And so it was,
The weather was fickle, wasn't it? The actual temp was around the balmy 10 degree mark, however: Felt like minus 7 on the lake shore.
lots of bleating from the pack as the minutes crept past 6PM, layers of clothes being removed and replaced in anticipation of getting hot then getting cool.
ANKLE BITER set the scene for the day at the chalk talk. "The trail is marked in blood". "The runners (Read - ARMY) will head inland and take the Campbell shops" 
"The walkers (Read NAVY) will execute a pincer movement by circumnavigating the central basin of LBG" Meanwhile "The Airforce will remain in
REMF mode back at the venue, telling each other how good they are, putting the individual Quiches onto doilleys and fluffing the chair cushions" 
 
Night vision goggles were the dress of the day for anyone who was remotely concerned with following trail and not a lot of that was going on apparently.
The runners took the secondary objective of Mount Pleasant and commenced an immediate enfilade upon the enemy (in this case GERBILS) who was called out
on multiple occasions for not following or calling trail.
 
The Special Pedestrian Elite Recon Meanderers (SPERM) conducted their recon around the lake in double time but failed to reach the objective (The drink stop) before
the runners and were therefore placed on half rations. This was exacerbated by CRASH and BURN who single handedly devoured a family sized pack of chips.
The trail was reported to be around the 7KM distance. Good first effort for ANKLE BITER. 2/10
 
Back at the wind swept venue, the fire became the main attraction for the pack. The Hare song regained some of its character with the return of WXMAN who
absolutely butchered his contribution as only he can, which brought both cringes and raucous applause in the same moment. (Is he a genius or borderline
sociopath as some have suggested?)
Lots of returnees from Interhash etc.
 
And the number of hashers caught using a phone - unbelievable ! So here is the name and shame; PREMYJAC, HORSE, CRASH and BURN and, POOSHOOTER
Charges of note: PE for not leaving the circle, ANKLE BITER for bad/no trail and using Kogan issue Chemlites, KITTY and DT for talking, MEAT for wearing
lycra (must have been a typo), PEEPING PERVERT for letting Kevin the big prick get stolen, DUCKHEAD and GREASENIPPLE for maintaining a low profile.
 
PREMYJAC was charged with bourgeois extravagance when he was caught wearing gloves made from the leather of slaughtered meercats
GERBILS and WXMAN were designated this weeks Softcocks because they were wearing grown up trousers.
 
SEX change was given Kevin the big prick because he was the first runner back to the drink stop (sometimes, thats all it takes)  
 
My highlight of the evening was listening to CRASH and BURN feeling the need to sing a hash song with an Indian Accent complete with nodding head. Arrrr
only at hash.
 
Notes By FRIZZY LIZZIE (Disc jockey to the discerning public of QBN)