It's pretty amazing, it seems everyday is sweeter than the next, we play, we roam, we meet cool folks, we endure heat, wind, & dust galore loving every minute, we set out sporting goggles, dust mask, camelback and sunscreen and see what the day brings us. We wave as we pass the theme camps, stop and dance, hoop, chat, eat, drink, whatever and it is always a fun adventure!
Steve arrived last night from his 5 day silent retreat with Adyashanti looking very relaxed and happy, i was happy too, I got the morning to myself and he got to cuddle with the boys all morning. I ventured out early, didn't quite make sunrise, but close. I rode the playa, took in the amazing views of as the desert took on the morning colors and happened upon a mini meditation center and cruised right on in.. I sat for 20 minutes or so, feeling very peaceful and serene and then i headed out to see some sights. I stopped at several camps to look at the art work, mostly paintings they had displayed. I danced a bit and then checked my program for a yoga class.
15 years of doing yoga pretty regularly but this last year it has fallen away, but oh did the 90 minute class feel great! Our teacher arrived dressed like a cat in fishnet tights and leopard danskin, he was from SF (as are a huge population of burners) and we said we were gonna burn cause today was burn day (they burn the man tonight, the main event). After class i headed across the street to another camp who was offering coffee, tea, juice and muffins, very nice.
It is all about gifting at Burning Man, everyone is giving something, giving massages, healing classes, cooking, hooping and dancing classes, lots of classes about how to be more green in your life, making smoothies, snowcones, lots of cocktails and dance camps, the program of activities was quite thick and there is a lot going on all the time, in addition to just walking around and looking at art exhibits, art cars and playing and climbing on everything. It really is like a playground for primarily adults, although my kids enjoyed everything very much and everyone was so glad to see them and play with them.
At noon I got a massage which was fantastic and on the way back to Kidsville I spotted my favorite structure, botton floor was living room and entertaining center, mid level bedroom and top level view deck to see the playa, very creative and fuctional.
Roaming the playa there were parties everywhere cause it was burn day, we found a talent contest and Reese did a little hooping and was gifted with a necklace and lots of applause and love!
We danced on stage and saw a few dance acts at The Cowboy Bar called the Deep End, we swung on 80 foot high swings, we chased down a few art cars for rides, we played a game on the playa with giant dice, we watched 20 or more sky divers jumping with colorful banners on their parachutes -what a show that was, and we had dinner at Camp Carp and the boys got rides on their remote control dog and entertained the crowds!
The evening was an extravaganza! Fire spinning galore and the Burning of The Man, all the amazing arts cars were out and the energy was high, we fell into bed very tired after all that, the kids fell asleep in the bike trailer half way through..
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