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What we did over the weekend....

This weekend, we were quite active, and we made sure to take lots of photos to share with everyone.

Saturday we went to a hash in Victoria, at Tufton Hall estate. Fantastic hike through the old plantation and up into the hills surrounding. Some of the views along the valleys are breathtaking, and there was the added bonus of a pool at the river to cool off in.

We have been hashing for many years and can be considered to be addicted to it...(its not what you think ;-).

Hashing is perfect for visitors who would like to get off the beaten path and see the 'hidden' part of our island. An island tour will not get you this up close and personal with our island.

For those of you who don't know what hashing is, you can find a good explanation at the following site: grenadahash.com

Hashing is entirely free and everyone is welcome to join in. We personally feel that the best hashes are the ones which take you through streams and rivers, where you have to make your own trail. In other words, you get wet and muddy on a good hash! Some of the more boring hashes are along roads in the countryside, where you only have to worry about the traffic, if any.

Basically, a hash is a hike/walk along a trail set by an individual (the hare). The trail is set with blobs of shredded paper and can have false trails and go just about anywhere. A basic hash will start at 4pm (they are held every other saturday) and take up to 2 hours to walk.

Sunday we decided to go searching for a location to set a hash.

For those of you who don't know what a hash is (sorry, has no relation to hashish, but you never know what you might come across while hashing), you can check out the Grenada Hash House Harriers site.

O.K, for the facts...Grenada is supposed to about 133 sq miles in area...However, with all the hills and valleys, it is actually closer to 500. That leaves a lot of real estate in which to knock about in, and all of it covered in fabulous lush greenery and tropical rain forest....that basically mean that there is a lot of bush.