Sue and Hector picked me up on Sunday afternoon and we went down to the Roof of Africa Hotel in time for 4pm to meet other folk who also belong to the Hash House Harriers, Windhoek Chapter. I hadn't heard of the Hash House Harriers before, or H3 for short. Apparently it is a global running and social club which originated in Kuala Lumpur in 1938 when a group of British officers decided to meet up and run on Monday evenings to work off the excesses of the weekend! There are 1984 Hash Groups registered in 1295 cities around the world. The Windhoek chapter was set up in 1990. The group meets every two weeks to do a Hash trail which means the "hare" sets a trail and the group has to find it and follow it. "On on" means the group is on the trail.
As Windhoek is at altitude and very hilly and the climate hot, "hashers" hike the trail rather than run, which is a big relief to me! Afterwards the group gathers for drinks and songs (down down) and food.
I've been on 3 hash's so far, two were in the hills starting in Ludwigsdorf in Windhoek and the other one took place, unusually at 8.00am on a Saturday morning (groan, no lie in) in Dan Viljoen park just outside Windhoek. The group attracts people of all ages and nationalities and is really friendly.
As Windhoek is at altitude and very hilly and the climate hot, "hashers" hike the trail rather than run, which is a big relief to me! Afterwards the group gathers for drinks and songs (down down) and food.
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| Enjoying a shot of sake at the half way point! |
On on!
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