My Phinal Phishing trip
As i hear other stories i realize we were very lucky on our Phinal Phishing trip.
-depart Sacto Thursday 8/12 at 6am, flight 420 to Denver then on to Philly.
-Arrived Philly 420 pm, picked up by Speedawg who started tour in Hampton
-drove to Camden NJ, got stuck in traffic trying to get parking, parked a mile away, my glass was taken away and MISSED complete first set arghhhh
-after a wonderful rest of show in sketchy Camden NJ, contacted our other budz who were already in line at Coventry for news
-lotsa rain and long trafic jam all day in Coventry, we decide we start driving up toward Coventry.
-the sun came up right after we drive thry NY, we call our budz in Coventry again, they have not moved more than 6 car lenghts in 8 hrs - damn!
-decide to get a hotel and sleep for a few hours somewhere in Conn. we sleep till noon and take our last shower
-start the drive again, arrive to northern VT at around 4, hit the last rest stop before traffic at 420, we celebrate overlooking the lovely green hills of VT, no rain so far
-we talk to our budz again, reports of muddy lots, stuck cars and the line still not moved much....we decide to take chance and go the back way.
-last stop for gas fillup - we talk to a cop, he says due to the amount of cars they are letting people in from any way possible, he says back way traffic is about 5 miles long and 91 is about 10
-rain starts coming down hard, visibility is rough, rain stops as we arrive to the end of the line at 630 pm
-line moves by 2-3 car lenghts at the time, traffic jam party begins as night falls,
-asshole kidz in a rented RV decide to dump their shit on the road, stench is atrocious, luckily we moved a bit, getting away from stench
-2am realize car in front of us has a flat, changed flat tire, line moves a few times, drivers are falling asleep, had to wake poeple up to move forward
-3-6am i am the only one moving 2 cars when line moves. that was fun.
-i take a short nap, speedawg moves cars now, woke up to Mike on the BUNNY telling people to turn around and go home.. everyone is confused and pissed for a few minutes
-we talk and before deciding anything a cop car drives by telling everyone in line, "YOU ARE IN" cheers explode, people being turned away are on the main highway
-we start moving a lil more often, we get to the gates at 1030am, OH YEAH,
-we are directed to a great dry grassy hill next to portapotties and water and best of all, 200 ft from main entrance and the main road,
-of course we are about a mile away from stage but who cares, no mud issues and clean portapotties. set up tent in record time, and go to sleep for a couple of hours
-wake up and got ready to explore a lil before the first set, we try to get to stage area and go the wrong way towards the Commons and experience the mud
-we finally make it to the stage area and secure a spot, muddy as hell too, we meet our neighbors and enyoy 420pm.
-set one begins and the dancing begins, it was very cool, we decide we are gonna stay in same spot for the 3 sets.
-by set 3, my feet are cold and tired, i didnt sit for all 3 sets. sent ends and the trek back to camp begins, we all get lost and end up by ourselves experiencing the mud.
-finally i make it to our tent, i was the firs one to arrive, even though i spent a lot of time in shakedown street
-i performed some self-cleaning rituals and joined my sleeping bag for a well deserved rest
-woke up the next day and felt great, the sun was out and it was hot.. no rain! yes!
-washed my head and babywiped my body, gathered some fruit and had breakfast, i didnt feel like going to explore yet, just wanted to enjoy the VT weather..
-decided to watch the rest of Kill Bill part1 since i didnt finish in the plane. great movie.. cheesy but great,
-by the end of movie, speedawg was up, and got ready for the last adventure... we talked to our cool neighbors and smoked a few bowls...
-got the backpack ready, this time we took the tarp and the plastic bags in case it rained. and off we were.
-got thru shakedown one last time, got a new cheapo glass pipe and some grilled cheese, avoided the mud alltogether by going all the way around
-arrived to the ferris wheel, and decided where we wanted to be, mikes side it was, in the soft mud, found our spot set the tarp and parked for the last time.
-we shared our tarp with quite a few poeple throughout the sets, shared the new glass all around, we made some new friends.
-3 sets and quite a few tears later, we were walking back to the car, it was surreal, weird, i was sad, yet satisfied, i felt closure, yet i knew it wouldne hit me till maybe tomorrow
-got to the tent, packed our stuff up, got as ready as we could, we were gonna leave as early as possible, people were already in line to leave at 2am, my flight out was a 4pm
-i said my good byes to VT and forgave the boyz for quitting, i made peace with myself, hugged speedawg, my main companion and the one that got me into Phish for the last time at a Phishing trip.
-i slept good, dreamed of flying musical notes, visited Phlorida and the Gorge, it was peaceful.
-woke up at around 8am, woke speedawg, clened up and got in line, we were on the highway by 1030 am, VT is certainly beautiful compared to Cali.
-arrived to Burlington, found a cool diner and ate really good, hung out and talked about or adventures, then off to the airport..
-at the airport, my new glass pipe, was taken away, it was contraband.. hahaha. got on my plane to NY then direct flight to Sacramento, arrived home at 10pm
Not bad at all. Thank you Phish!! Please, me have no regrets!
