Bike2Belarus 2007

Monday 11th June

 3.40 p.m. – Depart Shannon Airport

9.20 p.m. Arrive Minsk

10.20 p.m. Depart Minsk Airport for Hotel Belarus

 11.00 p.m. Arrive Hotel Belarus, check in, room allocation etc.

 11.30 – 2.00 a.m Westworld Night club

 Tuesday 12th June

8.00 a.m - 11.00 a.m. Breakfast

 11.05 a.m. Walking Tour of Minsk –

1.00 p.m Lunch in weird and wonderful places around Minsk

 2.00 p.m. Visit to War Museum or Market area or go solo.

3.00 p.m. Small party visit to Novinki Orphanage

4.00 p.m. Visit to CORE Programme Offices for Briefing

5.00 p.m. Hotel Belarus 5.05 p.m. Trip to Dudutki, ceoil, craic and vodka

Midnightish – Bed and ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz’s

Wednesday 13th

June 8.00 a.m – 10.00 Breakfast and pack your bags

10.05 a.m. Board buses for Babruysk

12.30 Arrive Babruysk Reception, short speeches, sweeties for kids, flag waving, that kind of thing.

1.00 p.m. Go to Assembly Building and get Briefing for Cycle. Meet Alexander the Great and sign Safety Statement.

 1.30 p.m. Collect Bike, Adjust bikes to personal preferences.

 2.30 p.m. Start Ceremony – Depart for Svetlagorsk (50Km) – Lunch on road. Svetlagorsk – Set up Camp, Dinner and Andrei’s Bar Ceoil agus Craic

Thursday 14th June 8.00 a.m Rise and shine, moan, whinge, breakfast etc.

9.30 a.m. Depart for Rechitsa (60 Km) Lunch and breaks as per last year, only better. Arrive Rechitsa around 5.00 p.m. Set up camp, Dinner and Andrei’s Bar, ceoil agus craic.

 Friday 15th June

9.00 a.m Breakfast

10.00a.m. About half of group go on a tour of the Exclusion Zone, Visit Deserted Village, Lunch in Vetka Orphanage Option: We have a Painting/Decorating and Pathway building programme organised for Vasilevka. We need 30-45 volunteers to give a day to this project. We have some skilled supervisors organised, the materials and all we need is your willingness to get down and dirty!

10.30 a.m Those not going on tour of Exclusion Zone or taking part in the Orphanage project cycle to visit projects we are involved in Rechitsa area, Orphanage, DOM House, Cherchesk. Lunch in Cherchesk.

2.00 p.m. The Big Swop. Those that went to the Exclusion Zone now do the Rechitsa visits and vice versa. 7.00 p.m. Dinner and Cultural Evening in Rechitsa

Saturday 16th June

 9.00 a.m. Breakfast

10.00 a.m. Pack tents, moan, whinge, tidy camp site, more moaning and whinging.

11.00 a.m. Depart Rechitsa for Vasilevka (50Km)

3.00 p.m Arrive Vasilevka Big welcome reception, flags, speeches, sweeties and treats Set up camp Barbecue and sports: Archery, table tennis, football, volleyball, maybe some water sports. Late night party to kiss your bike goodbye!

Sunday 17th June Depart by Bus for Minsk Check in to Hotel Belarus and visit the city, parks, markets, shops, restaurants. 8.00 p.m. The Mother of all Parties 2.00 p.m. Bed

Monday 18th June

Check out of Hotel Belarus 8.15 a.m Board Buses for Minsk 10.00 a.m. Arrive Minsk Airport 12.00 a.m. Check in and visa control completed. Board aircraft. 2.15 p.m. (local time) Arrive Shannon Bus and plane to Dublin