Location Details:

From:  Nabuklod, 7kms into the hills past Basa Air Base

To:      Aglao, Mananuepe Lakeside, Zambales           

Via:     4 or 5 ridges, Mt Cuadrado     

Time:  5Hrs 40Mins                                 Distance: 21kms                         Total Kms to Date: 1079

Hare:  Teutonic Turd & Induces Menstruation                        

Comments: This was the big one – an event like Armpit’s gazebo run that is a defining moment in hash history. A 05.30 a.m. start was required to complete this epic adventure which involved crossing the ridges between Basa Air Base in Pampanga and Aglao near San Marcelino in Zambales. The event unfolded like a symphony, an allegro first movement over grass and tree covered hills in the cool of the morning, followed by a rugged andante over several banana infested ridges, a serene minuet across a “Marlboro Country” plateau and a downhill prestissimo to the shores of an emerald lake newly formed by Mt Pinatubo’s eruption. The finale was a short (and safe!) boat ride across this lake to end a perfect day for the chosen few participants, courtesy of the trail blazing hares Teutonic and Induces, who amazingly, had re-coned the same route only the week before. I.M. 

This comments column is definitely about blowing your own trumpet. Thank you Satchmo Boydell.     

Nabuklod, Ready For The Off

The East Face Of Mt Cuadrado