Christmas cheer! Happy Harriers arrived at the start to find Keeled Over collecting money on the engine hood of the LandRover. What happened to the table? Ah! there is ! Having paid one's dues, one was offered a hot toddy from the said table, courtesy of the Hares who wisely surmised that a drunk pack is easily handled -- they happily wander anywhere.

Although most of the local school teachers have abandoned the Hash and Horrors for a break, 42 people managed to show up for a great run. As usual, paper headed down and across the Bhainsipati Road, down to a stream, and check 1. A long (+200 m?) false trail took the old timers straight up the little valley, while the pack looped left and off to check 2 somewhere. Eventually the runners re-grouped at holding check 3 at the Nakhu River motor bridge below Nakhipot. The pack fell for two well marked false trails, the first leading up the river's left bank, and the second down the same bank. Towed and Duckbill chose to ford the river at the end of the first false trail, and explored the cliffs leading up to Nakhipot. The rest of the pack finally got across the bridge and followed the motor road up to holding check 4 and a waiting pack of shortcutters who had been DRIVEN to this check from the Ring Road. They tried to look tired, but fooled no one. Paper went down to the Nakhu River again, with check 5 at a walking bridge. Again Towed and Friend looped too far to the right, as did the Fox and Hurry Krishna, but the three got to paper first and lead the pack to check 6, next to the main Nakhu-Bhainsipati bridge. Paper started to the right across the bridge and climbed to the chariots by the usual side road.

Towed efficiently called the pack to order. The one hour run received a Desert Fox 9.9 score, though Hus Kumar, who had seen LITTLE of the run, suggested a score of 10,000 and paid for it.

We welcomed the following Virgins:

We note that Sock Sucker, Head Chopper and Hus Kumar somehow escaped punishment.

We missed Rani who was busy at home rebuilding the living room after Friday evening's rugby match. She was happy to have Keeled Over, Hus Kumar, and Christopher away for the afternoon.