Flash flood that is.
Yesterday’s Hash turned out to be wet and wild. By far the most challenging Hash I’ve experienced in my brief Hashing career. It rained earlier in the day, so going up the mountain was muddy and slippery. Made it down to the other side with only one fall (no blood!) and then the final hour of the hike was in a deluge. I was wading ankle deep along the road and of course was soaked to the skin. Glad I had the foresight to bring a baggy for my phone!
The foul weather limited my picture taking opportunities. But here are some of mine and some from a fellow Hasher:
The trek we made…
Waiting to load up the Hash truck and head out…
Final instructions at the trail head…
And it’s on-on and away we go…
Up, up and away…
A bit of a log jam at one point. Steep and muddy make for tough going. Actually, a couple of the Hashers hung back to give folks (including me) a hand up…
But the delay afforded time to enjoy some of the natural beauty this land has to offer….
Oh, and the scenery was nice as well…
See what I mean?
Made it off the mountain just before the skies opened up….
When it rains it pours…even the goats thought we were nuts…
The National Highway was more like a river by the time we reached it for the final stretch of the Hash. But we slogged on through and made back on-home at Midnight Rambler.
Bimbo got the Hashit (still not exactly clear what that is) and drank from the ceremonial toilet plunger while sitting bare bottomed on a block of ice. It’s a Hash thing, you wouldn’t understand.
In other news, I now have a locking front and back door installed in the house.
Still lots of work to be done, but it’s a start…
Took the malfunctioning crockpot to a repair shop today but it was a no go. Something about a “regulator”. I’ll have to come up with a plan B, I suppose. I’m not inclined to pay over $200 dollars for one here when I know the retail for $50 back home. In the meantime I’ll just have to figure out how to cook without one.
This was tonight’s effort, meatballs and all the fixin’s.
And that brings you just about up to date on my life and times in the Philippines. Speaking of dates, I have one this Friday. A follow-on with Marisa. Looking forward to escorting her to the SOB dance contest. She seemed pretty enthusiastic about it too.
Forward!
Great hike! I guess precipitation is just a fact of life, now, eh? When doesn’t it rain in the Philippines?
“When doesn’t it rain in the Philippines?”
I’ll have to get back to you on that! On the plus side it does cool things off a tad.
Can you get a pressure cooker for cheap there? I’ve taken to cooking a lot of items (beef roast, carnitas, etc) via that method that I once cooked in a slow cooker and much prefer both the outcome and the shorter cooking times.
Thanks, Aaron…I will look into that option!
John, I assume that on the hash map, green is on the way out and blue is on the way back?
Is there a “hash leader” who sets each weeks hash or does it rotate among the members? Just curious. 🙂
Brian, on the map the blue was the “shorter” or easier trail for those disinclined to take the long trail. The Hare marks each week’s trail, and different members (usually the more experienced) volunteer to be the Hare, so it changes week to week.