Run No: 1001

Date: 3 May 2003

Locations:  Ürgüp Peri Bacaları (Fairy Chimneys of Ürgüp)

Hares: Barracuda, G-Spot

It is always difficult to set a hangover run especially after a great event when everybody is exhausted from either the f*cking long run or the heavily drunk evening party. As there were requests again, after Saturday Sight-Seeing tour, the whole pack went again on a Sight-Seeing and Wine-Tasting tour led by Morning Glory... Thanks Morning Glory for your Guiding - and Belly Dance services, we heard there were some professional approaches to you, congrats, well done....!

The location for the hang over run was selected just at the outskirts of Ürgüp. It was a nearby place and the scenery was wonderful for the foreign visitors who came for the once in a lifetime event.

Barracuda and G-Spot left the hotel early Sunday morning after the breakfast. As the duo had a chance to glance at the site the previous day, starting and deciding was easy.

On this run special dress was mandatory for the hashers. So the initial circle looked more like a festival gathering than a hash circle. At the circle Barracuda apologized to the FRBs as the mixture of flour and wheat germ (invention of Worzel G.) used for marking the trial is difficult to notice because of its brownish color. [Total and absolute bullshit! A blind hasher with a cane could see the marks! Ed. I. Tor]

As soon as the on on was called the hash gathered for a hash photo in front of the famous fairy chimneys. Contrary to the trail on the previous day, the trail followed a greenish flat pattern. The falsie at the ladies check was picked up by Smiley and the trail by Caterpillar. Although the trial followed the edge of the hill, the SCBs following the FRBs went thru the newly planted vineyard. After two checks and few falsies the trial that went thru a cave came to a holding point. There were few other caves around, even one had two rooms and an oven. A short version of "Swing Low" was performed by Barracuda when the DFL hasher (Chocolate City) turned up. Sensitive noses of the FRBs soon sniffed the smell of the trial and here we are on the trial again going down the hill. Another holding point gathered the sweating hashers in front of a fairy chimney. When the on on was called another surprise was waiting the hashers. A BEER STOP! Its been a long time that the holy nectar was on the run again. [Amen, Brother! Hey hares, keep this in mind for the future. Ed. I. Tor] In order to consume the calories gained by this beer stop, the trial then went up the hill. The crest of the hill, which gave a good view of Ürgüp, the fairy chimneys and the landscape, which summarised the region’s characteristics, was the best place for a FA stop. The buses were also visible from the FA stop and Wicked Willy was saying that once you see the chariots, then we are on in. He was damn right. After the FA song the hares point the buses as ON IN...

Döner sandwiches were arranged so that the hashers could stuff their stomachs before the holy nectar fills it up. [It would have been helpful to serve the Ekmek Arası Soğanlı Birberli Döner Kebabı BEFORE the run so that the FRBs would have a continuous source propellant to jet around the trail. Ed. I. Tor]. Several RAs/representatives of visiting hashes took part in the circle. And Boggers got his AHHH 150th Run Plate eventually!. Down downs that left a mark on our memory are as follows:

- Barracuda and G-Spot for being hares

- All the Ankara mismanagement committee for mismanagement

- All the Istanbul hashers for being wankers [Amen!]

- Buddha for being late

- Twinkle Toes for injuring her knee

- Blow Hard for loosing the beer mugs

- Dick Martin, Saddam, Worzel G., Caterpillar, Cherry Popper for lost property

- Minnie Mouse and Barracuda for the best dress

- K9 for sitting

Scribed by: Barracuda & G-Spot
From FrankfurtHHH Guest Hashers :

Dear Hashers,

 
We would like to thank the Ankara Hashers and especially the committee for organising a great weekend in Cappadocia.
 
Arriving on Thursday afternoon we were just in time for Run no 998 organised as a pub crawl followed by the circle held in the watering hole of Ankara HHH, Marilyn Monroe. Yes, surprisingly enough, the circle was held in  the pub. After that we were really looking forward to what kind of surprises we are to expect during the next few days.
 
After a bus ride of 5 hours with 25 p-stops and even more lunch-breaks (it really seemed to be that much) we eventually arrived in Cappadocia. Great place, nice hotel, nice swimming pool. Swimming pool? What is a pool without water? Due to renovation there was not water in the pool. G-Spot: Next time this has to be changed. Run 999 ”starry starry nights” was held the same evening giving us a  first impression of the area. One of the highlights during the circle was G-Spot having a lesson drinking down-downs in the Bangkok Harriett’s way. More of what G-Spot has learnt during the weekend to be followed.
 
Next morning the early birds went on a sightseeing tour visiting the original houses of the ancient Christian population of Cappadocia. Run no 1000 “goody bag run” was held in the beautiful landscape with lots of ups and downs. Confusion during the run was created by “LOI”: “L” = “Long” or “Little”? Circle was held in the hot afternoon sun so quite some beer was drunk. Again something new to be learnt: “Chinese fire drill” (G-Spot’s favourite) and how to make a Yucca Drink (G-Spot: can you please ad the name of your favourite vodka lemon drink? [Yess I did...Ed.] Circle was pretty long but very good and quite a few people contributed to its best. Unfortunately Twinkle Toes suffered an injury which nevertheless could stop her from dancing the “Chan-Chan” in the evening. At the “GALA DINER” we showed up overdressed but enjoying the attention we got. We’ve heard the party went on pretty late and some people hardly made it for next day’s bus return to Ankara (Green Goddess, Vertical Rise [Oh my o my o my...!Ed] ).
 
That morning several hashers were found near the pool area recovering from the night before. Hang-over run “1001 Fairy Hash Days” again was pretty hot, followed by the circle with lots of down downs for almost everyone. After exchanging farewell greetings with everybody before the bus departure at the hotel there were many more chances to do likewise as the two busses stopped at the same stops. Our bus was good and very quiet (too good and too quiet considering it a hash bus?) whereas the other bus ran out of beer and control with still more than 2 hours to go. Last goodbyes at MM’s.
 
Early Monday morning, after only a few hours sleep we left our excellent host “Brown Sugar” to catch our flight back home.
 
Thanks to Ankara HHH for organising a great weekend in Cappadocia. We had lots of fun, met great people and be warned, we might come again!
 
OnOn
 
     Scribe: Cherry Popper & Hard ‘n’ Fast   

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