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MISSUE NO. 2905

February 03 - 09, 2006

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the moonscape ... that is the
Mombasa to Nairobi highway

HOW SHOCKING IT IS THAT THE MAIN ROAD ARTERY FROM
MOMBASA TO CENTRAL AFRICA CAN BE IN SUCH A STATE ?

Coastweek - - HASH REPORT - RUN No. 154: A Hash convoy made it up the moonscape that is the Mombasa to Nairobi highway approaching Mazeras.

Anyone and everyone who has experienced it says how shocking it is that the main road artery from Mombasa to Central Africa can be in such a state, but, shocking is not the correct term when it has been like that for so long.

Depressing is more apt, maybe. What is shocking is that Kenyans grudgingly accept the situation.

Anyway, the convoy continued west from the road into Mwachae Forest, where Hare "Mouth" had set a nice trail through the cool and silent arboreal paradise.

Up and down he took us - then up and down again - then up and up only it seemed.

The checks were well laid and sent the front runners down enticing slopes, only having to climb back up.

The return to the hilltop beginning was welcome.

It made me so tired that I cannot think of anything more to write !

Next Week's Run No. 155 - February 4th 2006, Venue - Mtwapa

Run Starts at 4.00 p.m. sharp. Meet at Moorings 3.30PM

Call Trevor Fellows - 0723 897970 for details.

HASH - RUN No. 153:

A motley bunch of regulars, returnees and virgins turned up at Shane Punjab Restaurant down in Diani for Run No. 153.

Despite the rigours of crossing the ferry (Soon to be by-passed by a beautiful new road - oh yeah !

They have been saying that for the last 20years !

Is that an Anglo-Leasing contract ?) the pack managed to get to the venue more or less on time at 4.00 p.m.

Now this is strange, given that, normally, they cannot make it to Nyali before 5.30 p.m.

Anyway, the trail was fairly straight forward, meaning really straight along the tarmac, although Emily and Maria persuaded the GM to follow them on a long false check, for which they later suffered.

We eventually reached a hold at the beautiful Kongo Mosque beach, where Mariam accused the GM of taking a short cut.

I reminded her that I did not get where I am today by sheepishly following the trail.

The way the west was won was by using your initiative and forging your own trail.

Of course, by doing this you can also stumble into a ravine or a den of thieves but we are not afraid cos' we have guns, and bullets two (or is it too ?).

Sorry I digress, and anyway, the GM is inviolate and cannot be challenged in this way by mere normal people.

So, the trail took off along the beach, before returning to Shane Punjab Restaurant for the circle.

And anyone who imagined that they saw Quickie and the GM take a White Cap on the way and then travel by matatu to the circle must have been dreaming - right ?

Hares, returners, virgins and sinners were all punished and/ or rewarded with down downs, and there were christenings for Brian and Shazaad.

Their new names cannot be repeated in this journal.

If you want to find out what they are then come along to the next run.