The day was expected to be very wet, but seeing as it was a while since Full Fat and I did a Hash, at the last minute we decided to take the risk with the weather.

The day started off on the wrong foot for us as we had left our home a little on the late side (due to our last minute decision!) We thus, did not arrive at the due destination until a few minutes prior to the commencement of the run. We then had to get organised (boots on etc; etc;) very quickly. That said, we set off in good spirits.

The Hash commenced at the Green Man in Inglewhite, near Garstang. It took us a few minutes to find the starter ‘Flour’ but Sir Tom Tom did. Nine of us started out, six Rambos and three Wimps. The two Hares were Bitter and Twisted.

The route was generally flat but pretty with lots of woodland areas and river banks. The ‘Flour’ markings were very good and clear throughout the run. Full Fat kept harping on about the area and how he used to swim in the river here with his brother when he was a child. But he could not quite find the spot!!!

At one place I did not see the ‘Flour’ and continued in the wrong direction with a couple of others following - (Comment please Hashers don’t follow me my sense of direction is very questionable indeed!). Fortunately one of the ‘Hares’ alerted us to the correct route.

Along the way we chatted quite a lot with Minor Twot which resulted in an interesting conversation about the NHS and problems experienced with the current cutbacks. There were also a few incidents along the way – two hashers took the wrong route and were ‘missing’ for a while. There was one ‘Hash Crash’ with a little sweat and blood for the poor individual (No More Cum), but nothing too serious.

Just after 12 noon, as predicted, it began to rain and then the heavens opened. Because of the weather (of course!) the 3 Wimps took the short route on the road back to the Green Man. Whilst the Rambos took the longer scenic route.

In summary, a jolly good Hash was had by all!