- Jimmy/Melissa/Veronica Travel: Drenthe - took lots of hikes when Brett and Kati joined us for a stay in a lakefront chalet with a hot tub; driving across the Afsluitdijk, a major dam and causeway; Liege - the Zombie Hash was once again a weekend event and included running through an abandoned train repair depot and dancing on the hostel’s rooftop terrace
- Jimmy/Melissa Travel: Ardennes - Belgian Nash Hash; Germany - Red Dress Hash in Stuttgart followed by German Nash Hash in a proper medieval castle; Glasgow - finally getting to visit Ashlynn and see her flat and university as well as see her bartend and DJ at BAaD; Slovenia - stayed at a spa hotel at first DIVA Hash Weekend featuring bubbly rather than beer; Tallinn - first Interscandi Hash Weekend; Zagreb - great time meeting up with hashers while exploring Croatia’s capital with Reinhardt and Inga
- Jimmy/Veronica Travel: Liege - scouting trail for Zombie Hash during August heatwave
- Melissa/Veronica Travel: Paris - Opera House, National Archives, good hostel experience; meeting Brett’s mom
- Jimmy Travel: Liege - first, and definitely not last, Beer Marathon; London - awesome run on King’s Day
- Melissa Travel: Edinburgh - finally getting to visit Gillian, who moved back to Scotland in August 2019; so great to get to catch up with lots of walking and talking; Falmouth - seeing Veronica’s new house; visiting St. Michael’s Mount; first hike on the South West Coast Path; two-person play in an intimate bar; London - exploring my third National Trust Site within two weeks with Camilla; Winchester - visiting Carlin and Kent; lots of long walks; watching Queen Elizabeth’s funeral from Winchester Cathedral
- Veronica Travel: Exeter - visiting Brett over Easter; camping on Dartmoor; taking Brett to an aerial class; hiking on South West Coast Path; parading around Exeter in graduation gowns despite skipping the ceremony; visiting Dreda and agricultural show; spending a night with Andrew in London; Interrailing- sunrise in Menton; snow on mountains in Innsbruck; hiking in the Calanques of Marseille; Texel - bikepacking trip with Brett; Paris - meeting up with Brett in Roscoff and later exploring Paris together; eating lots of baguettes and pastries; many long walks
- Ashlynn Travel: Berlin - visiting Sarah and seeing Bjarne; London - staying with Sophie; going to Brighton for New Year’s Eve; Thailand - Bottle Beach hike; Chaloklum, Chalok Bar; night scuba diving; matching tattoos; learning how to ride a scooter; drupella, a coral-eating snail; Thai food; doing science she enjoyed; sunshine and being outside all the time; meeting Mia and James; 10 days of fun diving; barefoot lifestyle; bioluminescence; out of body barracuda experience
- VACCINES!
- Being together for the first Christmas since 2018
- Ashlynn surprising Veronica for her 25th birthday
- Family dinner at Aloha in Rotterdam to celebrate Veronica being awarded funding for a second master’s and PhD in UK
- Dance parties
- Bootjuh: fun rides with Andreas and Gina, Brett and Paul, Anna and Theo, Matthew and Sanne, and for FILTH 200th
- Jimmy/Melissa: FILTH H3 200th Hash Weekend was a big success; Opee’s Carnival Hash trail in Tilburg followed by crashing a house party; Rotterdam Rooftop Days; adding Dark Side of the Moon trails to the FILTH
- Jimmy: “It’s been a tough year, but the family is my fortress”; happy that Melissa and Phil have become good friends; DJing German Nash Hash from 11 p.m. until 4 a.m.; PortXL was fun; not getting the NATO job; nice overnight visit by Brett while Veronica and Melissa were away
- Melissa: long walks with Terri and Sally; lots of great art exhibits; Terri joining us for Gay Pride
- Veronica: growing her business and making money; getting accepted to a PhD program; moving to Falmouth; starting second master’s degree; first presention at academic conference; wild swimming; first solo camping; restarting aerial classes; meeting new friends; roller disco; meeting Saffron, her PhD Supervisor, and the PhD girls (other students she supervises); shooting film; writing Coves to Cliffs blog; David helping her move to Falmouth; volunteering at community farm; bioluminescence; volunteering at ESOF Science Festival in Leiden; Brett visiting Holland multiple times
- Jimmy/Veronica: being part of Sleeping Beauty, the Pantomine; dance party after the panto
- Melissa/Veronica: King’s Day and Trevor Noah Live in Amsterdam; cycling to the puzzle store; seeing a lamb being born; many farm visits to see lambs and piglets
- Jimmy/Melissa/Veronica: Floriade, the giant horticultural show; Castle De Haar near Utrecht; relief that when we finally did get COVID, it was mild; Jimmy haring Gay Pride Hash and finding the best spot to watch the Gay Canal Parade; tour of Noordeinde Palais, the main Dutch working castle, and dancing in the ballroom
- Ashlynn: Knockengorroch Festival; End of the Road Festival; hosting Slow Foam on Subcity plus lots of Subcity events; camping trip; visiting James in Leeds; hosting dinner parties; passing all of the Dutch residency exams; visits from Sophie, Soso and Bjarne
- Jimmy/Veronica/Ashlynn: Walibi World, an amusement park
- Veronica/Ashlynn: skinny dipping at Vlietland on Veronica’s 25th birthday
- Visitors: Theresa and Kevin finally visiting; Phil and Brett being in town for the panto; hosting hashers for Gay Pride and FILTH 200th
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2023 is full of many highs!
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