Grenada HASH and Tivia Night winnings!

On Saturday, Laurie and I joined Alex and John from the boat Free Spirit for a Hash House Harriers run. We've been hearing about these events all over the islands, but have never joined in. The locals and visitors alike get out for some exercise and then party hearty after. What makes a HASH unique is that the trail must be through mountainous terrain, muddy areas and stream crossings so that most of the participants wear some of the trail back. The participants can join in any way they want. There are trails for serious runners, walkers, short trails and long. Alex, Laurie and I all did the 3.3 miles while John went a bit further. We're used to hiking along trails just like Saturday's event, however, we're not used to having hundreds join in and passing us on these narrow paths through the rain forest. We were forced to keep up the pace with people behind us yelling "on - on", which means get a move on! There was a terrible section of the trail which went straight up a hill that you had to practically go up using both your hands and your feet. Laurie and I were considered HASH virgins and of course we had to go through some of their rituals. Apparently just because we lost our virginity in Grenada, it doesn't mean we've lost it everywhere. If we do a HASH run in St. Lucia, we'll be subjected to the same foolishness! We'd do it all over in a heartbeat!

All the newbies (virgins) were gathered together at the end of the event to be talked to, congratulated and finally sprayed with tons of beer!

Last evening, we decided to join Alex and John from Free Spirit along with Denis and Arlene from Tiger Lily for Happy Hour and Trivia night at the Tiki Bar here in Prickly Bay, Grenada. At the dock, we met another couple, Phillip and Dianna from the boat Miles Ahead (from Belgium). After several beers, we joined in on the fun and filled out a page of answers to over 40 trivia questions. They gave out 2 prizes to the large group. One was for the winner for the most answers correct, and the second prize was just randomly picked from all the pages in the pile. WE WON the random draw!!! So this afternoon, the 8 of us get aboard this luxury yacht/contraption pictured below for 2 hours and we'll dine on 2 free pizzas, and 24 free beers on ice! We've been told not to venture out into the ocean in this and to stay in Prickly Bay. It will be a load of fun and I hope to have pics up this afternoon.