Just to be clear...

It seems somebody is unhappy with the fact that everything in life is not free. As most of you already know, Tim and I have been putting this run on for 4 years, and have always done it because it is fun...not for any other reason. We have to limit spots due to our limitations with the campgrounds and ferries. This sucks, but it's something we've dealt with every year. Carl here seems to think we're con artists (his original comment is on the blog post below this one) because we can't put on this entire thing for free. So here you go Carl...here's your 15 minutes of fame, and a breakdown of our ticket costs (which you claimed to have verified, so you should already know this information). A camp spot on Ocracoke Island is $23 per night, and will accomodate 2 bikes only (their rule, not ours). This means it's $11.50 per night, per person. So for 2 nights, it's $23 per person. We are not doing the long ferry this year, and the short one is free. Our base ticket price is $29, so $23 of this goes directly to the campground. The other $6 goes towards the other goodies we give you in that package, including but not limited to stickers, can koozies, patches, etc... If there is any money left after that, it goes into the gas tanks of the several chase trucks that keep everybody running and having a good time. Anybody that doesn't agree with this way of doing things, doesn't have to come. You won't hurt our feelings one bit...