GV Paraguay

Information and updates on our Habitat for Humanity (Canada) Global Village trip to Paraguay March 22 2011 through April 06 2011.

Enjoy!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

What we're up to....aka our itinerary

Itinerary
March 22 – April 5, 2010


Tuesday, March 22
Arrival in Asuncion
Lunch at the hotel
Afternoon: Orientation
Evening Free

Wednesday, March 23
7:30am OK, let's get this show on the road!
8:30am Welcome event with family and masons
9:00am Security orientation and Build
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel

Thursday, March 24
7:30am Rise and shine....time to get down to business...breakfast then build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up, return to hotel and likely collapse from exhaustion

Friday, March 25
7:30am Wakey Wakey eggs and bakey [will we even have eggs and bakey?]....and build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel, compare and count blisters

Saturday, March 26
 Morning: City Tour + Orphanage visit + Day off from work. Evening local Soccer game.....[uh, Murray,.....that should be futbol game !!]

Sunday, March 27
8am Leave for Ranch for R&R....perhaps catch a snooze on a hammock?
5pm Arrive back at the Hotel

Monday, March 28
7:30am Leave for work-site with renewed enthusiasm after R&R....and build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel

Tuesday, March 29
7:30am Reveille, breakfast and you got it, ....build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel

Wednesday, March 30
7:30am can I have another 10 minutes mom?...PLEASE???... and build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel

Thursday, March 31
7:30am Starting to get used to this, breakfast ....and build!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Build
4:30pm Clean up and return to hotel

Friday, April 1
7:30am Can't believe its the last day of work..... and yes..... build some more!
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Leave for Hotel Half day of work and afternoon free

Saturday, April 2
10:00am Inauguration
11.30am Lunch with the family and masons We are going to have lunch with the family and the masons at the work site to mark the completion of the house. It will contain typical Paraguayan food like meat, mandioca (yucca), sopa paraguaya, chipa guazu, and a salad.
2:00pm Return to hotel
3:30pm Habitat Presentation/Evaluation and sell t-shirt
Afternoon free for the group

Sunday, APRIL 3
Leave Asuncion at 8:30am
Arrive in Caacupe around 10:00am
Church service in Caacupe at 11am
-check it out at:    http://santuariovirgendecaacupe.com/
Arrive at La Quinta Ranch
-check it out at:   http://www.laquinta.com.py/_eng/index.html
Lunch around 1pm (Beverages not included)
Afternoon free for activities at the ranch
Dinner in the evening (Beverages not included)
Rest of the evening free

Monday, APRIL 4
Breakfast and Go to Eco-Reserve Mbatovi
-once again, check it out at:   http://www.mbatovi.com.py/eco-reserva.html
Lunch in restaurant on route
Stop en route back to Asuncion and do shopping for local handicrafts
Closing dinner at hotel in Asuncion

Tuesday April 5,2011
Departure day

1 comment:

  1. Love the description of the week...the "blogmeister's" humour shines!!!

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