JAH3 AGPU 2008
Annual General Piss Up
Labour Day
Weekend May 23-25, 2008
Long Bay, Portland
2 Runs,
Pub-Crawl, Hash-Olympics, Mismanagement Elections,
Live Music, Drinks & Food & Party time
RUN 269
Date: Friday, May 23
Time: 2 pm
Place: Hotel "Jamaican Colors"
between Manchioneal ( 6 km) & Long Bay (2 km), Portland
Hares: Rasta Shakespeare, Coco-Nuts,
Pum'kin
Costs: Hash Registration J$ 300
Food: Order your own at Jamaican
Colors or at one of the local restaurants in Long Bay after the
run
AGPU T-Shirts: TBA
Directions: Go to Portland via
St.Thomas. 6 km after Manchioneal, (in a bent before the road
turns downhill into a dark valley with huge trees) you see a
big sign on your right: "Hotel Jamaican Colors". Turn right,
follow the dirt road for about 500 yards. The entrance to the
Hotel is on the left. Park along the road, not in the Hotel's
parking lot.
PUB CRAWL
Date: Friday, May 23
Time: 8pm
Meeting Point: "Chill Out", Long Bay
Costs: Depending on how much you
drink.
Bring: Comfortable Shoes +
good boozing condition (there are more then 10 bars along Long
Bay's 3 km main road!)
Directions: "Chill Out" is on the
Beach, at the beginning of Long Bay (coming from South), big
open building with thatched roof
3rd JA HASH OLYMPICS
Date: Saturday. May 24
Time: 11 am Registration +
forming of teams
12 noon Opening Ceremony,
followed by competitions, followed by down-downs + Medal
Ceremony
Place: "Chill Out", Olympic Arena:
on the beach
Olympics' Hares: Coco-Nuts, Rasta
Shakespeare & Co.
Costs: Olympics Registration for
participants, judges & spectators: J$ 300
Food: Seated Meal at "Chill Out":
Chicken (J$ 400), Veggies(J$ 500), Fish(J$ 700), or Curry Shrimp
(J$ 700). Prices include soup after Olympics.
RSVP for food on Saturday until Tuesday, May 20
via email to Coco-Nuts (annmaica@mail.infochan.com).
Please indicate your choice of food and if you want it served
after the Olympics (ca. 4pm) or before the AGPU
AGPU 2008
Date: Saturday, May 24
Time 8 pm
Place: "Chill Out"
Program: Mismanagement Elections
followed by Party time with Live Music
Run 270
Date: Sunday, May 25
Time: 1:30 pm
Place: "Seafood Hash" near (Reich)
Reach Falls, St. Thomas
Hare: John Revolting & his dance
group
FOOD: Lobster and Underground jerk pork!
John Revolting's special cookery requires that you
ORDER YOUR MENU in advance,
so make up your mind ASAP and
RSVP to Bruce the Dancer!
Costs TBA (soon come)
Directions: SOON COME
Accommodation:
There are several basic, very
reasonably priced guest houses and private rooms in and around
Long Bay. Here's a selection:
David (2 rooms in the hills above
Long Bay - 5 min drive): 890-7661 (David also knows other people
who rent out places)
Rose Garden Guest House: 913-7311;
Peter-Paul Zahl: 913-7452; Likkle Paradise: 913-7702;
Fisherman's: 913-9288; Monica's Hideout: 913-7113; Martha's
Cottage: 913-1721; Chalet Guesthouse: 913-7126 (might be still
closed after hurricane damage); The Glass House: 913-7475; Blue
Heaven Resort (not suitable for families): 913-7014.
If you have problems finding
accommodation call "Chill Out":913-7171. Ask for Trisha; she
knows additional phone-no's.
There are also Guest Houses in
Boston Bay (10 min drive north of Long Bay), and more upscale
hotels in the San San Beach / Blue Lagoon area (20 min drive)
Hotel Jamaican Colors offers
bungalow accommodation for up to 20 people (more expensive than
Long Bay with pool & jaccuzzi): 913-7716.
Make your reservations early;
remember it's Labour Day weekend. First come, first sleep!
