Off! Off! for the time being

In deference to the government's emergency decree and the ban on public gatherings, there will be no SH3 run this week and as far as is known HH3's run has also been cancelled. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible and updates will be posted weekly to keep you informed.

On! On! for the time being

The SH3 run will go ahead this weekend despite the current covid-19 panic, as we are unlikely to breach the recently issued provincial guideline of 50 people and as long as we are sensible, we are probably at less risk of contracting covid than we normally are of contracting dengue, chikungunya or malaria!
But as a precaution, If anyone has been outside Thailand this week or feels a bit under the weather, they might want to give this week's run a miss and it might be as well not to encourage new runners to join us since we don't know where they might have been!

Details of this week's run are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #20(not covid)19, Saturday March 21, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Not the Full Shilling, Worm and Mai Dtem Baht
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for about 10 k to the Nam Noi traffic lights and turn left for 3.5 k, then turn right just after Wat Pru Toh and go 700 m to the run site on the left opposite the Cham Du resort at 7°02'05.0"N 100°32'42.8"E. Click here for Google Maps' pin. For anyone coming from the Poonakan area, take the Tungnai Prutoh road from the junction near Wat Tung Ngai (from Wat Keow Kloy, 5k on the right, from the PSU end, 6k on the left) and go 3.5k to the runsite on the right.

HH3 on the other hand, have taken the decision to cancel their run this week since their numbers would undoubtedly breach the 50-person guideline. Decisions about future weeks for both hashes will depend upon developments but let's hope we can all get together again before too long without having to worry about covid.

BANG Dan not Ban Dan!

Saturdays' SH3 run is from the environs of  Ban Bang Dan just off Kanjanavanit road, as opposed to Ban Dan which is not! Details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2018, Saturday March 14, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Stick Insect, Kee Leum and Kiilay.
Misdirections: From Songkhla, get to the Samrong (Kao Seng) traffic lights and turn right into Kanjanavanit Road past Rajabhat University for 4.6k then turn left under the Wat Bang Dan temple arch (illustrated above). After 80m, turn right, then follow the road for 700m and turn right for 200m. Turn left and immediately left into the run site at 7.136019° 100.589828°. Click here for Google Maps pin. If coming from Hatyai, at the Ko Yo intersection go under the main (north-south) overpass and then go 2.6k and make a U turn. Come back 800m and turn left under the temple arch etc.
At time of writing no details are available about the HH3 run this Sunday but a map and other details will hopefully be posted here or on the SH3 Facebook thread when they emerge.

A walk in the park

An artist's impression of Saturday's SH3 run

Ah, an idyllic Saturday afternoon by the water's edge followed by convivial company and light refreshments al fresco. Ok, it's a run not far from the lake followed by beer and if you're lucky some food! But the hares' description makes it sound so much more....refined!

"Hot, scenic (bring a camera), wild creatures (some domestic - hash dogs leashes please), Autumn rubber leaves, possible run site compromise, bulls, hitchhiking and short-cutting encouraged, AND, no serious mountain climbing through restrictive undergrowth.  A walk in the park"

Details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2017, Saturday, March 7, 2020, 4:30 p.m.

Hares: Buck and Wi Wi

Misdirections:   From the Ko Yo intersection take the New Hatyai road for 8.9k and do a U-Turn, then come back 1.8k and turn left for 100m to the run site on the left at 7°06'21.7"N 100°31'24.7"E. If coming from Hatyai the left turn is immediately opposite the turning for the Korakot restaurant. Click here for Google Maps' pin.

Sunday's HH3 run is being set by Sex Printer, Beanie and Cooker (and not as originally advised by Gu Man Thong). The run site (changed as well) is: From the Wat Keow Kloy end of Poonakan go 5k and turn right just before Wat Tung Ngai (or if coming from the other end of Poonakan go 6k and turn left) and go 350m then turn left at 7.009389° 100.540179° (click here for Google Map's pin) and follow the road to the run site on the right. Map below. If coming from the old Hatyai road, take a left at the Nam Noi traffic lights (or right if you are coming from Hatyai) and go 3.5k to Wat Prutoh and turn right, then go 3.9k to the turning on the right at 7.009389° 100.540179°.

Incidentally, Ban Sai Kao, is holding its village festival this weekend and a number of hashers have sponsored and/or contributed to the event. There will also be deputations visiting the event on both Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes. The villagers in Sai Kao have, over the years, been wonderful hosts to the hash, never objecting to us using their land for runsites or running the trails in their rubber, and even on one notable occasion mounting a rescue operation for a lost hasher. So if you have time before one or both of the hashes please go along and kin kao with the good people of Ban Sai Kao - you will be made very welcome.

Meanwhile on Friday evening there is a quiz night at Oscar Bar with formerly-evil-teacher-turned-baldie-b'stard, Chris posing the questions. Be there at 8 o'clock and we might be able to start on time!