-depart Sacto Thursday 8/12 at 6am, flight 420 to Denver then on to Philly.
-Arrived Philly 420 pm, picked up by Speedawg who started tour in Hampton
-drove to Camden NJ, got stuck in traffic trying to get parking, parked a mile away, my glass was taken away and MISSED complete first set arghhhh
-after a wonderful rest of show in sketchy Camden NJ, contacted our other budz who were already in line at Coventry for news
-lotsa rain and long trafic jam all day in Coventry, we decide we start driving up toward Coventry.
-the sun came up right after we drive thry NY, we call our budz in Coventry again, they have not moved more than 6 car lenghts in 8 hrs - damn!
-decide to get a hotel and sleep for a few hours somewhere in Conn. we sleep till noon and take our last shower
-start the drive again, arrive to northern VT at around 4, hit the last rest stop before traffic at 420, we celebrate overlooking the lovely green hills of VT, no rain so far
-we talk to our budz again, reports of muddy lots, stuck cars and the line still not moved much....we decide to take chance and go the back way.
-last stop for gas fillup - we talk to a cop, he says due to the amount of cars they are letting people in from any way possible, he says back way traffic is about 5 miles long and 91 is about 10
-rain starts coming down hard, visibility is rough, rain stops as we arrive to the end of the line at 630 pm
-line moves by 2-3 car lenghts at the time, traffic jam party begins as night falls,
-asshole kidz in a rented RV decide to dump their shit on the road, stench is atrocious, luckily we moved a bit, getting away from stench
-2am realize car in front of us has a flat, changed flat tire, line moves a few times, drivers are falling asleep, had to wake poeple up to move forward
-3-6am i am the only one moving 2 cars when line moves. that was fun.
-i take a short nap, speedawg moves cars now, woke up to Mike on the BUNNY telling people to turn around and go home.. everyone is confused and pissed for a few minutes
-we talk and before deciding anything a cop car drives by telling everyone in line, "YOU ARE IN" cheers explode, people being turned away are on the main highway
-we start moving a lil more often, we get to the gates at 1030am, OH YEAH,
-we are directed to a great dry grassy hill next to portapotties and water and best of all, 200 ft from main entrance and the main road,
-of course we are about a mile away from stage but who cares, no mud issues and clean portapotties. set up tent in record time, and go to sleep for a couple of hours
-wake up and got ready to explore a lil before the first set, we try to get to stage area and go the wrong way towards the Commons and experience the mud
-we finally make it to the stage area and secure a spot, muddy as hell too, we meet our neighbors and enyoy 420pm.
-set one begins and the dancing begins, it was very cool, we decide we are gonna stay in same spot for the 3 sets.
-by set 3, my feet are cold and tired, i didnt sit for all 3 sets. sent ends and the trek back to camp begins, we all get lost and end up by ourselves experiencing the mud.
-finally i make it to our tent, i was the firs one to arrive, even though i spent a lot of time in shakedown street
-i performed some self-cleaning rituals and joined my sleeping bag for a well deserved rest
-woke up the next day and felt great, the sun was out and it was hot.. no rain! yes!
-washed my head and babywiped my body, gathered some fruit and had breakfast, i didnt feel like going to explore yet, just wanted to enjoy the VT weather..
-decided to watch the rest of Kill Bill part1 since i didnt finish in the plane. great movie.. cheesy but great,
-by the end of movie, speedawg was up, and got ready for the last adventure... we talked to our cool neighbors and smoked a few bowls...
-got the backpack ready, this time we took the tarp and the plastic bags in case it rained. and off we were.
-got thru shakedown one last time, got a new cheapo glass pipe and some grilled cheese, avoided the mud alltogether by going all the way around
-arrived to the ferris wheel, and decided where we wanted to be, mikes side it was, in the soft mud, found our spot set the tarp and parked for the last time.
-we shared our tarp with quite a few poeple throughout the sets, shared the new glass all around, we made some new friends.
-3 sets and quite a few tears later, we were walking back to the car, it was surreal, weird, i was sad, yet satisfied, i felt closure, yet i knew it wouldne hit me till maybe tomorrow
-got to the tent, packed our stuff up, got as ready as we could, we were gonna leave as early as possible, people were already in line to leave at 2am, my flight out was a 4pm
-i said my good byes to VT and forgave the boyz for quitting, i made peace with myself, hugged speedawg, my main companion and the one that got me into Phish for the last time at a Phishing trip.
-i slept good, dreamed of flying musical notes, visited Phlorida and the Gorge, it was peaceful.
-woke up at around 8am, woke speedawg, clened up and got in line, we were on the highway by 1030 am, VT is certainly beautiful compared to Cali.
-arrived to Burlington, found a cool diner and ate really good, hung out and talked about or adventures, then off to the airport..
-at the airport, my new glass pipe, was taken away, it was contraband.. hahaha. got on my plane to NY then direct flight to Sacramento, arrived home at 10pm
Not bad at all. Thank you Phish!! Please, me have no regrets!