EBTC Festive Day @ the Ukrainian Village- Self-support Tour.
Hosted by: Doug Bezovie
The event will start on: Aug 07, 2010 @ 9:00 am
And will end on: Aug 08, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
At Bonnie Doon Mall - SE Corner
Posted by: gpommen
Location: Edmonton to Ukrainian Village
Why: For the fun of it.
Cost: $55.00
Distance/Rating: Approx. 50 Km each way
Max. #: 14
Registration: http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=394&BT=10#Ev9354
Join us for an exciting weekend on EBTC’s only self support bike trip- all the way out to the Ukrainian Village about 50 Km east of Edmonton. Join us for an exciting day of cultural festivities as the Village celebrates Ukrainian days on Sunday August 8, 2010. Their will be traditional dancing, singing, old time cooking, demos on operating the old farm machinery and a chance to participate in the role playing of the local inhabitants of the 1920’s (If you can find any Ukrainian / Romanian clothing to wear please bring them along to help get into the sprit). We may look a bit strange wearing a period shirt with cycling shorts, but hey, its the spirit that counts). There will also probably be opportunities to buy some local, organic produce and stuff from merchants that will have them on display.
Come prepared to get there under your own steam as we will be carrying everything that we will need with us on our bikes. In addition, we will be camping in little bitty tents that we will bring with us on our bikes and there will NOT be any showers. None of that sissy stuff! This trip will probably go rain or shine so come prepared.
Saying that, this is not really a difficult trip especially if you pack light and this may be your opportunity to try self-support travel. If you are planning a self-support trip of your own in the near future, this might be your chance to test out your skills and equipment on a short weekend before you strike out on the open road. This is where you can decide if you really need all that stuff that your were planning to take along and to see if it will do the job and hold up when you need it most and to make any changes and repairs before heading out.
On Saturday, we will take our time getting out there with plenty of stops and perhaps some side trips along the way. We will stop for lunch at the Blackfoot Grazing Reserve and continue on to our campsite where we will have some time for games, socializing, and stargazing. Later that evening, we will have a delicious, catered Ukrainian meal of Perogys, cabbage rolls, and Kolbassa. Yumm!
Your $55.00 will include a delicious Ukrainian supper, lunch, snacks, and camping on Saturday as well as entrance to the Village, breakfast, lunch & snacks on Sunday.