On The Road!

The chase car hits the road! With the Big Green Bus temporarily grounded in A-lot due to New Hampshire hating fun, the chase car took off on Tuesday stuffed to the gills, with Chris, Colleen, Kate, Nate, and Hayley on their way to Bonnaroo. A quick stop at Chris’ house in Cherry Hill, NJ provided much needed nourishment in the form of cheesesteaks and water ice (eat local!) and the crew pushed on through the night. With a bonus hour due to a change from Eastern to Central time, the Little Blue Car rolled into Manchester, TN and Bonnaroo music festival around noon today!

The car parked in the “Green Pod”, a campground at Bonnaroo specifically dedicated to green campers, and the five of us piled out of our clown car grateful to not have to drive for 4 days. The BGB joined the NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) bus, Biotrekker, and a few other great organizations as the central features of the Green Pod, spreading knowledge and experience to anyone interested in learning. The group split for the day, with Chris, Colleen, and Nate volunteering as Green Ambassadors for Bonnaroo’s “PlanetRoo”, Hayley working with the Natural Resource Defense Council, and Kate helping out Biotrekker. A delicious dinner of burritos and a good night of sleep under the stars round out our first night of the summer!

- chris

Big Green Bussers work with other PlanetRoo volunteers to create lovely signs for Bonnaroo’s green center.

Fact-o-the-day: For the first time in the festival’s history, Bonnaroo has switched to using biodiesel to run all of their non-music stage generators for the duration of the festival. Keep up the good work!