HAPPY 30 TH BIRTHDAY TH3!!

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1 HAPPY 30 TH BIRTHDAY TH3!! June 2014 The Adventure Centre, Bude The Word (Hash newsletter) Run No 1418(a?) Friday 13 th Hares: Dopey, Furry & Poser (say no more!) As Friday night s hash was really just the entree to a fabulous three course menu over the TH3 30th birthday weekend, I thought I d try to keep my starter fairly brief, to make sure you save your appetites for the veritable verbal feast that is to follow.. (or in other words I can t be assed to write very much!... However, I did take a few pics along the way so that should help to pad it out a bit...!) So, here we go...our intrepid Hares had taken their roles very seriously and ensured they sampled the wares of each venue fully during the Friday afternoon s recce. It was a scorcher of a day so they really did need to keep up their fluid intake in order to survive the burden of their task (which included an initial sampler at Wainhouse Corner before they even got to Bude, as well as sharing a flagon of Porthleven ale in between pit stops on the way round). (You can tell where this is going...). Under strict instructions from Don t Want One and me (Bhindi) that the boys were not to drink too much too early and spoil our evening (!?), we arrived at the Adventure Centre just in time to see them all stagger back into the car park, all silly smiles and jaywalking! (oh dear!) It was therefore quite fortuitous that the itinerary cleverly included a hearty meal at base camp first, to soak up some of the alcohol before we headed off (literally) into the sunset...

2 En route Power Jen spotted a nice litte house by the sea that she quite fancied... neat lawns, even had its own moat don t think she spotted the turrets...of Bude Castle! H&M quipped that Bude had the neatest river... I thought he meant coz it was in a canal(!) but it was the River Neat he was on about... (duh! Where s Nobby?) Poser at this point was swaying but still standing... Not sure what Blue Rinse and H&M had been up to in the canal but He was looking a little sheepish and She needed a bit of adjustment before getting back on trail.

3 First stop was the Brendon Arms (the pub did well out of us this weekend as the boys also went back the next morning to watch the Rugby and H&M booked an extra night s stay there...) On on over the bridge quick snap of the sunset and I mean quick, before you got eaten alive by the midges! On On along the canal, bit of greenery, few more midge bites and into the next pit stop...

4 Someone mentioned we might need torches later. H&M said... anyone who s forgotten their torch will be de-lighted...(groan!! I really do think he s vying for Nobby s spot) On Inn-to the Bencoolen? (somehow I missed out on the chips here!!). Poser, by now, has fully peaked and is ready for bed, even though we re only half way round the Hash, but there s time for a quick pose with co-hare and conspirator, Dopey... (Not sure where Furry is at this point..but there was still some life in the Old Dog yet...well, a bit...)

5 I dutifully take Poser On Home (there s no way he would have sussed the door keypad...) and I return downtown to catch up with everyone at the disco that wasn t a disco... (no DJ) where Grommit s shoe was providing much entertainment on the dancefloor...firstly as the proverbial handbag to dance around and then the centrepiece of a musical pass the parcel... Check out Ballcock with his new tats below... must have got the idea from Poser!

6 Last stop is The Carriers before the On Home I didn t stay in there coz it was... TOO LOUD MAN!!!! So Grommit and I made our hasty retreat...on Back to the Adventure Centre where multitasking Rob (who looked after us all weekend) was manning the bar till midnight. Me and Grommit had a very civilised glass of port as a nightcap with Nobby and Nutcracker and several others gradually made it back, just as the bar was about to shut. I gather Gonzo did the honours by provided the odd bottle to keep things going till the early hours. Well done that man... wouldn t have expected anything less... just wish I d stayed up a little longer! All in all a great evening was had by the pack (or at least, most of em) though I don t think our Hares will remember much about it! Sorry folks - This starter actually turned out more filling than I thought it would, but hopefully it gives you a flavour of what is to come later on in the menu... main course to be served by Seaman Stains... ON ON Bhindi xx