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Had
some challenges getting to The Big Pond Restaurant
(down the ring road between Onnut and Bangna) that
I would rather not talk about.
The
run started inside the fence and around the Big Pond
on white and purple muck. To a gate and wobbly khlong
bridge. Simister was snaffooed by cleverly following
a lane and staying outside the fence at the start…
and had to backtrack round once he reached and found
no crossing available at the khlong where he met it.
Pope lingered watching the fishing.
The
silent jog along the khlong and out was interrupted
only by the "Passing Onsec", ever helpful,
telling me that I missed something that would have
been good for the writeup (?).
The
trail headed in and out of Windmill Park golf course
and housing estate. Along khlongside paths, the speeding
pack disappeared ahead in silence. Heard later about
a right-hand loop nearly catching some hashers out,
so figure it was a little bit clever to aim the pack
at Bang-Na Trat Hwy for a while.
After
an hour on the trail I am in Windmill Park again.
Pretty, smiling caddies and extravagant real estate
all round me. The rest is a blur. May have been an
alien abduction. Later I was to recollect (and had
it confirmed) a big Swiss and a Bangkok taxi were
involved.
Did
you know King Kaew Road has been massively developed
since I lasted traveled it, and a rented taxi cab
really can go much faster than an owner-driven one?
And for the record, from within coo-ee of the start
point, but inside Windmill Park, it was 25km around
and back to the restaurant.
Good
company. Usual bullshit. Rumor has it HAGS played
front-runner. Some ran for over one and a half hours.
Wouldn't have missed it for quids… Thanks to Rudi
and Wolfgang. |
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