The 33rd anniversary of the founding of the Subic Bay Hash House Harriers is in the books. By all accounts, it was a good one. We had 121 Hashers in attendance, including folks from Hash Houses in La Union, Angeles City, Puerto Galera, and Manila. We also welcomed international Hashers from Pattaya and Bangkok in Thailand, and one from Cambodia. Thanks for joining us in our celebration.
The hares, Anal Receptive, Leech My Nuggets, and Fast and Loose, worked hard on three trails of varying difficulty: a 10.5K ass-kicker with a long, hard climb to Kalaklan Ridge; an 8K trek with a somewhat easier climb to the ridgeline; and a short 4K jaunt that still had a healthy climb. Me being me, I opted for a 6K, mostly flat valley walk.
The downside to staying flat was missing views like this one from the top:
So, here’s some of what I did see:
Here’s nine minutes of views from the bus ride:
And here are the last two minutes of the journey:
And now some photographs from the hike:
We stopped in at The Rite Spot for some lunch, then continued to the On-Home venue at Bella Monte hotel.
At the conclusion of the Hash, we headed to It Doesn’t Matter for the after-Hash gathering.
And that’s how this year’s version of the Anniversary Hash went down. Oh, I also have a new Hash shirt to comemerate the event.
We recreated the image on the shirt at the Hash yesterday:
And life goes On-On at the Hash!
A reminder of how much things have changed since we learned to fly:
From the January 2023 LTG archives, I sadly recall the 12th anniversary of my mother’s passing. Gone, but never forgotten.
Today’s YouTube provides the reasons you want to avoid these five places in the Philippines. Well, I think the Angeles City concerns are overblown. You won’t get scammed if you ain’t stupid. It also seems like common sense to avoid the overcrowded, poverty-stricken areas of Manila, especially at night. And anyone who would voluntarily go to the terrorist infested Muslim areas in the southern Philippines must have a death wish.
Get the mouthwash ready:
With that, I’ll bring this post to a close. I’m joining the Bangkok Hashers for a bar crawl this evening. I’m not sure what I’m getting myself into, but I’ll bail if it gets too wild. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow.
It’s 1963, so let’s go surfin’! I was only eight years old when this song came out, but as I grew up, the Beach Boys became one of my favorite groups.
” It’s 1963, so let’s go surfin’! I was only eight years old when this song came out”
Ha, I was in Korea just below the DMZ. My job was to be a speed bump if the Norks came across.
Terry, what a life you have lived! The stories you could tell from those long-ago days must be something special. Thank you for your service!