. To add to the team this time was a very active and regular hasher, Shika.
Day 2:
We were a bit tad disappointed with the valley crossing activity in the morning. It was rather too short compared to the one at Tapola. But we are hashers and nothing can really disappoint us. We made the most out of the experience and most of us did the exercise twice before moving on for breakfast.
Suryakant entered the venue with the plan of the day. Kayaking and Rappelling were in line next. Before we left for the adventure, we were hosted by the owner of the property; The Nature Trails. We were given a tour of the house within the resort.
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| water fountain behind the house |
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| landscape behind the house |
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| various wildlife |
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| Sasa |
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| Brand Ambassador (Joystick) |
Run # 448 Day 2
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We could have not expected anything less for a Saturday run on an Easter Weekend. What a run! What a run! We did start a little later than 4pm to beat the heat and it worked wonders on the runners/ walkers/ crawlers.
The run covered a total area of almost 8kms with some serious climbing towards the end. We practically circled around the lake that we to for kayaking and then headed onto the foot of the mountain for the 5 min 90 degree climb.
There were 2 patches of abandoned hutments along the way; the kind of stuff you get to see in horror movies. Dried leaves stacked up and bamboo sticks neatly stacked amidst broken, shattered, doorless huts. Eerie... very eerie.
Right on top of the mountain we could see silhouettes of Screwed Driver and Ramnik, our 2 out of 3 hares, waiting with a can full of nimboo pani. It was cold and refreshing. So was the view from the top as we could see the sun closing in on the ground below to hide behind the horizon.
The 'eerieness' continued as, just before we entered the property, we saw another abandoned bungalow with boarded up windows and a small outhouse with no door. We now knew where we were gonna wander in the night.
The circle:
The hares: Ramnik, Screwed Driver and Cumagain could not have done a better job than this. Again a big thanks to Suryakant who recce'd the entire trail and gave us such a beautiful run.
Ramnik and Shika were next on the ice. They were to be christened and given hash names. This is what dedication in the hash leads to. You grow faster and reach milestones even faster. Shika joined the hash 6 months ago and has already hared 3 runs and missed 1 run since her inception in the BH3. She deserved an aka for herself. Same goes with Ramnik. He wasn't able to come for the last few runs due to his injury but even he has, otherwise, not missed 1 too many runs. After a lot of discussion and improv and suggestions like 'Puppy love' (for her love for dogs) etc. JD wants in the center and suggests 'SNAFU' (Something Normal All Fucked Up); his explanation being, "Being with Fubar, this girl deserve the name as she was Something Normal (and now) All Fucked Up." People clapped, beer was poured on the head and she was christened.
Ramnik, our 6ft hero who doesn't smoke and drink was perched on the ice awaiting his turn. His passion was clear; hiking and riding his bullet. The recently development being his broken back. Misfiring Bullet, The Bulleteer and Broken Bullet were few of the many suggestions that came across his way until someone shouted, "Brokeback Mountain aka BBM". People clapped, beer was poured on the head and he was christened.
Up next were the sponsors: Mihir, Zain and Shahrukh were next on the ice. We got some much needed alcohol, waist pouches and other items of necessity sponsored by these guys and we thought we'd be courteous for once.
For dinner, tonigh, we had barbeque and the buffet was set outside in the open near the bonfire. I would have loved to give you a lot of details on what happened but sadly, I was too drunk and high to remember anything. But we did have a lot of fun and once everyone packed up for the night; Fubar, Screwed Driver, Sole Seeker and SNAFU ventured out in the dark of the night to check out the abandoned bungalow. It was scary as hell.
Run # 449 Day 3
https://maps.google.com/maps/
It feels good when things fall in place. The hangover run on Sunday fell in place as it ended after 3kms. It couldn't have gotten any simpler.
The circle:
Baby Dick, Gimme More, Leaky Faucet and Wreckless pulled a wonderful run out of their ass.
Fubar and SNAFU were iced for having sex on the run. It turns out that they switched t-shirts enroute as the black t-shirt SNAFU was wearing, was on Fubar when they came back from the run.
Up next were Screwed Driver and Sole Seeker who very conveniently chose to skip the run as they were provided hot chocolate and breakfast in the room by their mom aka GM, Bombay Hash.
Suryakant was also put on the ice and the applaud was that which you hear at the Wankhede Stadium during a India vs Pak match with Sachin Tendulkar on strike at 199 runs.
Following the event was a Warli dance by the locals and it was beautiful. We ended up participating in the dance ourselves.
With the last lunch at The Nature Trails, the Easter Weekend was thus concluded as people gathered for one last group picture...
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| The blues... |
- A big thanks for the service provided by The Nature Trails and its staff. We hope to see you again, soon.
- A special thanks to Suryakant for the untiring support throughout the 3 days. Thanks for providing us with excellent runs and making our experience a smooth one.
- Lets not forget Kingfisher... thanks for keeping us hydrated with all the beer that you provided. We made sure that we did not leave much for you to take back home.
- Thank you Samar Singh Shekawat for participating for the event and showing us the support that you did.
- Thank you all the hares for laying out the wonderful runs.
- Thank you BH3 mismanagement for the wonderfully managed and planned Easter Weekend.
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