Location: In El Cafetal, starting from Osita Bella's Playground at Avenida Circunvalacion del Sol.

Directions:  Go east from Euro-Building on Avenida Principal del Cafetal (see red line)
or approach Cafetal from the north by following Avenida Principal del Caurimare (see green line). Where these two roads meet, continue east on Boulevar El Cafetal (red line continues). At the second street to the right you will see the small park, Osita Bella's playground. Click here for a big map

 
Hash Insight:  Any runners will be put to the test... the walkers can bring the tykes & buggies.  Snacks on the terrace will compliment the normal array of beer & refreshments.

Costs:  Normal "Non-Food Hash" charge:
= 10kBs for adult males
=   5kBs for adult females (children are free)

Contact:  Bjorn: 0412-231-9494       Ivette: 0412-583-2992      Eivind: 0412-231-956
 

During the first World War troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way overseas to Europe where they should join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' for short. Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. When the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Lt. Colebourn took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. Formally Colebourn presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where it became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.

The bear was also very popular by Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favourite at the zoo, and he often spent time inside the cage with it. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own teddy bear Winnie.... Winnie the Pooh (this teddy bear started out with the name of Edward Bear). The name of Pooh originally belonged to a swan, as can be seen in a poem from Milne's When We Were Very Young.

A.A. Milne started to write a series of books about Winnie the Pooh, his son Christopher Robin, and their friends at 100-Aker-Wood. These other characters, such as Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga and Roo were also based on stuffed animals belonging to Christopher Robin. Other characters as Rabbit and Owl were based on animals that lived, just like the swan Pooh, in the surrounding area of Milne's country home Cotchford Farm in Ashdown Forest, Sussex, on which 100-Aker-wood was based.