There comes a moment, between that time when the last partier has zipped up the tent in the primitive grounds or the RV door has closed for the night, and when the crews start setting the stage for the early morning sound check, that the darkened music festival fairgrounds belong to the silence. The sun hasn’t snuck up on the horizon, and the chorus of crickets is still in full-throated – or stridulating -glory.
For those cursed with the circadian rhythm of a cricket and who rise before the sun, what can you to do have fun before the crew has awakened? Maybe an outing that can wedge a little more adventure into your 24-hour day.
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Georgia native, camping lover, and music fan, Laura Lane attended Wanee – her first festival – in 2017. “I fell in love with the whole atmosphere,” she enthuses. “The park, the people, and of course the amazing music.”
Psychedelic rides are nothing new to the Grateful Dead or music festival scene. Whether VW microbuses or the original Further itself, bright rides are as common as trippy tunes. But Sugaree, a converted GMC school bus, puts a vivid new spin on the music festival RV / tour bus. Dad David McQuaid calls it their “schoolie conversion into our psychedelic hippie bus.”