At present, we have 16 people who have indicated that they either tentatively or definitely will attend. Remember, you can join us too! You need not spend the entire day with us. Since this is a "one way" Fest (starting and ending in two different places), you can choose to join any portion of it, either joining us later in the day or leaving us before we are through. If you wish to join us, simply e-mail me with your hometown and I will add your name to the participant list.
Many of you have indicated that you would prefer to have your tickets pre-purchased. I will do this, and others may help with the process as well. Pre-purchasing helps to speed up the group, as even one person needing to buy the ticket before departure can make us miss a train. Please e-mail me and let me know how many of the following you need:
- PATCO ($1.15)
- RiverLINE ($1.25)
- NJT NEC Line (Trenton-Newark costs $8.50)
- NJT Newark City Subway ($2.50 round trip)
- NJT HBLRT (2 90-minute periods for $3.50)
- PATH (2 trips for $3.00 ... can buy you a Metrocard for this amount)
I would like to start making these pre-purchases later this week, into the weekend of March 11-12, so please get back to me with the list of what you need.
It is difficult to say how the weather will be on March 18th, but please watch the weather reports for both Philadelphia and New York City, and dress appropriately. The past two days I was waiting for light rail trains at both Exchange Place and Pavonia/Newport and experienced very cold winds coming off the Hudson River.
In the possible but unlikely event we have heavy snow on that day, the fest will go on. I reserve the right to reduce the time and number of activities based on what is safe and practical for us to accomplish given the weather conditions. Knowing that people are travelling long distances to join us, we will try to do as much as we can.
More updates to follow!