Green Tortoise provides discount travel and memories
It's not the most pristine form of
travel No seats that recline to a
nearly horizontal level You wont
find a complimentary bag ot tooth
paste, toothbrush, headphones and
those carpet-grabbing thermal
socks supposedly designed to keep
your feet toasty, but are actually
thinner than nylons No curious "it
tie knobs and buttons to fiddle with,
searching for their tnd.. lu.i r ■'
poses, only to find there is no pur
pose at all.
No, you w " find any ' i‘ • But
then, it’s not tike riding a c ame*
either While the ■ amei may be a
generally agreeable travel com
panion, it is not very h ,-spitabie to
the backside ot man
Somewhere between British Air
ways First Class and a camel, lies
the Green Tortoise, or more pro
fessionally known, the Green Tur
tle Adventure Line As the name
suggests, it is not travel tor the
weary. But those with a wee bit of
clout and next to no money to
spend on travel may find the Green
Tortoise is suited to them. It’s about
the cheapest way to go, although
Morris Air, with similar tares and
destinations, tends to snatch up
those travelers that are more reluc
tant to leap on board the Tortoise.
The Green Tortoise, the court
jester ot the bus line industry, enjoys
more than one reputation. For
some, it is the ultimate communal
experience. For others, it is the ulti
mate nightmare. But those people
who tend to believe the latter are
usually those that have never rid
den it.
"This is how I see it. A few chick
ens flying around. Everyone's
smoking They're playing the Grate
ful Dead It's really . interesting,"
said a senior from Southern Ore
gon State College. Upon being
asked if she had ridden it, she
replied with a curt "no."
Adam Brosamer, a University
sophomore, is quick to defend the
Tortoise. "It’s really cool, really mel
low.'' he said, "and it's quicker than
Greyhound because it makes tew
er stops"
Brosamer apparently knew he
would be a Tortoise disciple long
before last year when he took it for
the first time "I remember I saw it
for the first time in Venice Beach
when I w.is little," he said "My par
ents took me on board and I looked
around It was cool "
The Green Tortoise schedule
changes readily throughout the
year Usually, there is a bus that
runs twice a week to San Francis
co Irom Eugene for $39 It goes
onto Los Angeles lor $20 more II
travel plans pull you to the north,
a bus goes to Podland lor $ 10 and
onto Seattle lor about $1S more
II your destination lies somewhere
along the way. the driver will stop
there lor an insignificant supple
mentary fee
Reservations can be made by
telephone or by showing up when
the bus arrives Reservations for
Seattle, San Francisco and Los
Angeles should be made in
advance
For the longer trips, the bus will
stop tor a seemingly interminable
break in Southern Oregon at Cow
Cos*. The passengers can escape
the confines of the bus to eat or
contemplate life, love and the pur
suit of happiness in a sauna that
sits near the creek Brosamer
assures that the food is more than
simply edible He described the
selection, which consisted of tresh
organic fruit, .1 mysterious "potato
thing," pies, pancakes, fish and
plenty of coffee and tea
Probably the most famous thing
about the Green Tortoise is "The
Miracle" which occurs on Iho longer
trips There is nothing mysterious
The Green Tortoise Is an Institu
tion In Eugene. It provides stu
dents with Inexpensive trans
portation and Interesting expert
ences.
and divine about this miracle, how
ever The inside ol the bus trans
forms into one huge mattress upon
which the passengers can sleep for
the night Yes, it's the "get to know
your neighbor in a more intimate
way" portion of the trip
Intimate, however, carries more
than one interpretation. Brosamer
considered it to be comfortable and
only slightly intimate "You can
turn t. I'OR l'< UNI'. IVu'C ’It
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