Best Time to Arrive?

playagoddess · Post by **playagoddess** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:04 am

Hey eplaya lurkers,

I am seeking some advice on when is the best time to arrive at BRC. Originally, we had planned to leave in our RV from San Francisco around 8pm Sunday night, drive all night, and get to BRC around 5am. We heard it's best to arrive when the sun comes up, missing the line for the early arrivers and avoiding finding our way in the dark.

Is this going to mean we'll never get to sleep at 9am in the heat once we set up our shade? We'd like to get some sleep before the week really begins. What are your experiences with this?

We don't really want to rent a Reno hotel room (probably can't even get one anymore anyway) because we are offering rides to other burners and don't want to force them to also get hotel rooms.

The other option seems to be either driving up at 7am Monday, missing Day 1, taking a nap when we arrive and have set up (around 5pm). But with this we will hit traffic as well.

Any other ideas or suggestions? We don't want to be wandering the playa searching for our spot in the dark.

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:08 am

Saw this posted earlier today. Might be just what you are looking for.

http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=36344

playagoddess · Post by **playagoddess** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:44 am

Hmmm, that does look amazing! I have noted it so I can nap.

Still would love some more input on arrival experiences, what works, what didn't work...

Token · Post by **Token** » Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:49 am

There is only one rule: Gate opens at 00:01 Monday the 30th.

Any time after that works great.

There is no "best time". Think about it and figure out what works for your group.