Done with the weekend

A bloody start to the day

I don’t recall the last time I drank the traditional morning alcoholic beverage known as a Bloody Mary. Not my favorite blend of flavors, but it was offered for free prior to starting our Sunday morning Hash trail. I only had the one because I prefer keeping my walkoholism separate from my alcoholism. The hike commenced at the Blue Cat and was short and flat.

I reckon this would be one of my hangouts if I lived in Bauang
Art on the wall
The view out the back
Hashers gathered for the final day of the Nash Hash
As seen from my table
My fellow Subic Hashers
An we are On-On for the third and final day of Hashing
A brief jaunt on the highway
A tree I like along the way
I have to hand it to the Hare for a unique method of marking the trail
A pleasant beach stroll
And for once, I wasn’t bringing up the rear
There was something a little ghostly about this place
Sunny beaches
I think I would enjoy living in La Union, especially if I had a house like this one on the beach
Leaving the sand behind
A rickety bridge we DIDN’T cross
The rare signage telling folks not to throw trash in the creek
Creekside walking
I’ve seen dirtier water
Another shady carabao
Some time amongst the peanuts, but no sign of Lucy or Charlie Brown
Through the fields we go
Nearing the end of our trek
Our On-Home was at this nice resort a few kilometers out of town
The route of our very pleasant 4K journey
Enjoying some post-hike beverages with Cums Alone
And a free buffet lunch for all the Hashers
I managed to overcome my temptation to ride the slide
Well, the spelling ain’t right
After the closing ceremony at the Hash, we loaded into Jeepneys for the ride back into town

Want to spend a minute riding along?

But the after-Hash fun was just beginning. We were invited to join our Hash host, Booked Up, for some pizza and liquid refreshments at his house.

Thanks for having us!

And then, it was back to the Go Resort for our final night in La Union.

You knew this was going to happen, right?
Back home it’s the sun behind the mountains
So an ocean sunset is a rare treat
Nicely done!
Hanging out with some other Hashers staying at the Go Resort
Some tasty sweet and sour pork for dinner
I was just talkin’ to the moon

And then it was back to the room for me. Before I went to bed, I posted my usual bullshit on Facebook.

Like this, which is funny whatever your politics. At least I think so.

But there is more to life than politics, so I also posted this:

I thought it was funny

But Facebook didn’t. I woke up this morning to this:

Did you see any nudity or sexual activity in that photo above? Neither did I.
I filed an appeal and requested a review

Lo and behold, I just got this message:

Photo back up…
…and account restrictions removed. Geez.

Anyhoo, I am safely back home in my humble abode here in Barretto. It was a great four days in La Union!

The YouTube video for today talks about the pitfalls of helping out so-called “friends.” I guess I’ve been lucky in that regard, at least so far. I have a few hundred dollar bills that are the old style, and none of the exchange places will accept them. I don’t have any reason to believe they might be counterfeit (I got them from a US bank the last time I was there), but I’ll just hold onto them for now.

The funny stuff:

He’s noun the wiser!
Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose
Sounds like tit-for-tat

No Hash for me today, but it’s a Vienna Sausage trail, so I’m not missing much. I’ll still visit It Doesn’t Matter this evening to see my fellow Subic Hashers again. I’ll get back to “normal” tomorrow!

1 thought on “Done with the weekend

  1. Art on the wall

    Why would they paint the cat to look as if it got caught picking its nose?

    As seen from my table

    Chiaroscuro! Nice.

    A tree I like along the way

    Looks to be a very nervous tree. Maybe it’s been hiding immigrants.

    I have to hand it to the Hare for a unique method of marking the trail

    The White Hand of Saruman!

    There was something a little ghostly about this place

    That place screams, “Paintball battle!”

    The rare signage telling folks not to throw trash in the creek

    Google Translate says, “Do not throw anything on the creek! This will cause pollution and stop the flow of water.” I saw no Tagalog on the language menu, but there was a selection for “Filipino.”

    I’ve seen dirtier water

    I’d love to test my Grayl filter on that. Grayl has a nanofilter meant to strain out even parasites. To be honest, though, I’d probably strain the water through a double layer of tee-shirt fabric first, just to make things easier on the Grayl.

    I managed to overcome my temptation to ride the slide

    Why not slide? Worried about diarrhea on the way down? If you’re forceful enough and aim carefully, you can make the diarrhea precede you, thus greasing your way down the slide. Fun times.

    I thought it was funny

    Was his name Lik Bik Dik?

    …and account restrictions removed. Geez.

    Do not trust Zuckerberg. He is not for real.

    Sounds like tit-for-tat

    Interesting how they start off across from each other, then end up catty-cornered. Guess he wanted a better angle.

    Overall, La Union seemed like a good change of pace. More traveling to come, I hope.

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