Run # 597 From Karjat to Chembur

Thank you Wackopedia for writing this one.

comedy of terrors...

The rain gods have threatened the peaceful harmony of Bombay H3 with Mother Nature time and again and so it was another threat on 26.11.2023.. at around 0430 hours on the last Sunday of November Indra, Vajra and Vayu decided to give their "Tridev" performance...

So at the late hour (read early hours of 26.11), the mismanagement decided to move the run to Mumbai, and after 14 seconds of deliberations Chaurang Sunshine, Govandi was chosen over Greenwoods, Andheri...

At 1000 hours the faithful band of 7 active BH3 hashers set out to soak in the freshly polluted lanes of Deonar, Govandi, Chembur, and peripheries of Anushakti Nagar... rains a few hours earlier had dropped the AQI... the neo-rich Mumbaikars and their guzzling SUVs ensured that we were "comfortably" gagging again, from the ramparts of the Derasar to the backyard of BARC past the iconic RK family home in Chembur past the golf club and a minor landmark called diamond garden and finishing off walking under the shades of the eastern freeway the run ended at the parking lot of the rains forced the venue change.. Till got lost even though he was practically at the venue 🤦🏻‍♂️. The rest danced around Mumbai before reaching the venue while Shivaji the hare, hare raiser and currently operating on "one stone" made history as the only hare to have finished behind the other 6 hashers.

6 hashers lead the 1 hare through the 8.77 km of Sunday morning bliss-ters...
this happens only in India 🎶

ON ON!

Run # 596 Shivaji Park Gymkhana

 It is never a tricky situation for BH3. This run coincided with a very important cricket match. So, without batting an eyelid, we organized a city run from Shivaji Park Gymkhana so that we could wind up the run, and get tipsy enough to be back home on time for the wonderful clash. 

Brokeback Mountaineer and Shivaji decided to mark this one. They made a couple of attempts to make it a bit challenging, but the hashers decided against it and stuck to the road. 

The run, a superb walk around Dadar, Mahim, and Matunga took us through the streets, onto the beach, and attempted to get us to climb boulders (hashers decided to walk around). 

The run even had a lovely Vada Pav halt which was thoroughly enjoyed by the lot. 

Shivaji Park is a bustling ground with more than a million cricket matches going on at the same time. That's a perfect place to watch the chaos unfold while you sip on ice-cold beers. And that is what we did. 

Hashers discussed the possibilities of venues to go to after the Pan Asia Hash event. It was eventually decided that the infamous satellite dish antenna scene from Don 2 would be recreated; the lineup TBA. 

With that, and a few beers down our throats, we headed out of the venue to our homes for the upcoming match. 

On ON!

Run # 595 Butt-ler pad Bandra

We're always hunting for a lovely spot to run from. It could be anything, a pub, a bar, or a parking lot for that matter. As long as the venue is good enough for us to chill and sip cold beers, hashers will accommodate themselves anywhere. But that wasn't the case this time. 

A couple of months ago, we ran from Rajodi Beach, a lovely spot nestled on the outskirts of the city; all credit to Buttler. 

As if exposing us to that wasn't enough, Lenny Sampey aka Buttler took it a notch up and invited us over to his SPOT ON residence in the heart of Bandra. 

With that, on a lovely Sunday morning, hashers from across the city made their way to this standalone house in Bandra which Buttler calls home. And what a lovely day we made out of it. 

The run, hared by Buttler and Rear Entry and Wackopedia took on a walk through Bollywoody Bandra. We crossed past what a lot of our "superstars" call home. If that wasn't enough, the run became even more exciting when the hares through in a bit of the jogger's park and a lot of the bylanes, bringing out the best of Bandra with its tiny houses from the yesteryears; the real Bandra. 

The almost 9km run took us around the suburb and brought us back to chilled beers and fun conversations. Not to forget the yummy bitings that kept doing rounds, thanks to the Sampey family. 

The hares were iced and applauded for their wonderful run. 

Dr. Porn was iced as he shared his recent experience with the hash in the UK

Lenny graced the ice for being an excellent host. 

FUBAR was iced for some reason. 

Bombay Hash also announced the comeback of its Easter Weekends. A big attendance from BH3 is not signed up for Pan Asia Hash 2024 in Johor Bahru. Urging more hashers to join the fun. We also announced the 600th run of Bombay Hash which coincides with the 41st anniversary... that's a reason to celebrate again. 

With the announcements made and the icing is done, we put our beer cans on the ground, sang the hash anthem, and ate the yummy Hersche's biryani. 

With the tummy happy and full, the hashing day was concluded.

ON ON!