At the end of the proceedings in Phnom Penh, Eurocrap, the GM of Hanoi H3, was backed into a corner and graciously accepted the nomination to host the Mekong/Indochina Hash IV event in Hanoi. However Eurocrap knew that he was shortly going to be transferred back to Euroland and so he was safe from having to do any actual work. So, in 2001 the event returned to Vietnam; this time to its northern capital. Here the hustle and bustle of the capital’s iconic street life provided the counterpoint to some beautiful runs in the outlying countryside. Between 9th and 11th November Hashers from 22 Hash Chapters spanning eight countries took part in the events mismanaged by the GM, KaKa, with more than a little help from his chief coordinator, Flashman. A four-day weekend was kicked off by the by now traditional running of the Thinking Drinking Hash on Friday, which this scribe unfortunately missed due to his flight on the second leg of his journey being overbooked -resulting in him being re-routed from Bangkok to Hong Kong where he finally caught a plane to Hanoi.) The traditional Hanoi Hash bus that normally transports a large group of local Vietnamese runners/walkers/picnickers to the run site on their usual weekly runs had to be supplemented to take all the visitors to two beautiful runs on Saturday and Sunday, which were held way out in the countryside and which were nicely rounded off by Belly Dancer running great Circles where a seemingly endless stream of less than polite Hash Names were suggested for those unfortunates to be called into his Circle without one. A enormously enjoyable weekend was wrapped up when the Hanoi Pussy Hash staged a fabulous night Hash through the narrow lanes of Hanoi on Monday night. This extra event meant that the takings at the infamous Apocalypse Now nightclub received an additional boost as many Hashers were in dire need of rehydration.