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SHEEP HEAD TRAIL

ANO MELISSIA

13th OCTOBER 2019

RUN # 2090

HARE: TENDER VITTLES

The Ano Melissia Open Air Theatre - The runners have left and the walkers now set off

There were three trail options: Runners, walkers, and walkers with pushchairs

From the theatre, the runners pass Lefko's taverna on the right

Rubbish bin check

Passing the donkey's field on the right

The chicken feeding stop

Runners turning left at the chickens

Emerging from the streets out onto the lower hills of Mount Pendeli

Checking!
Melissia cemetary dead ahead (get it?)

Jacket Off and Chicken Choker checking uphill the wrong way

CC flys back down

Heading for the rema (dry river bed)

Heavy rain on the mountain will make this dry bed a fast running river

CC Spots a tortoise

It's a old and large specimen - with his shell possibly damaged in the forest fire years ago

Hello tortoise!

You sure that's the way?

The trail goes through MD's archery area

CC spots another tortoise

Jacket Off at a check on the cemetary road named Skoufa

View of Mount Pendeli

Runners and walkers meet up for a group photo

Another photo - this time in the sun

On On runners and walkers

The walkers with Sebastian, Doggy Style, Cabriolaid and CU Kiki

A not very friendly dog

Spy Shagger with Lefteris and Krazie Puppy with Violetta

At the beer check the runners were all given torches - to be able to see in the upcoming tunnel

Beer check group photo

Chicken Choker at a check at the entrance to Kefalari grove

Inside Kefalari grove

Entrance to the WRONG tunnel (and in went the virgin hashers followed by Rear Entry)

Further up the rema here is the entrance to the CORRECT tunnel (the blue flour can be seen)

Views inside the 220 metre long tunnel. This is the "new" section

A bend

The "old" section of the tunnel - which emerges behind Magginas original (and still in use) taverna

Emerging from the rema behind the taverna the runners head down to the theatre for the circle

Amawanka takes a photo of Mad Dog

THE CIRCLE

Mad Dog calls the hare Tender Vittles into the circle

Little Violet wants to be with her hare daddy Tender Vittles

Walkers - what did you think of your trail? %$*&#@?{!

Virgin hashers (New boots )

Cabriolaid steps in as virgin checker and asks the 4 questions

Tender Vittles is invited in as guest RA

The virgins are called into the circle again with Rear Entry - for going down the WRONG TUNNEL

Tender Vittles gets a down-down for bleeding on the hash (hit a re-bar in the tunnel)

THE TAVERNA

Rear Entry and Spy Shagger with little Lefteris at the taverna rear entrance

We had a table in the back (no smoking) section

Sheep's head opened and ready to eat (we had 4 plates)

The taverna bill - highlights:
3 plates of very tasty Kokoretsi at 8 euros/plate,
1 kilo of excellent roast pork at 33 euros
4 sheep heads at 4.40 each

(2 left after ordering, so numbers dropped from 11 to 9 so bill came to 20 euros each)

THE TRAIL

Run distance of 4.6 km PLUS the tunnel of 0.22 km totalling 4.82 km

The run through the tunnel - (measured length of 221 metres using the ruler tool on Google Earth)

The Kefalari Grove section of the run in detail

Location map

A reconnoitre of the tunnel before the run

Cutting down brambles at the tunnel exit and surveying the tunnel

DIRECTIONS

Athens AH3 R*N # (Who Cares) - Sheep Head Trail!

When: Sunday, October 13th, at 11:00am!

Where: Address: Pl. Eth. Antistaseos, Melissia 151 27

(Ano Melissia Open Air Theatre)

Co-ordinates: 38.064763, 23.842228

Website: manginas.com.gr

Hare: Tender Vittles

Why: Because you like drinking, period.

Bring: €3 for hash cash, shag bag (change of clothes, you'll get dirty), sunscreen, €€ for haberdashery (if there are any left) and a thirst for beer/wine of course.

D’erections:

Just google it and use GPS, this is the 21st Century!

Sidenote:

There will be sheep or goats brain on the menu. Please let me know if you would like to try some head (head .. who said head .. I'll have some of that) so I can place the order in advance.

Ankle Biters Trail: Those parents who want to bring their little ankle biters (children) to the trail, there will be DONKEYS, CHICKENS and a HORSE on trail + they will get to feed them. Food supplied by the hare. 1 mile long

Wankers Trail: Those who enjoy a leisurely walk, there will be a mountain trail, dress accordingly. Expect to see some goats, tortoise and mad dogs (present GM excluded). 2-3 miles long

Hounds Trail: For the runners out there who want to go the extra mile or two, then this trail is for you. Expect 4-6 miles long. This will be a LIVE hare trail, catch me if you can.

What’s the worst that could happen? We shall see…

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Sorry, can't hear you. (P.S. I'm not sorry.)

Tender Vittles #: 698 7961974

Mad Dog #: 693 2511339

On on,

Tender Vittles