When Two Became Three @ the Golden Jubilee
Fresh from his recent ‘Chicken Run’ escape, Rocky the Rooster was on hand to welcome the packto Golden Jubilee Oval. Typically, like all chooks his road traffic sense on the driveway by the car park nearly made him part of the evening meal. His welcome was a series vicious pecks at hashmen’s ankles and legs, as without his clutch of hens back in the chook house to keep him satisfied, this old Rooster had become not just a little agro…….not unlike a few hashmen perhaps?
But on with the run,
Changi and Scud, (Scud for the second week running) had “volunteered” to set a run at short notice due to a shortage of hares and lack of date commitments, but thankfully Sydney is blessed with any number of good venues and this old time favourite venue was pulled out of the hat from where run variations of many sorts can be tapped into. The weather smiled too. Warm gentle breezes, and perfect for sitting out under the trees for the On-On. .
TM Salty then volunteered to follow the hares around whilst they scribbled chalk arrows, dropped flour dumps and wiped bog paper around shrub and tree branches. Instinctively he was caught up in the trail setting mood, and so when Scud took off on the walkers trail, Salty joined Changi, suggesting suitable check points and helping to lay the runners trail.
And so two hares became three on the Golden Jubilee ….
The Pack set off around the oval, down and across a valley, mostly on well heeled fire trails leading close to Cliff Avenue Playing Fields, and out on a ridge line where there were a couple of ‘side shows’ called “View” and “Better View” set close to each other. Each looked out over the steep wooded valley below. Top class real estate except that the State Emergency Service boys and girls had got there first to try their hand at abseiling. So the pack moved on and down into the valley, crossing the (home) fire trail and entered scrub following a narrow footpath, eventually coming onto a creek with the first major check.
We lost the walkers close to the creek where they turned hard left and up another small scrubby track. The old hash hands had 6th sense and found the real trail which climbed uphill … Our Gold Coast guest, Pizza, was totally shocked. Those flat-land bastards don’t know what a hill looks like, let alone climb one.
But climb he did along with the others, and were rewarded with Another View from the top looking back to home. And then onto the Gibbergong Walking Track …a trail which has seen the hash more than a few times over the years. But Heyyy…it’s the first time this season. A couple more check backs and a bit of confusion, then through more open woodlands and out towards home on wide open fire trails just before the evening dark. All in between 55 minutes and 7.45pm
A good run, well marked, ….actually it was chocker with chalk, littered with toilet paper and dumps of flour. Must have cost a fortune at the supermarket, but no one got lost……
Not even Major D, who had just returned from exile after several months in Bolivia, Brazil and other dubious South American countries without extradition treaties with Oz. (He must have used some of last year’s funds for his exotic travels). Nor did we quite lose XXXX, although he returned on the out trail…God knows how, but we all know he’s a living mystery when it comes to following well marked trails.
The hares (Changi) had called in outside caterers who poured food onto the serving table …Goulash ….or ‘Galosh’ judging by the amount of gravy which sadly spoiled the green bean salad. But plenty of good tasting tucker and lots Leb Bread and rice to soak it up with.
MC S Bends became the stand-in POM for the night, distributing Guy Fawkes’ barrels of gun powder (in the form of sparklers). Down with the frigging Catholics for the night for trying to sabotage the Pommie Parliament way back when. .
And Down-Downs for the hares, which choked Changi who then passed out for the rest of the evening.
Another top night for the POSH, and Rocky the Rooster found his perch in the Lantana scrub for the night.
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