"Well, Willll-bur", said in a most horsine voice. I think that is a classic, all the pony stuff. If you're going to do something, do it up right, I always say. Looks like a lot of fun, except the sweltering in the sleeping bag part. Only thing worse, doing it on a beach, with sand everywhere. I hope you are on some sort of platform, off the beach.
I can certainly relate to the whole tradition thing, my friends used to give me grief for driving the same way across town every time. Maybe that's not quite the same.
All the bikes and horses remind me of Macinac Island, up by OGP way. Long ago. Well, hope your night is a good one. Cheers from out yonder.