Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Little Peek into How We Live on the Ride...

One of the most frequent questions I get is, "Where do you stay each night? You get hotel rooms, right?"

Wrong.

We live in tents for an entire week in what can best be described as a traveling TENT CITY that follows us from place to place. Imagine over 1,000 8'x8' tents, several large white tents like you see at special events, and a whole fleet of trucks and service vehicles.

Roadies set up camp in a new town each night, complete with all the "amenities" we need. When we arrive in camp each day, we typically park our bikes, set up our tents, grab a shower (in the back of a truck no less) and some food, and enjoy the company of our fellow riders and roadies. The time we spend in Camp is more or less our own.

Here are a few photos to help you understand what this is like...

 Home Sweet Home...

Rows and rows and rows of tents... Over 1,000 of them!

Tyler takes a little nap... The air mattress is a GOOD IDEA.

 See? We really DO shower in the back of big trucks!

LA Gay and Lesbian Center CEO Lorri L. Jean makes announcements...

 
 We typically bundle up for colder evenings and eat in BIG dining tents...

Roadies on Red Dress Day receive our gear before we hit the road...

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