R*n 281: Kirkby Stephen

It has to have been the wettest, coldest run which I have done since I started hashing. With strong winds and driving rain, I spent some of the time running with my eyes closed which is probably why we missed our way and ended up doing some of the Rambo route. Furthermore, I discovered that I am not aerodynamically designed and making progress against the wind was really hard. Pity it was such awful weather because the route took us through fabulous countryside with fantastic views. Perhaps we could do it again in the summer?

Anyway, myself and the other wimps made it to the beer stop but decided that some of the coldest and wettest of us should get a lift back immediately with the hare. The rest decided to start walking towards the On Inn but we had not gone far when a friendly sheep shagger (that's what he was really - it said so on his work sheet!) stopped and picked us all up in his van. He actually offered some of the rambos a lift too but they were too proud!

The warm welcome at the pub, plus excellent lunch and a few drinks kept us going until we could return to the YH for hot showers.

The circle was held much later and as I have drunk and slept since then I can't remember all the down downs but I know that GM got one for always smiling, I got one for crashing on the Friday night, some front runners got one for not being helpful and more or less everyone had one for something or other.

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