Runners with a drinking problem: Run # 550 Huseni farms, Karjat

On this run...

Bela is unsuccessful in getting rid of Vinod

Horny Yeti and On a Loop fuck the markings up, literally!

Everyone keeps saying, "Checking"

It did not rain... :( Well, not as much as we would have hoped for it to rain. But that didn't dampen our spirits for Run # 550. With that thought in mind and Wandering Nuts on the lead, 40 of us took a right from the gate.

Within the first km, we were off the trail, as we blindly followed Wandering Nuts and then someone yelled, "Have you seen any markings?".

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape hiding behind the big leaf and moved on!

Another km into the trail, we were lost again as there was no visible tape. Horny Yeti claimed that there was tape but we felt that he was equally lost.

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape stuck to a twig on the floor behind a big rock and moved on!

Wanna go up there!

Wackopedia's failed attempt at drowning in that ocean!

Waterfalls galore!

The scenery had now changed from a small village to a slightly higher, mid-mountain climb through bushes and the occasional waterfalls. We came upon a thick patch of bush...

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape somewhere far off from the track we were on and we moved on!

Once we reached on top, the rain decided to help us off our misery with occasional bouts of drizzles to cool off Wackopedia's angry head. It was also noticed that the moment Wacko went a few hundred meters away from us, it would rain. He would come close, it would stop.

All this chaos from the checking and looking for the marking made sure that Front Runners were in close proximity of the walkers behind. Once we hit the lush open patch, full of greenery and a lake visible at a distance... we looked again... AND THEN...

For the next few minutes, all we heard was, "Checking!"

Eventually, we found a small piece of tape somewhere far FAR away and we moved on!

The marking stayed aloof from us all the way back to Huseni farm. But the trail was at its monsoon best.

Since we were celebrating our 550th run today, beers were on the house. The weather made sure that the beers got chilled faster than ever and the party began. A little while later, Bela screamed in joy, "YEAH! I am finally rid of Vinod!". Horny Yeti couldn't bear to see her happiness. He took his car and found Vinod and brought him back. Bela fake smiled for the rest of the event.

Circle:

Virgins couldn't stop praising the trail... AND the marking, they need more time on the hash. While their opinions need grooming, their interest in the concept of hashing was very visible. So we sang to HORNY YETI and ON A LOOP as they emptied the piss-pots. Neelima, virgin hasher, couldn't come to terms with the fact that those were actual piss pots.

VINOD, who was back to the safe embrace of his favorite hasher(s), was iced next. BELA joined him as they emptied their share of piss pot beer.

ASHWIN, GAURAV, and UNIBALL were accompanied by HALF A PEACOCK on the ice for arriving fashionably late for the run.

ASHWIN and UNIBALL sulked while HALF A PEACOCK spent all her ice time on GAURAV's lap as he was hung, big time! (see image for reference)

ASSMAN and RIA were next on the slab. Assman was applauded for doing a wonderful job on the t-shirts while Ria was officially trained for the next time on the ice during her naming ceremony.

Huseni farm is officially on the 'BH3 Heritage site' list as it continues to be our TO-GO spot for August runs. And what better coincidence than the 550th happening from Huseni farm? We couldn't thank SHIVAJI enough for this venue and to join him was our 'VML-A' (decode this) for the lager.