June 26, 2004

Bradley Beach, NJ

After a long day, we arrived at the home of Dennis and Carole Anderson in Ocean City, NJ. The Andersons¡¦ grandchildren had stayed awake to greet the "college girls." After many giggles and expeditions on hands and knees through the elaborate forts the kids had created, Carole sent the little ones to bed. We took that as our cue to do the same.

Well-rested and with homemade, organic multigrain pancakes in our bellies, the Hybrid Evolution tour arrived at the local arts festival in Bradley Beach. Steve Knowlton and his team of volunteers had every detail covered¡Xfrom solar panels to wind turbines¡Xthis crew was ready to educate the public about clean energy and clean air. Lucky for us, three local volunteers brought their own hybrids: two Priuses and a Honda Civic. Thanks, ladies!

And special thanks to Stan Greberis and Lud Lanko for their amazing car detail skills! Looks as good as new!

We also stopped at the Sierra Club¡¦s North East Regional Conservation Committee (NERCC) meeting to greet the delegates from around the NE region in Somerville, NJ.

-- Steph