going to burning man and I'm not afraid. I have binoculars and my cape and my fangs.

[foxtongue]

Thursday we pick up the van, put our things inside.
Early Friday morning, we drive to Seattle.
Saturday, we re-pack the van.
Early Sunday morning, we drive south again, and stay the night at Summer Lake Hot Springs.
Monday we arrive at the Playa.

Once there, we're setting up camp in the Iron Monkey Ghetto, at 5:30 and C.

As a virgin burner, I have very few plans in regard to the playa. Visiting friends is high up there, (Mutaytor, Thunderdome, etc), but in regards to specifics, I so far only have two: there's a local, (BC/Washington), 6 a.m. sunrise meet-up at the Temple of Flux on Wednesday and Karen says to drop by at Salon Soleil at 4:30 and E and catch their Thursday night fire opera.

Where will you be camping? What delightful experiences/places/art/etcetera do you recommend?

Comments

[natowelch.livejournal.com]

I'll be in Slacktoria, 7:30 Cairo. I also plan to be at the Temple for the Wednesday Dawn meetup.

I'm burning for all the friends I have there, so I have no plans other than seeing them.

I saw this nice brief virgin guide recently:
North's Eight-Step Guide for Burning Man Virgins, V1
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=424205008196&id=577125577

Burn well.

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

Just down the street! Yay! Thanks for the link, I forwarded it to Lung.

[drcuriosity]

Travel well, and remember to hydrate :-)

[porphyre.livejournal.com]

I'm bringing two bottles and a cup, the better to keep drinkies on my person at all times.

[dwights.livejournal.com]

I'll be somewhere around 4:05 and E (if we get where we hope). The Reavers.

I recommend 5 rhythms dance at rhythm wave camp at 4:30 and B. I think the morning dance is 10 am.

Also, if they're doing it, Monkey Chant at the HeeBeeGeeBee Healers, part of nectar village which is 7 and D. That is typically done at 2 pm.

SUNSCREEN

[vgibson.livejournal.com]

Take zinc oxide and use it - wear long sleeves - cover your legs. Love the hat.

I got a slight sun burn yesterday on my boat cruise around NYC. It would have been way worse if I had not applied zinc. I was afraid my hat would blow away, but I will wear it and look like a mime today!

I will be the whitest person in Harlem.

Love ya. Good luck. Tell Lung to be careful who he dances for!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_stranger_here/]

Stroll, drink lots of liquids, take it very easy because the desert is large and the sun is bright and there is no end of strange encounters to be had everywhere. It's a lot to take in at once and your first year is often a process of the body learning how to handle it all. Be sure to allow yourself plenty of alone time (especially at the Temple). If you run into Kat (a.k.a Ocelot), Wolfgang, or Rebecca at Salon Soleil, please hug them for me so I can vicariously share a bit of playa.