Hare Hash 2051 and Four Days Till Qing Ming Break

The clock is counting down to the April holiday (Qing Ming) break. 

Since my last post I went hashing on March 16th for the St. Patty's Day run.  It was a local run and we went up Wentianxiang.


Despite my significant hangover on Sunday, Faye and I scouted trail for the hash on Saturday the 23rd.  We chose a trail on Yangtaishan.  


During work that week, on March 21st, there was a cat in the 3rd floor garden.  It was not entirely clear how it got there but it had two kittens.  The staff took a while to try to catch them. 


Our trail on the 23rd was pretty good.  We laid a great trail with a view stop, a beer stop, and a wine stop.  There were even a few minor injuries and close calls but nobody ended up in the hospital so it was ok.



This last week has been slow going.  There is 4 days until our trip to Tokyo.  We are both looking forward to it but it will be a short trip so we will need to get as much out of it as possible between arriving on the 4th and departing on the 7th.  I have marked a few places worth visiting.  Faye wants to go to a flea market.  I am mostly interested in seeing the cherry blossoms in the parks.  We are gonna have blast.  




 




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