Czech Republic Centre SOC - Invader Rally 2022 - Plan A & B

Now that Vera has joined the Devall Family (or at least will have in time for this event) I have been looking at my (tentative) plans for the trip across to the Czech Invader in May 2022.

I had been looking at taking the newly rebuilt Kettle aka Suzi Triplo but even after all the time (and not to mention money!) spent to bring her back to life, a 2000 miles trip might be a journey too far.

I have a couple of Plan A's. I checked with the new secretary of the Czech Centre and he has confirmed the dates of the rally as May 27-29th 2022.  In fact that is the traditional date. That's what I had gambled on when I began to plan earlier in the year.

Those plans are on Suzi Triplo's Blog site.

With Vera taking over the long distance and more arduous trips from Suzi, all updates will be here. With a modern bike I have been able to plan for longer days in the saddle.

I have so far stuck with the Plan A outwards from the UK. Although there is already a Plan B!!!

Plan A is what I call the "A4 Route" and goes across the top of the Ruhr and a first stop at the DJH Hostel in Kassel (2 on the map). The second stop on Prague  (3). The shorter distance between Prague and Vernířovice would allow me to maybe make a short stop in Hradec Kralove and call in at my friend and former student's house.  I've not seen Rosta since 2011 when Claire and I were in the car.

AACZ - Invader - Vernířovice OUT Plan A

Plan B OUT has shorter days on the way to Vernířovice, with stops at Bingen (2) and Königstein in der Oberpfalz (3) with a final stop in Prague (4).  This gives fewer hours on the road and most of that will autobahn, and maybe give me time to "see" something".  In the end I could of course reduce the overnights to two from three. The overnights are all (cheap) hotels.

AACZ - Invader - Vernířovice OUT Plan B

Plan A HOME is still to be decided, but I would love to stay in the YH at Colditz Castle again just as a reminder of the 2011 trip we did in the car. But that is still to be decided.

The current problems with both Plan A's is that they both take the former East Germany route and much of it is retracing steps. 

Both outward routes share the same Prague Hostel Plus in Holešovice which is cheap and comes with off road parking at a small cost