Eight revolutionaries joined together in the Northeast in early September 2008. After travels started in NY, and continued through Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, flavored with gigs at colleges, boarding schools and house basements, river camping, tight rope walking, five members brought the tour back to New York. We were three men and two women when the tour officially ended. Kipchoge made the decision to take time off from touring to breathe, be, sing, write, travel, work on sponsorships, visit loved ones, etc. Everyone welcomed the idea of going ‘home’ before the potential Mexico journey even though the plan originally saw us on a route from NY to Florida to Mexico, with stops along the way for planned events or surprises but all part of one tour. We departed on separate paths into the mostly unplanned, immediate future with momentum, excited about possibly reuniting.
***Yeah, I realize how dense the experiences are in a month when you are traveling on bicycle. The human brain loves new challenges and works best when they are present. Senses are wild, open. Everything soaks in somewhere. New smells, thoughts, faces all create a primo playground for the ever evolving human consciousness. The stories of the Northeast tour are now for a story-like medium. Until that is realized, upcoming pictures will endeavor to sit in that space.
To read more as experienced by Crystal Stafford, opening act for the Ginger Ninjas:
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