In our last post, our hero went exploring, and found games and coyotes!

Today, we follow him on his excursions, following his new friend, the Manta Ray. He had first met the Manta Ray a few days prior, as his keeper was setting up. Here, you can see him, playfully following a bicyclist in the distance:

The Manta was feeling somewhat parched, so they went for snow cones at the Contraptionists. The Contraptionists were able to adapt one of their manual[1] snow-shaving machines for Manta Ray, so all were able to contibute:

They then went to visit some of their shiny fish-like friends at the daily force-push demonstration. The Manta glided around in the distance, as he was wont to do.

They then went off to the French Quarter to attempt to procure some baked goods:

On the way back, they stopped at a BLM information booth and got a sense of the scale of playa:

As night fell, M joined our heroes, and communed with the Manta for a time, before he glided off into the night, for exploration and quiet contemplation:

Back at the Charnival, a party was brewing, ships were gathering, bikes were blinking:

And Ben was playing with fire (and 2piR), as he does:

Next time, more of Charnival in action! Everything on fire!

[1]Pedual, really.