The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is now apparent and people are planning their “vaxcations” – some of them hopefully here at Ocate Cliffs. To get a little more capacity, we now have this wind-resistant large tent for upscale camping, seen here in our back yard as we test it out. One of the projects for the summer will be to build a platform for it and make it nice inside. Between the six indoor bedrooms and the big tent and places for many other tents, there are lots of options for different kinds of groups.
Like last year, we’re avoiding large-scale events or anything with a lot of pre-planning, to account for travel uncertainties. But we can still respond to your ideas on a smaller scale. For example if you want to have a retreat and are starting with a small group, we can find a few more people and make it into something memorable. What would you like to do here? What does the autistic community need? We have one autistic retreat on the calendar so far, which is being hosted by a private group, and we can do more of them. Costs for these events are very low since the goal is to empower events led by people with disabilities.
Speaking of money, Divergent Labs is down to zero, so if you’re inclined to help this experiment in autistic space, please consider a donation or helping to find us a source of grants. We expect to earn some money this summer from rentals to the general public, but that still won’t be enough to pay staff, so I’ll continue to be on a volunteer basis along with anyone else staying longer term.
Direct links to camping reservations and all other ways to be here.
In service,
Star Ford, Program Manager