Hash 533. Donnington, Gayle, St Mary. Sunday 31 March 2019. 12.30PM

Hash Details

Meal options:  Local Curry Chicken OR Jerk Pork. Rice & Peas. Local farmed Coconut water

Meal costs:  $600JA

Hares:  Dry Spell + Norman Mattison

Hash Directions

How to get there: 

Directions summary:

The Hash is on Norman’s farm (One of the Hares). Journey time: about 1hr 45 min.
NB. Advice. Travel to north side of the Island, to Ocho Rios, and reach from north coast.
Yes, you can reach location on rural, via Linstead, on what are, in place very poor roads.

Journey time from from Cool Oasis, just east of Tower Isle, on the North Coast Highway, it is 25 minutes to Gayle, St. Mary, then another 10 minutes to Wood Park. Donnington.
The journey is a beautiful drive along a road framed in bamboo and wiss.

Directions detail:
These directions are from the north coast highway side.
• Drive to Ocho Rios on the new Highway 2000 toll road (or take the old Mount Rosser route, or via Stony Hill route) to get to north side of the Island.
• From Ocho Rios, turn RIGHT and drive along the main north coast highway, for about 5 miles.
• Drive past Couples at Tower Isle. Turn RIGHT, off the main road, and before the start of the hill, at the road sign for Retreat. (The Cool Oasis gas station is on your left. NB. The petrol station is where we turned left, to go reach Sugar Pot Ruins at 2018 Hash Olympics).
• Pass the Retreat Training Centre and go through Retreat.
• After an old stone church, turn RIGHT at the T junction. (Not left!, which is a board bridge.)
• Go through Bamboo Walk.
• Go through Stewart Mountain and Governor's Pen. NB. The road is briefly bad, hairpin and narrow. Blow your horn to warn other vehicles you're coming.
• On reaching Gayle, pass the transport centre. Keep LEFT at the Texaco. You'll encounter pot holes.
• Turn right at the next junction, which is surrounded by fields. More potholes, and straight through to Barclaytown (TJ's Hardware).
• Ten minutes later, go through Wood Park. Pass the first bridge. Go around the bend, then go left over the iron bridge on Donnington Road.
• Pass Donnington Primary School on left. Keep straight (not right) at a blue shop and look for the blue and orange house in the photo. There is parking in the yard.

See this Google pin/map reference for location and. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wKQFj

Hash Extras

Full disclosure:  The Hash is on the land of Hare Norman. You will get wet feet on trail. We cross ankle deep stream(s). Change of socks and shoes advised. Insect repellent also advised. 5km distance

RSVP before:  March 27, 2019

Late RSVP contact:  Norman: 876 466 9788