Burning Man: Day 4

People doin things that feel good

Like an ant hill that a kid poked with a stick. See how many people you recognize!

I call him Steve

Camp-mates Lizette and Erin

A view of Center Camp from the coffee line

Burning (wo)Man pose

Today started out slow -- I was up by 8:00 (before the heat) and went out on my own for a little bit. I circled down by center camp and was later joined by Adam, Tom and Larry for photos, coffee and updating our contact info so Larry's daughter and nephew (Melissa and Ben, respectively) would be able to find us when they arrive tonight. We tried some lemonade and stumbled around meeting lots of nice people. One big stop was The Deep End -- a day-time dance party; lots of great people to watch (see the pic of the green-haired guy with horns...). We also made a stop by the vinegar foot wash, as Adam has the onset of "playa foot". The whole process felt great, especially the balm that was individually packaged and smelled suspiciously of petroleum jelly.

After our feet were pristine, we biked up from 6 o'clock towards 10. We found a giant see-saw that, even though 3 people limped away with broken legs last year, Adam and Tom were first in line for. After, and with all legs in working order, we made some quick stops (talked with "God", etc.) and then back to camp to eat and cool off. Naturally we stopped at the Bad Idea Theater on our way back for a drink and a quick review of this evening's upcoming features.

We regrouped after sunset and set out for an evening of drinking and dance music. Things went really well but got cold quickly. We got back to camp around 11pm and found Melissa and Ben, fresh from the road. The whole troop ventured out and wandered the playa for hours on end, drifting from art car to party to art car again. At some point we were informed that it was 5:00am and thus we begin our long trek home.

Exhausted, we all passed out on impact.