Biodiesel Batch and Party Bash

June 2006 - Getting Ready

Biodiesel Batch & Party Bash

Just before I left whistler I made and other batch at Marie’s place, founder of Hilltrip. The complete process was a success but really interesting to smell. After we found the right amount of lye and methanol for 1 liter of waste oil, we where ready to mix it together. The oil started bubbling and getting thicker with and unreal stinky smell. Because I don’t have a blender to mix it properly for 30 min I had to stir it for and hour and a half by hand. It look like mayonnaise for a little bit and after, I put some in an empty bottle, so when it settle down you can see if this batch is a success and it’s easier to separate the oil you need for the car.

I feel that my biodiesel is thicker than regular diesel so I am doing a blend, I have 10 liters of biodiesel right now mixed with 40 liter of regular diesel and I am not sure yet but I think it make my car run longer, more kilometers with a full tank. Maybe it’s because the biodiesel is thicker!?! Well it’s just the beginning of the process…more is coming up!

EnviroFest

On June 10 we had a fundraiser at the Savage Beagle for the EnviroFest After Party supporting Hilltrip and its carbon offset program, witch is what is supporting my trip! The experience happened on the night of the full moon party. It was for me the last night I was able to enjoy all of my Whistler friends. Thanks to Marie who took a lot of her free time to organize an event full of surprise for everyone.

On this beautiful night full of stars in the sky I enjoyed the rhythm of DJ Phroh who made all of us groove to jungle music. You can enjoy the picture of the party on www.solartribe.ca. The energy of this special night was unforgettable for me. Thank for all of you who make it happen.

Sailing Trip

On the following week-end Nadine and Camas brought me to Gambier island to enjoy the weather on there sailboat. What an experience full of emotion. Being on the water give you that feeling of freedom where stress stay on the shore. We stopped at a catholic camp where we met some amazing staff who let me camp on there land after we realize we didn’t have enough bed for everyone on the boat!

Kate

Note: This post is part of Hilltrip.com’s Carbon Offset Program, which helped Kathleen Marcotte convert her car to run on biodiesel to travel south of Whistler and than back to Quebec. While traveling Kate wrote stories about her biodiesel experience and they are now available here on TerraTrip.org’s blog for everyone to read.