BEEFY'S HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

 

Run #2130 Monday 25th May

The Bay Horse Inn at Ashburton

Beefys 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

 

Who was there:

Beefy, Pisswell, Beeflicker, Slip-on-me, Able Seamen, Swinger, Roger the Dodger, Bobbyball, Man Pig, Warmfront, Forrest, Georgie Porgie, Piltdown Man, Swinger's son, Piltdown's grandson

Visitor: Mr X

Virgin: Georgie's granddaughter

And eventually the GM Pocket Rocket.... 

 

Circle up:

Dates for S.M.ellie were asked for so if you haven't laid a trail in at least a week, put your name down to lay one. Manpig requested a volunteer for the dreaded words, with Pocket Rocket being half hour late and delaying us and a brief silence, yours truly volunteered to write them, I'm becoming quite the author, I could write a book, Beeflickers Guide to the Hash.

 

Over to the hare: dressed in a tartan dressing gown and a cup of tea, everyone was still working out why the towels? It all became abundantly clear later, in chapter 8, verse 3, titled the 'Sweety Stop'.

We were told, 3 and on, on the left and right, lots of criss crossing, walkers one way, shorts and longs the other, all dogs on leads please and due to many ladies in very little clothes, Man Pig also to be on a lead. 

 

The trail... I didn't see much of the shorts or walkers apart from just before the sweety stop ( chapter 6 verse 1) in fact, I don't think anyone did the shorts. Those who went walking or did the longs, well done everyone as it was so hot out there, we didn't mind though as we had our towels so were looking forward to a swim stop.

 

We left the pub and proceeded straight across a foot bridge over the river Ashburn and then turned left down Ashburn close. Warmfront was leading the way. We then turned left and left again onto North street heading back towards the on down, was this to be the shortest hash ever? Nope, we turned left along Stapledon lane and followed it all the way down onto East street where we turned lef. We then turned right onto the aptly named Hares lane and right again on to Love lane. Here we saw Swinger checking out and supervising the check, while Manpig and Warmfront did some checking. 

 

At this check, we went straight on along onto Wealena terrace, straight on again onto Trigger meadow and right onto Chuley Rd. We were soooo hot and sweaty but we didn't moan as we had our towels so the swim stop must be coming up soon. Here we turned left along a little footpath and then right along the A38. 

 

As we came off the slipway, we turned right down a beautiful dirt path which was arched with trees, and then left onto Stone park crescent. Here we got a little lost, finding a cross in every direction until Warmfront found a little hidden gate and footpath - so up the hill we went and then right onto Western road. Then it was left up Bowden hill for a massive climb, we encountered a 4x4 coming down the hill so we all had to suck in our bellies and squeeze past, well, everyone apart from Warmfront and Swinger, they made it look easy. 

 

At the top of the hill, which turned out to not be the top, we turned right up another bridleway hill and climbed all the way to the real top to the sweety stop, meeting the walkers going the opposite way, they all looked so happy and were clearly enjoying the trail. 

 

Chapter 8 verse 4.. the sweety stop.....

Beefy was here at the top of the hill, his 4x4 backed up against the amazing view, the sun was shining bright and low, the sweeties all laid out, the cream soda flowing, a golden horde laid next to the gold bar wrapped in an orange. Here is where the theme became clear to us all and a great explanation of things from Beefy. 

 

Chapter 8 verse 5... the second half....

We left the sweety stop, we were half-way through the trail, still hot and sweaty but still no complaints as we were having an amazing time and we had our towels so the swim stop MUST be coming soon.

We ran down the hill and then right at the bottom onto a footway in the trees. At the end it was a right onto Headborough road, at the bottom we could see the pub, we were nearly home but where was the swim stop? We had our towels but no swim. Ah, that's because we turned left here along new road and away from the pub. Pisswell reminded us that Beefy did a similar thing to us last time, got us nearly home and then took us away again. So, along New road it was and then a brief left and then a right into Nation field, out the field past the horses and baby rabbits and right and down the lane onto New road, we then turned right again, over a stone into our last field and back onto North street for the on home. We had our towels, but where was that swim stop? Beefy informed us that he never promised us a swim stop but it was in fact National Towel Day, hence the towels! 

 

An amazing trail and lots of fun, loads or virgin ground for me, so, thank you, Beefy

 

Down downs

1st up... Pocket Rocket for forgetting to unplug his adult toy in his car, which drained his battery, causing him to be late, going against his own rule.

 

2nd up was Forrest for learning how to wear his towel correctly on his head.

 

3rd was Forrest again, not sure what this one was for but it was well deserved, I think it was for his dementia and forgetting where he was, how he got here and why he was here.

 

4th Was warmfront for bringing a tiny towel and comparing wieners with Roger the Dodger, it was a close call but Warmfront won, therefore the down down (and Roger the Dodger couldn't even blame the cold).

 

So where are we next week? As S.M.Ellie wasn't here, nobody knew so Beeflicker said he would get the diary up and have a look, oh bugger, it's me! Haha how could I forget?

 

On on to next week at the Coombe Cellars

 

ON ON BEEFLICKER