Run 699 - The Cottage Inn, Wembdon - Martini

Run 699, 25^th July 2012.     The Cottage Inn Wembdon

        Hare: Martini

Pack: Bangkok, Ferret, WAM, DiTW, JB, Grasshopper, Brush off, Dormouse, Liz, Dave, Bigbird, Mark, Why Bother, Phantom, Withy, Tenzing, Paul, Jackie

Unfortunately WAM! and JB left to their own devices again, were held up for a variety of very good reasons and arrived late, just in time to see the pack disappearing around a corner.   Fortunately for them, Martini was still waiting and showed them the way for the first part where we enjoyed views of the Bristol Channel before catching up with the rest of the pack at an impromptu regroup.  This meant we missed Paul twisting his ankle,( and as he valiantly carried on we had no idea this had happened until we got back to the pub and saw evidence of the offending swollen ankle). 

Although I have frequented many parts of Bridgwater in my former hockey playing days, lots of houses have since been built and so I didn’t recognise where I was until we popped out of a housing estate onto the bank of the river Parrett and ended up in the docks.  On on along the canal and again popping out by the fairfield ( I never knew the canal went under that bit of road) for a bottle of water to share (no spit soup please) and sweeties at the regroup.

Off we set again, with a sneaky detour to the left (those with local knowledge wanted to go right), through more housing estates and over the “new” road.    Here we lost a few hashers who knew their way home, or so they thought!!   On on we went through some park land, coming out at the bottom of Wembdon hill for the sting in the tail, uphill finish.   10 minutes later JB and Mark appeared having taken a “long cut”.  I do wish JB wouldn’t mislead new hashers in this way! 

We were all still hot, the run had been fast (6 miles in 1 hr, 10 mins including the regroups) and the temperature high we sat outside for our drink for the first time this year.    It had been spotted that Bangkok was wearing new shoes so she gamely drank her beer from one of them, as is traditional I am told!!

Thank you for a great run Martini!