A reminder to respond to sophy.cheng@... if you plan to go.

We will bash outside on a farm (nongjiale) in the tea area.

There will be a long run and a short run. Those on the short run who
bring a few RMB can have a nice cup of tea in the middle of the run
while waiting for those on the long run to complete a gut-cleansing
loop.

A co-hare is needed. Please volunteer if you have the skills to run
and hold a bag of flour at the same time.

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Taiping Hash, October 13

This month, the Taiping Hash is headed to Meijawu Tea Village. The
run site is just off the Hangzhou Ring Road, west of Hangzhou.

This run features, obviously, lots of tea fields. Take a look here:
http://www.meijiawu.com/. This is the same area we went to in
November 2005.

The bus ride is 205 K from The Grassy Knoll, of which 202 K are on
the freeway. We should be able to get to the run site in under three
hours.

The run site is at most 30 minutes from West Lake in Hangzhou. You
can take the train and a taxi to get to the run site. Also, there are
many small, cheap guesthouses in the village if you want to stay the
night before or after the run.

As always, please RSVP to sophy.cheng@... so we can figure
out the number of buses we need.

The Details:

Date: Saturday, October 13

Location: Meijawu Tea Village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Time: We estimate the run will start at 1:20 p.m. We plan to start
the bash by 5 p.m., leave by 7 p.m., and be back in Shanghai by 10:00
p.m. We hope.

Times for the buses:
9:30 a.m. Pudong, Jinqiao Starbucks, 633 Biyun Road, by Carrefour
9:55 a.m. Pudong, Lujiazui, Information Tower, the last bus stop on
Century Blvd. before the Yan'an tunnel.
10:00 a.m. Puxi, Portman Ritz Carlton, 1376 Nanjing Xi Road, meet
outside by the Starbucks
10:15 a.m. Hongqiao, The Grassy Knoll, Yan'an Road by Hongxu Road

Hares: No Balls, Son of No Balls, and Helios

Cost: RMB150.