AH4 Run 61. Raddles Inn, Hollington

AH4 RUN #61
Date : Saturday 4th July 2015 (11:00)
Location: Raddles Inn, Hollington, ST10 4HQ 
Hare: Moist  
Weather: Becoming hot and humid 
Pack size: 9



After a night of spectacular thunderstorms we were all greatly relieved to find the hare had not set the trail the day before. Usual collections of invalids this week, notably Captain Oates (bad knee) and Road Pick-up (bad shoulder). A physio was required - enter hare Moist. But did they feel any better after the hash trail? Captain Oates limped around most of the way and said it still hurt though Road Pick-up now had distraction injuries caused by brambles to worry about. Diarrhoea tried electric shock treatment near the start of the trail by running straight into an electric fence - we were warned!
This hash visited Horse's Arse's (HA) worst nightmare, field after field of high density cattle. One extra calf had been born during the course of setting the run. With careful shepherding of the cattle and a few diversions HA did make it around the trail. 

We're waiting for you HA!

A cultural check at Croxton Abbey

Near the start we were treated to a cultural stop, the ruins of Croxton Abbey where Malteaser, Road Pick-up, Pyschojellic, HA and Crooked Squire posed for a photo. Diarrhoea gave the culture a miss and had already done the next check, even taking the time to come back and mark it.
Nearing the end, obviously short-cutting, Moist and Captain Oates were caught on a long tarmac uphill section. Captain Oates made a pictorial record of the FRBs running uphill. With  Pyschojellic, Diarrhoea and Crooked Squire all pushing hard I was obliged to keep running.

Do we wish to catch Diarrhoea?

Diarrhoea continued his exemplary hashing behaviour by following the correct On Inn trail to the Raddles Inn. I on the otherhand invoked hash rule 7g that says if the On Inn is signposted then such signs can over-rule all hash markings as it is the hashers duty to get back to the pub as quickly as possible.
The Raddles Inn was an excellent hash venue serving good real ales and it was nice to have the use of a large beer garden in the summer weather. For future reference it was noted the pub had log cabins, campsite and a bouncy castle.
The relatively small circle was able to fit around one picnic table and was again captured by photo as a reflection in Malteaser's sun glasses by Captain Oates.

DDs were given to: (1) Captain Oates (invalid); (2) Diarrhoea, sinner or saint?;

(3) Competitive hashers, Crooked Squire (first back) and Durex (running uphill to keep in front of Diarrhoea); (4) Leftovers Malteaser and Road Pick-up; and finally (5) the hare Moist for an excellent trail. Moist set a very high standard of haring for her first trail and didn't disappoint this time around. Good choice for an On Inn, plenty of obscure and infrequently used public footpaths and an interesting viewing of Croxton Abbey ruins.

That's the way I saw today's hash trail....On On.. Durex

Trail as done by Durex