Run #2348 ……. and now for something completely different by “The Arbitrator”
Google Earth : Run 2348 The scene had been set the night before with the running of the Full Moon Hash from the same area. There were immediately concerns over the thought of confused arrows although none could be found within the area of Munn Reserve and The Lord Nelson.
Dick put all of our concerns at rest when he asked us to assemble into six groups of walkers and runners with even or odd amounts in each group. That’s where the confusion started and continued for most of the night. We were then issued with a set of instructions and clues that were all different. After some serious studying of the clues, map, stars and compass bearing we headed off in six different directions.
One group was fortunate enough to use a different set of clues to find the first point which then bore no resemblance to where the next clue could be found. This may have happened with more than one of the groups. After declaring that some of the maps could have been stapled to the wrong clue sheet it really meant every group was left to their own devises on making up what they thought was a reasonable run or walk.
On return to the bucket there were tales of groups heading off to Darling Harbour or Lady Macquarie’s Chair or Town Hall or Fish Markets or Star Casino, (maybe that’s where Last Card went?). ALL had a great time trying to mix Dicky’s clues with their own version of where the hell they thought they should be running or walking.
It was a run with a difference and one that with some tweaking might be improved and tried again by some very adventurous soul. Ten out of ten for initiative and point of difference!
But wait there’s more. The Lord Nelson is a great place to buy a pie and peas at a bargain price of only $7! The beer was on-site brewed, different and an absolute bargain at $10 a pint! I think we all need to get out a bit more often – is that how much a beer costs these days?
The President was noticed by his absence but very capably filled in by the weaving duck who issued down downs to the Hare and a female visitor who was apparently invited by the President in a semi-drunken state the night before. Apparently he invited most of the Rocks community as well but most accepted the invite as a hoax by a man with a drinking problem who probably lived in a cardboard box under a bridge. Simmo was reunited with his favourite toy – a six inch long plastic accessory that spurts water if you squeeze it and a waterproof cap that repels beer all in a handy carry bag. There was some humour – bring Pee Dub back but none more humorous than watching elderly men trying to chat up women younger than their daughters.