The start of a long trip away, and we were not sure whether it was going to be hot or cold, so we packed for all eventualities. We left home at lunchtime on Tues and on the way to our first night's stopover at my sister's house in Knowbury in Shropshire we stopped at a public weighbridge in Kettering. With a fairly large load on board we still only weighed 3460kg. Continuing on we parked up for the night in our usual spot and enjoyed a nice meal and a relaxing evening.
On Weds we tested the new Vango air awning. We tried pumping up the air beams but the rubbish pump failed so we had to order another pump from decathlon, advertised as fitting all tents. On Weds eve we went for dinner at the Bennetts End and, the next morning, went to collect the replacement pump at Argos in Sainsburys in Ludlow. Arriving at the festival we found a pitch in the far field and set about pitching the awning. Guess what? The replacement pump didn't fit, despite the advertising saying it fitted all inflatables. We are, however, seasoned botchers and, with a bit of insulating tape and some patience, managed to get the thing up. Finally, we settled in in glorious weather, had a bit of a relax, then set off to the festival arena for an evening of music, particularly enjoying the speakeasy stuff from the Rigmarollers. Any 3 piece with a sousaphone has got to be good!
On Friday we had a leisurely morning before my sister arrived to join us in the warm sunshine for more music. Later in the day my niece and her husband also joined our gang. Luckily, Mik Artistik was there to add his barmy input to what was probably an unremarkable set of acts.
Saturday we were joined by Oli's parents to add to our growing gang. Once again the music was average, but we did enjoy the stand up set by David Eagles.
Sunday. More music, more sunshine, more beer.
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