Hash Trash for 25_August_2024

[Ferenc Domján]

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Hash Trash for last Sunday, 25 August.

Despite the oppressive heat, I was very pleased to be on trail last Sunday. First because I hadn't been out with the BP H3 for some time but mainly because our hares took us to an area just outside of Budapest to which I had never been before. We gathered at Batthyanyi ter at the usual time and took the HEV towards Szentendre to Budapkalasz which is one stop past Bekasmegyer. We did have an international group with hares, "Smoerbrod" and "Lego Dancer" from Denmark and hashers from South Africa, Ireland, and our frequent attendees from Hungary. For some reason they permitted this hasher from the USA to participate. (I think they just wanted to see me pass out under the sun) When we arrived at Budakalasz the trail start was right there, clearly marked in blue chalk. Trail marks varied with some in Blue chalk and others in the standard white flour. (No! It wasn't cocaine although I have been accused by some blue haired old ladies in Florida of laying trail with cocaine.... now that would have been a very expensive trail.... However, this trail did meander through a relatively quiet neighborhood and it was pleasantly shaded by some tall trees. We stumbled around for some time, sussing out checks and lo and behold we had a Beer Stop at a great little bar under an awning beside a lake upon which we could watch some intrepid water skiers being pulled by an ingenious set up of cables. We enjoyed sucking up the suds while watching the skiers go round and round. We pulled ourselves off our chairs and back out into the sun to follow trail. We went past that lake and what did we come to but another lake. This one didn't have skiers but some swimmers and we continued on. Arriving back in another populated area we took a break beside some sort of an office(?) building to serenade the neighborhood with our operettic rendition of Father Abraham. We then left civilization for a bit and followed a dike (no, not a lesbian) for quite a ways breaking left and right as the trail took us. We then headed (head, who said head) towards not the Duna but the smaller channel (Szentendreduna)where the hares ended the trail on the shore off which a fair sized boat/bar was moored. We managed to cross the gangway leading out to the boat/bar to get our beers for the circle which Iwannanucock conducted on the bank. The hares claimed the trail was 10k but we were out on trail approaching three hours so I think it might have been a tad longer. The hares did manage to route us through some tree shaded areas so the summer sun was bearable.

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