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#513: Sunday, October 17th, 2004 - San Ramon BBQ Hash This Hash was held at Villa Aurea in San Ramon, at the home of Eivind, Torill, and their enjoyable children. We met at 3:00pm for a 3:30pm start. Comments or questions to Jay "Hash Flash" ==> jayzuela@yahoo.com (click any picture to get an enlargement) |
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| The area around San Ramon is very pretty, quite hilly and the roads are windy. The weather was a little cloudy, but the temperature was perfect for a "tough" hash. | ||
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| The early people gather... and discuss the latest fashions. | The group grew rather quickly from that point .... | ... as these people know that the hash will start on time! |
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| The discussions were quite varied & interesting... | ...don't sell your Bolivars for dollars quite just yet! | Wow Iain that hurts; you are quite a strong man! |
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| The group is circled up.... |
... for hellos... |
... and introductions. |
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| The Hares are introduced.... | ... and tell a tale of a very... | .. tough hash ahead! |
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| No, we aren't kidding! | There are looks of concern... | ... but we are off anyway! |
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 The gate slows the exit... and the runners head to the right ...or was it to the left? |
 After some confusion, Henny decides to forget "the kid" & catches up with the others. |
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The walkers go the other direction ... and head into oblivion. I say that because the hash was a long one! About 90 minutes later the first walkers return... as thirsty as they have ever been... |
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| Are people threatening to jump or looking for others? | No, they are looking at a burning government building; the fire... | ... started more than 18 hours ago. More fire pics at the end. |
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| The runners finally arrive and look exhausted. | The host is relieved that most people didn't get lost. | Relaxation set in after a beer and with their great views. |
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| From the terrace you could ... | ... see the Avila Mountains ... | ... and the Chacao area. |
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| You could also see... | ... down the valley to... | ... the Eastern barrios. |
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| I would love to have been in on this discussion!! | Father proudly telling his son how hard their Hash was! | |
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| Ahhh, finally time for the down-downs! | The hares are introduced and asked to drink for us.... | ... and Eivind aims his remaining beer at Torill.. no penalty? |
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| The virgins are introduced... | ... interviewed ... | ... and asked to drink. |
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| As people innocently watch ... | ... others are called up for various infractions ... | ... and the remaining hope they don't get called! |
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| Drink for losing your hat... | ... or for taking a taxi back! | Ah heck... you and you drink ... |
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| ... OK, not you and you ... | ... but all of you too ... | ... and take a penalty for talking! |
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| Time for a song... no excuses for not singing along. | ... these kids don't like the sound of what they hear... | ... so they blow the horn to signal dinner! |
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| The ravenous group dines ... | ... on burgers & sausages... | ... and salads on the side. |
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| After dinner, time for some song and dance. | It was somewhat hard to follow all of their moves. | To top it off, we tried to sing while holding our tongues! |
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| Hmmm, maybe we will just stay on the sidelines. | What is this... a person just showing up... quite late! | After a drink and a song the formal part was over. |
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| Thanks to Eivind and Torill (& their children) for hosting this event and for sharing their gorgeous penthouse (and terrace) with us for the evening. | ||
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| These are more pictures of the burning Government building... we understand that no tall buildings in Caracas have sprinkler systems; they cannot pump the water that high... yikes! | ||
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| Fire as seen in La Castellana; we could smell burning rubber. | Helicopter trying to drop water on the building; good luck!! | This and the rest are views of the fire from San Ramon... |
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