I'm Only Happy When It Rains/Here Comes The Sun

[liadnan]

Well, yes, now you come to mention it, I remember it was a bit damp one day.

Not to worry. Had a fabulous time in general, and yesterday I sunburnt my sunburn. Go figure.

I don't think my sandals will ever be quite the same again though.

ETA: Uon has a photo of their campsite. Ours was similar, but not quite as bad.. I have what appear to be good ones of the great lakes with people swimming etc but they were taken on the phone and those photos I have so far taken off that have proved to be rubbish.

Comments

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Glad you had fun. On a scale of one to ten, how trashed was all your kit?

[liadnan]

Which end is 1?

My stuff is fine actually: better than it usually is after Glastonbury. I wore shorts and sandals all weekend, and thus avoided sacrificing yet another pair of jeans to the God of Mud, which is what usually happens. This was because of my brilliant theory, which is mine and is fabulous* that wearing sandals would mean I just got dirty feet, instead of walking around with boots full of water mud and sodden socks, and wet jeans, all day.

I'm sure my sleeping bag will wash clean.

Theories may suffer from weakness** if composed while short on sleep and long on drink etc, Your statutory rights are revoked.

** It actually was a good theory Friday. As the mud stiffened up Saturday it became less so, but I couldn't be arsed to go back to the tent.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good idea. At least the wether was plenty warm :)

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

Agh, I owe you an 'a'. That's what I get for typing with one finger while I eat cheese.

[beingfrank.livejournal.com]

I endorse this theory. It's what we do on really wet guide camps. Shorts and sandals/shoes ends up being a better combination than long trousers that get wet. Provided the wind chill isn't too much, it's warmer than wearing wet clothes all day, and when you can get dry it's much easier to wash and dry your legs and then put warm, clean clothes on, than deal with many, many pairs of wet jeans/socks/shoes. So your theory is sadly not yours alone, being standard guide practice, but it is fabulous.

[blonde222.livejournal.com]

bejeesus. how cold was it? What did people do about car keys and money?

[liadnan]

Not cold at all: one thing it wasn't at any point.

You can put thngs in the lockups. Me I just have the minimum amount of Stuff on me and carry it all around.

[greyarea.livejournal.com]

Phew. My heart sank when I saw the flooding on telly :-(

But you had a good time, so all is well.

Any particular highlights?

[liadnan]

Friday was pretty grim until about 3ish, but yes, was grand.

I'll do a more detailed post with highlights when I've had some sleep. Garbage and Brian Wilson spring to mind. Also the Beautiful South. And a complete, word-perfect rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody by a largish crowd (including yours truly) outside a wine bar at 3AM last night.

[alan1957.livejournal.com]

did yew see the white stripes? cos their bit come across very brilliantly on the telly...

[liadnan]

I saw the start. Wasn't too gripped to be honest: not as good as their last Glastonbury set. Maybe it improved later.