Just do it

The sad truth of joining the ranks of the elderly.

That said, I’m doing alright for an old fuck. For yesterday’s Hash, I opted to actually do the Hare’s trail, including a steep, slippery climb at the beginning. I was thankful that the coming down was gentler and not muddy. Now, there was a second climb (up some steps that I’ve done before), but somehow I missed the mark for the turn, so I continued on the road to the On-Home. That was technically a long cut, though. It had been years since I’d hiked most of this trail, and while it was by no means easy, I’m glad I talked myself into doing it. Here’s some of what I saw along the way.

Swan and I started 15 minutes early, so we had the trail to ourselves for a while.
Made it to the top of the hill!
Looking down on Subic town.
It wasn’t surprising that Fast and Loose was the first runner to pass us despite our head start. She’s a marathoner, so the Hash comes easy for her.
The surrounding hills.
A Swans-eye view.
The next runners to pass us: Demolition Derby…
…and Leaking Willy, who was also celebrating his 69th birthday.
On-On!
Safe and slow is how I roll.
I’m coming, I’m coming!
Looking down on Calapacuan.
Anal Receptive was the last one to pass us.
A view of Easter Mountain on our way down.
On the road again.
Just passin’ through.
Arriving at our On-Home venue, Smokes and Bottles.
The way we rolled.
We made it back before the shortcutters, which was pretty surprising.
Glad you could join us, Goat Fucker.
Two of SBH3’s finest.
Who’s that lonely guy?
The Hash Gash.
Waiting on the Hash Circle to commence.
Circle up!
It’s nice on ice…
…unless you are the one sitting on it.
And then there was the usual after-Hash revelry at It Doesn’t Matter.

A good day on trail, and some nice beer drinking to close out the day. Does it get any better than that?

In other news, Swan and I decided to forgo our planned trip to Pundaquit today and instead focus our resources on next month’s journey to Siragao Island.

Ah, here’s a memory from 1995:

Everybody’s so different; I haven’t changed.

Rolling through the September 2020 LTG archives, and damn, it’s almost drama-free. How boring! Well, there was a Bundok Hash I participated in. We are sworn to secrecy about the after-Hike activities at this all-male event, but perhaps you can read between the lines and discern the good times we had.

In today’s YouTube video, the vlogger provides twenty reasons to retire in the Philippines in only six minutes. Of course, he left out the most important one: Filipinas. Otherwise, my experience jibes with his take.

Humor me, please:

Better than Fauci for sure.
Works for me.
What’s up with that shit?

Alright, my job here is done for the day. Let’s see what happens next.

2 thoughts on “Just do it

  1. Leaking Willy looks like a rascal.

    Where are the plumbers at? Sometimes I feel you are keeping all the pics of them for yourself!

  2. Re: PI video
    I don’t disagree with what the guy said in the video, but there were really only about three reason he gave; 1. things are cheaper (which were about 2/3 of his reasons) 2. good food. 3. friendly people LOL

    Got me thinking however. (Dangerous I know.). If a PI expat was pretty well off (not Bill Gates rich, but to the point of not really worrying about money), how many of them would still retire in the Philippines? When I talk to retirees in Thailand and ask why they picked Thailand, invariably the #1 answer is cost (and then women. LOL). If cost were not an issue and you could afford to live anywhere, would the PI have been your first choice? If not, where would be your “dream” destination?

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