Into the throngs

Pulling into RFK stadium parking lot, a sea of charter buses awaits

January 20, 2009 at 11:37AM

The Harvest Prep chartered bus pulled into the RFK parking lot at 6:25 a.m.. The sight of hundreds and hundreds of buses lined up, lights aglow in the morning darkness, is stunning.
"This is unreal," Barbara Doyle said, peering over the rows of tail lights.
"Look at that!," exclaimed Naima Richmond, eyes wide, standing to get a better view.
Something tells me it'll be a while before we make it to the mall.

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