Fall Doldrums

We have entered the fall doldrums, a time where we have winterized our camper and are waiting for our annual trip to Mexico. What makes it so hard is that two of our good friends left for Mexico City today. We have always wanted to see that area of Mexico, but we will just have to wait.

In the doldrums, anyone who reads this blog will be forced to view blog entries that have very little to do with our travels. It will be much like the months leading to the nation's elections, I will post items that you probably don't want to see, like the political commercials.

Here is my first of such items. Friday was Halloween, I went running with my Hash group in Spokane. I looked like this:

Very Fitting wouldn't you say?

Northwest Hashage V

In the eighth year, there was NWH V and the masses made their pilgrimage from all around the region to a place called Fairmont and the Fairmont Mountain Bungalows. Linda and I packed up the camper and took off about 11:00 AM on Friday the 13th for a leisurely trip up north. Our first stop landed us in Sandpoint where we bought coffee and did a little shopping. We traveled on to Bonners Ferry and bought gas and a few other items prior to crossing the border into Canada. The border crossing was uneventful and our next stop was Cranbrook BC.

In Cranbrook we stopped at the super store and purchased a few items, and then we drove out of town north. The road takes you past Ft. Steel and through Skookemchuck up to the hoodoos of the Fairmont Hot Springs area. We were met by Rainman and he had me camp in the same place I stayed two years ago. I have been to four out of the five NWH's and enjoyed everyone. This maybe the last Hassage they ever have. Rainman has sold the bungalows and is moving to Taiwan.

People started arriving and we sat a talked until the bus arrived. About an hour later the hares were off and everyone took off up to the hot springs on the night hash. Linda and I took this opportunity to catch a few winks, and when everyone returned from the pools we were dead asleep and didn't join the folks around the fire. It turns out not much happened so we didn't miss anything.