Melissia
(Northern Athens)

....With an incursion into Maroussi territory

Run 1617 (Sunday 14th December 2008)

Hare: Scarlet Pimp & Clitoria

Photographer: Mad Dog

 

- T H E     T R A I L -

The starting point & circle (P):
Latitude 38 03' 20.11'' North
Longitude 23 49' 49.22'' East
Altitude: 289 metres above sea level

Trail cartographic Length = 5.9 km

The trail from 2.8 Km up

The TUNNEL we ran through was about 160 metres long & it's far end located at 38 02' 52.00'' N, 23 50' 01.70'' E
(350m south along and just off Zoodochou Pigis - the back road from Dimokratias, the Melissia high street - to Sismanogliou hospital)

The other tunnel (+ derelict house) we saw was located at 38 03' 07.09'' N, 23 49' 25.75'' E  
(Just 175m due South of the U-bend over the bridge on Odos Pendelis - the road leading up from Leoforos Kifissias to Melissia)

 

- T H E     R U N -

Doggie Style & Clitoria

Hashers entering the tunnel (carrying torches / flashlights)

 

Fair Cop with Absolut

 

Stress Cow ventures into the darkness

 

The tunnel was pitch-black at this point - except for light from torches.
The camera flash lit up the tunnel.

 

Group photo in the tunnel

 

On on.....into the unknown....
(This tunnel channels water running off Mount Pendeli and is not the place to be
during and after a heavy rainstorm!!)

 

Emerging from the darkness

 

The tunnel exit

 

Absolut & Coke Dealer pose with a parked Corvette

 

Back street with Mount Pendeli in the background

 

Ian joins Santa Claus climbing up to a balcony

 

Down into the river bed

 

The tunnel we didn't run through (maybe another time)

 

Standing on the roof of the tunnel - View of rocks in the river bed

 

A fishing boat stripped of it's paint (a fisherman's winter project?)

 

Arriving back at the starting point

 

- T H E     C I R C L E -

The hares DIO's - Clitoria & Scarlet Pimp

 

 

View of the circle

 

Get it down!
Scarlet imitates Clitoria's stance (he's asking for it!)

 

Mountain Goat & Absolut in the circle

 

Award time - Spy Shagger's receives her 50th run badge

 

 

Hashers shamed and punished for not wearing hash gear

 

"Orangeboom, Orangeboom - It's a beer and not a tune" - or something like that!

 

Oxymoron gets the Oxymoron memorial down-down for being late again

 

Clitoria takes charge....

 

And awards RA Fair Cop his 150 run badge (after washing it in his beer)

 

Mi mi mi mi - FU

 

Spy Shagger & Bouboulina pose as hashers prepare to leave for
lunch at the hosted On on.

 

- THE ONON AT SCARLET PIMP & CLITORIA'S PAD -

Picture frame pose
Clitoria, Absolut, Coke Dealer & Doggie Style

 

Hash Christmas Tree
(Shouldn't there be bottles of beer hanging on it?)

 

Hashers wait patiently for the food to warm

 

Collection of HHH cups and tankards

 

Clitoria stirs the rice

 

The chilli (hot and mild) is almost ready

 

Time for some wine

 

Time to eat!!

 

Doggy Style enjoys her lunch (and later goes back for seconds)

 

Cook The Fook brought a delicious trifle

 

Time for dessert - Trifle, Galactobouriko
& delicious Brownies baked by Bouboulina

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES To save a photo to your disk drive: - Internet Explorer - Netscape Navigator - Opera - (1) Right-click your mouse on the photo (2) A menu appears (3) Click on "Save Picture As" (or "Save Image") (4) Pull-down the "Save In" menu (click the down-arrow) (5) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose a drive) (6) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (7) Type in a File name of your choice for the picture (8) Click Save To send the photo by e-mail as an attachment: - Outlook Express - (1) Click the "Create Mail" button to start a new e-mail (2) Click Insert > File Attachment (3) Pull-down the "Look In" menu (click the down arrow) (4) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose the drive) (5) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (6) Click on the photo file name to highlight it (7) Click "Attach" to attach the photo to the e-mail                                                                         MD Feb. 2006

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