PICTURES Run 1 & 2

 

RUN REPORT

The Inaugural Run

Sat 6th March 09, Gumbet Parkim Ayaz Hotel, Barrel & Catweazel

Bodrum Hash House Harriers is here!  88 or so hashers descended on Bodrum over the weekend of 6th – 8th March 2009 to attend run No 1 and to suitably wet the head of the new born hash.

The first visiting hashers turned up on Thursday night and found their way to the Parkim Ayaz Hotel in Gumbet, the central point for the weekends activities.  At first it seemed as if they had arrived in Gumbet a few months early as parts were pretty dead! That would change as the weekend moved on.

Friday saw the registration and the arrival of most of the hashers including 2 busloads from Fethiye HHH led by Wicked Willie.  This hash is a good example to Bodrum of how a new hash can develop.  Only just over 3 years old Fethiye has regular turnouts approaching 3 figures.  Other attendees including those from Istanbul and Ankara, and from UK and Germany.

Weather forecast for the weekend was stormy and rainy for both Saturday and Sunday – the RA, Semen had his work cut out!  At registration hashers were given directions to find ‘Sue’s Place’ which would prove to be a busy focal point for hashers all over the weekend.  As befits a hash event a few minor hiccups started to appear, in BH3’s case before the first run!! The t-shirts were too small, even for Barrel.  Some people managed to fit into theirs but generally the extra mediums were a bit on the small side.  Noddy was later to return many to the suppliers and ‘demand’ larger ones – look out for them on subsequent BH3 runs.   After a busy night in ‘Sue’s Place’ and some other karaoke bars the hashers retired in anticipation of the weekend to come.

Saturday 7th March 2009 and run no 1 from the ‘beach’ outside the hotel.
Hares: Barrel and Catweazle (volunteered at short notice)

The trial headed out towards and along the headland to the left of the beach.  Marked in blue flour – don’t use that for your Yorkshire puddings! A falsie was taken by a few straight out to the end of the headland but the trail led up.  Down into a stony bay and along to another small headland.  This time no one took the rather obvious falsie.  Then up to the windmills for views of Bodrum harbour and castle and the Father Abraham stop ably led by Semen.  It was only down from here and the trial headed back towards Gumbet town.  Around the streets a bit and then up some steps before circling back to the hotel.

There were some complaints that the run was too short.  Hashers complaining – what is the world coming to?? Fortunately Sue’s Place was up the hill from the hotel so hashers had plenty of exercise over the weekend without counting the hashes themselves.  If we were back early to start drinking the copious amounts of Efes then that’s just tough!

Culture Vulture, GM, and Semen, RA started proceedings.  However before too long Fethiye came into the circle to present CV with suitable attire for the new born hash – check out the photos for the nappy, bib and talc.  CV hasn’t exposed so much of himself since his ‘singing in the rain’ days.  The circle continued in true hashing style for longer than the run itself.  The RA getting the honour of a down down for keeping the hash dry regardless of the forecast!  Olga and Busdriver getting DD’s for arriving late.  Stints from visiting RA’s from Fethiye, Ankara and Istanbul kept proceedings moving along at a pace.

After the circle many hashers found their way to Sue’s Place before returning to the hotel for the evening meal accompanied by a viewing of that classic - The Blues Brothers. By Barrel

Run 2 - The “Delayed Boat Trip“ Run

Sun 7th March 09, Bodrum from Halikarnasus, Culture Vulture and Corky

Quite a few fragile heads this morning after yesterday’s inaugural run.  The GM, Culture Vulture, also having a sore throat and losing his voice from his previous day’s mismanagement.  Today’s run was set in Bodrum itself, but with everybody enjoying the delights of Gumbet in the next bay transport had to be provided.  With wonderful elastic timing a boat trip around the bay had been organised, though some from the visiting Fethiye Hash decided to travel by dolmuş, shopping suspected, on the way to the start.  Everybody else made their way to the jetty to meet the boat.  The walk there seemed like a half hash and …. no boat waiting.  Apparently it had broken down, but this is Turkey so ‘problem yok’!  An hour later and the boat/ferry finally arrived (could have walked into Bodrum quicker) nearly demolishing the fragile wooden jetty in the process.  

Arriving in Bodrum the live hares, Culture Vulture and Corky set off whilst the rest enjoyed???? some RA jokes on the beach. 

An interesting trail was set through the streets and back alleys of the town with bemused locals looking on.  One Turkish lady had washed the false trail T of her path resulting in quite a few hashers wandering into her garden (served her right).  It was here that hare, Culture Vulture got attacked by a dog and considering the hills he took us up later – served him right too.

Obviously some vastly experienced hashers were really switched on to the use of live hares as they proceeded to blame the ‘bloody hares’ for getting them lost and went to a seafront bar instead.  The use of blue as well as white flour was apparently too complicated for them.  Oh for the time when I have so much experience of ‘hashing’ and can just head for the nearest bar.  From approximately 60 starters, 7 made it all the way round with Doormat first home.  One hound, who will remain nameless, claimed to have caught one of the hares, but as this was the lead hare and he didn’t pass the second hare or any of the FRB’s a short cut may be suspected.

Most hashers returned to the boat in time for its return to Gumbet, with non sailors again opting for the dolmuş.  A tour of the bay with beer and a packed lunch on board followed with a bit of rain included.  The weekend forecast had been for heavy rain so thanks to the RA Semen for organising the warm weather.  Down downs followed on the beach in front of the hotel and went on and on.  Too many to mention them all here.  Corky and Culture Vulture as hares were thanked, short-cutters, lost property, wearing pink, sitting in the circle, males with hands in pockets, not having a Hash mug at the circle even though owning one, hashers holding hands, an anniversary etc. all received attention.  As did Wicked Willy for urinating in the bushes.  Bodrum’s first naming ceremony took place with Brian now known as Wild Rover and a couple of mugs were awarded.  It was apparently International Women’s Day resulting in the ladies taking control of the circle at one point Led by Noddy with wonderful examples of their mismanagement.