This memorable journey in the 13th arrondissement started by a 
Qi Gong demonstration in the Parc de Choisy where I hid the beers for the beer stop.
It continued by trail setting in the sunshine for the next 13 k and was followed by a Chicken Imperial with soya and peanuts sauce, served with rice noodles and Jasmine tea to recover before the circle.
10 hashers including the hare were present , 4 walkers and 6 runners , most of you new to the Paris Hash or long term returnees and thanks to Meetup referrals .
I am making a plea to experienced Paris or Sans Clue hashers . Those new recruits need proper education in flour sniffing, singing, and drinking !
The hare “The Anarchist” gave the usual instructions . Sleeping Sex was denied the right to hold the map and Just Lindsay took command of the walkers group, chaperoning a young couple Lexa and Just Antoine .
The runners were led by Dirty Rags from Guangdong who was eager to discover a city run , quite different from his usual trails in the the jungle forest with false trails leading to nowhere.
Ossama being Hashing , a long term returnee from Paris hash , only 6 years pause without remorse …………., was already finding his marks and organising the first check point searches demonstrating his ability to delegate for finding the false trails .
Dirty Rags was already on his way for the first check back, which all the pack enjoyed to discover the nice houses in the alley close to Parc Montsouris.
Just Vlad aka Shitty Pants from Romania was already demonstrating his ability for walking the running trail .
He found a chatting partner Socks and Roses for the next 12 k …….
We rapidly ran across the boulevard for a discovery of the gardens of the “Cite Internationale universitaire ”
Socks and Roses ankles began to suffer from hip pain and he requisitioned the scooter of Ossama’s son
We reached the Charlety stadium for a gentle training session around the tracks .
and had a group picture at the first hash view .
The next kms were stretching the pack between the FRB Dirty Rags and the chatting DFL Chitty Pants and Socks and Roses .
Just before arriving at Porte de Choisy , the pack dismantled . The hare, caring for the DFL, lost sight of the upfront squad .
They had plenty of time to discover the crowdy shopping malls of China Town and get lost underneath the buildings of the Olympiades esplanade .
The hare desperately
tried to locate them and had to go back and forth and was resigned to have lost enthusiastic hashers transformed into dim suns or sushis ….
The Anarchist reached the beer stop and find the first survivor Dirty Rags . The walkers had found the beer , Socks and Roses managed clip clopping to reach the pack and by the miracle of internet the rest of the pack called the GM for rescue .
After a few beers , we finished the last park of the trail exploring the charming strets of La butte aux cailles and after the last stairs , the parc Montsouris was in sight for the final circle .
Ossama B H did his best as RA for the day and promised he will learn a hash song everyday for the next run !
The prize for late comers was given to Saving Ryan’s private and his half who managed to find the trail alone , the beer stop without beer and up towards the circle . Hurrah for these determined hashers and for the hare who laid the trail .
The hash hymn concluded this superb day .
On On and Happy New Year of the Goat .
The Anarchist
