Now we all are wondering, what is the surprise going to be?? A beer stop? Wading through river? A path full of leaches? Well whatever it was going to be, we were looking forward to the run of the year!
Come Sunday morning, and the
crowd slowly started trickling in. Some by car, some by train, some in the ice
truck! After a brief introduction of the trail by the hares, we set out for the
run. Perfect weather! Not raining, the sun was shying away behind the clouds,
and infact a light drizzle now and then. The terrain was lush green with tall
grass all around. A few patches of slippery moss covered rocks, and yes a few
did do the ‘Michael Jackson moon walk’ on that surface! And then this bunch of
expat kids, thought they were on the movie sets of a Yash Raj movie, and wanted
to click selfies and pictures in different poses with flowering fields all
around them. Seems they were in no hurry to get back.( Obviously, they were
under age, so in no hurry for the beer)
And very soon, we knew what the surprise was!
We were all lost on the trail, including the bloody Hares! Seems they took the
title ‘Hare’ literally, and God know what they were doing on the trail, instead
of marking it properly! What do you expect from a ‘Horny Yeti’ and Jaggu dada
(Shivaji insisted on calling her that). Jagruti was getting agitated at the
others, who blamed the Hares for getting them lost, and that was one point of
inspiration for her naming!
Anyways, all well that ends
well, thanks to the presence of mind of a few, who remembered the terrain and
had their orientation, and got the rest safely back to the road. A boring walk
down the road, and there the real surprise awaited us! The walk through the
marshy fields! Treacherous, wading through water, muck, and with each step,
didn’t know how deep the next one would be!
Back at Bhanpurwala Farms, the
Host, Mr Huseni, had a treat waiting for us. He had special barbecue set up for
us. He had grilled marinated chicken and corn cobs! Perfect with the beer!
Soon it was time for the circle. First to be iced were the
hares, coz of whom we almost got lost, and would have spent the rest of our
lives in the forest of Karjat! Now Farthasharty, like a smooth operator, cons
his friend Vicky for the run, and he himself is home, celebrating the silver
jubilee of losing his virginity! Vicky gets more friends, who come with their
kids, and their kids exchange student friends. Next on the ice was Vicky, as he
was pretty inquisitive as to why people were getting iced! Be our guest! Next
were the virgins, specially the exchange students. Wonder why everyone kept
giggling when one of the pretty girls introduced herself as ‘Laura’!
Next were
the Hashers from other cities and countries, whose it was the first run with
Bombay Hash. ‘Shamcock’ of Stuttgart H3 (though she insisted
she is American via Germany via Africa, via Antartica via Chinckpokli via
Timbuktoo) and ‘Delayed Again’ from
the Delhi hash. Both have recently moved to Bombay, and hope to see more of
them on the runs.
All in all a
well spent Sunday.
Photographs
: Photographs of Run #509
On On!
Horny Yeti
