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There were going to be four of us going to roo this year and the driver and his girlfriend just sold their tickets. So the two of us left with tickets booked the greyhound. I was just wondering if we are walking into bonnaroo do we have to wait in the traffic line or can we just walk up?
Post by twilightsociety on Jun 5, 2008 11:19:28 GMT -5
I did the Greyhound last year coming from Minneapolis, and it was an atrocious experience, definitely the worst part of the trip. Be prepared for the worst. In terms of getting to Bonnaroo, you'll be dropped off near a big trucker's gas station in Manchester about 5 miles away from Bonnaroo. Last year, there were several enterprising locals offering trips in their cars for $5 each. They can't get you right to the site because of the strong traffic, but they got me about a 15-minute walk from the entrance. It's a bit of a hassle, especially if you're carrying heavy things, but it's a cinch compared to the Greyhound itself.
I did the Greyhound last year coming from Minneapolis, and it was an atrocious experience, definitely the worst part of the trip. Be prepared for the worst. In terms of getting to Bonnaroo, you'll be dropped off near a big trucker's gas station in Manchester about 5 miles away from Bonnaroo. Last year, there were several enterprising locals offering trips in their cars for $5 each. They can't get you right to the site because of the strong traffic, but they got me about a 15-minute walk from the entrance. It's a bit of a hassle, especially if you're carrying heavy things, but it's a cinch compared to the Greyhound itself.
Yikes, that doesnt sound good. Im also doing the greyhound this year and had heard mixed things about the greyhound experienced but this has me worried. Could you elaborate on what made the trip so horrible?
Yeah I'm not looking forward to my schedualed 20 hour greyhound trip, but it saved me alot of $. What worrys me the most is if the bus is full you may have to wait for the next schedualed bus, or if my bus is late and I miss my connection agian have to wait for next bus(which is like 8-12 hours later). I covered myself by going very early(I'm to arrive in manchester Wensday morning) I'm expecting the trip to be closer to 30-40 hours which would be real rough but perhaps somewhat likely. My last greyhound trip was only 5 hours and our bus broke down, we waited 3 hours for another and it had no air conditioning, was pretty bad, I said I'd never do it again...but the ticket was so cheap compared to a plane ticket it is the only way I could have made it to Bonnaroo this year. And even if it's way late I'll still be on time for the first bands. I'd like to hear Twilights and others experiences.
Post by twilightsociety on Jun 5, 2008 12:53:00 GMT -5
Well, for me it was a mix of the people, the coniditions at the stations, and no air conditioning. Every single bus was late (I had about 8 or so transfers from Minneapolis to Manchester), none were reserved in advance (even though I had reservations). It was completely first-come first-serve, and I saw several Bonnaroo-goers being denied entry on the bus, with their tickets in hand. At every stop, even if I was continuing on the same bus, I had to get off the bus with my luggage, go into the station, then stand in line with the riff-raff to get back on the bus. If I wasn't at the front, I didn't get on. It's impossible to sleep on the buses, as the mix of people is varied enough that I was hesitant to talk to anyone who wasn't an obvious Bonnaroo-goer. Several appeared homeless, many were drunk/high, and I was wary to take my eye off my stuff. The bathrooms on the bus were scary as all get-out, as were the ones at the station. The stations are equivalent to stereotypes of an urban bus station. 'Twas disgusting. So I basically arrived at Bonnaroo bleary-eyed and cranky. Luckily, the Bonnaroo atmosphere and musical acts were enough to bring a smile that didn't disappear until Monday, when I got back on the miserable Greyhound. Needless to say, I have my plane tickets ready to go this year. Good luck to the Greyhounders this year. Of note, I took a Megabus to Lollapalooza last year and it was a much better experience, including nice buses and stations and not stops every hour. I'd recommend taking it if it's feasible.
One of my worst nights ever was on the Greyhound. In college I was going to South Padre Island for Spring Break and all my friends from UNLV were flying in but I was coming from San Antonio where I visited with family and friends for a couple days. My bus left at 2 a.m. and I went out partying before my trip thinking I would sleep on the bus. I get dropped off at the bus station and when I got on there was one seat left in the very back (no reclining seat) and the gut next to me was at least 500 pounds. I am a big guy too so I was totally cramped and didn't get a wink of sleep for the 18-hr trip.
The ride back was interesting too. I was out of my mind from 9-straight days of binge drinking and I fell asleep on the bus. When I woke up I looked around and all the businesses has signs in Spanish. All the passengers on the bus were Mexican and speaking Spanish. I turned on the radio on my Walkman and all I could get were Spanish stations. Once the bus driver got on the intercom and spoke in Spanish I was convinced I was on the wrong bus and was in Mexico. I went back to sleep and hoped it was all a bad dream and when I woke up I was back in SA!
