50 points
Journey To The End Of The Night by lightgreenish
June 22nd, 2006 2:27 PM
I joined up with LarS and David at the Geary bus stop on the corner of Leavenworth around 9PM. We headed down Geary towards Checkpoint #3. Right across from us on the bus were the agents from Checkpoint #1, which was Ian's parents. They were dressed in fancy attire which confused me at first but i myself was wearing my fuzzy kitty leg warmers and a long kitty tail.
LarS had a map with approximate locations of checkpoints. At each checkpoint you receive a signature and clue of who you need to look for at the next checkpoint. We started late, so to stay on top of the game, we had skipped Checkpoint #2 which made us a little unsure of where we needed to go. Soon two more SF Zero(future winners of the task) folks boarded the bus. YOu can tell they were in the game with their child like smiles and ribbons that were tied on to their arms. AT the next stop several more SF Zero taskers boarded. We followed their leads and was led right to Checkpoint #3 which was a pool hall on Geary. We were told that at the next checkpoint to look for a person holding a broom. We never made it to that checkpoint! Another twist to the task was "The Chasers." If you get tagged by a chaser you have to remove your ribbon and tie on the purple chaser ribbon. This led to alot of running around. There were chasers on foot, bikes and even those gas powered tourist rent a buggies. (or whatever they are called?) We eventually were caught in Golden Gate park and switched to a "Chaser" ribbon. It was getting late and we decided to head to Ocean Beach for the beach bonfire where everyone was to meet up after the task. This was actually very exciting for me being my first ever beach bonfire!! I was overwhelmed when i stepped onto the beach and saw roughly 20 - 30 different bonfires!! It was a Beautiful clear night with many a stars in the sky. A super fun evening! Thanks SF Zero......
(big smiles)
Grrrr....I left after the cops came by and everyone was packing up! wish i would of stuck it out!!
LarS had a map with approximate locations of checkpoints. At each checkpoint you receive a signature and clue of who you need to look for at the next checkpoint. We started late, so to stay on top of the game, we had skipped Checkpoint #2 which made us a little unsure of where we needed to go. Soon two more SF Zero(future winners of the task) folks boarded the bus. YOu can tell they were in the game with their child like smiles and ribbons that were tied on to their arms. AT the next stop several more SF Zero taskers boarded. We followed their leads and was led right to Checkpoint #3 which was a pool hall on Geary. We were told that at the next checkpoint to look for a person holding a broom. We never made it to that checkpoint! Another twist to the task was "The Chasers." If you get tagged by a chaser you have to remove your ribbon and tie on the purple chaser ribbon. This led to alot of running around. There were chasers on foot, bikes and even those gas powered tourist rent a buggies. (or whatever they are called?) We eventually were caught in Golden Gate park and switched to a "Chaser" ribbon. It was getting late and we decided to head to Ocean Beach for the beach bonfire where everyone was to meet up after the task. This was actually very exciting for me being my first ever beach bonfire!! I was overwhelmed when i stepped onto the beach and saw roughly 20 - 30 different bonfires!! It was a Beautiful clear night with many a stars in the sky. A super fun evening! Thanks SF Zero......
(big smiles)
Grrrr....I left after the cops came by and everyone was packing up! wish i would of stuck it out!!
