Glastonbury 2011
Ah, the paranoia inducing constant patter of rain on canvas. I've been camped at the bottom of Pennards before when our campsite got very flooded - you've seen the pictures; people canoeing about, tops of tents visible under the newly formed lake. I completely lost my tent that year - I was holding onto it until the force of the river just took it from me. Happy days and a great year (2005?) - so hearing anything other than very light rain sort of brings on THE FEAR for me... you learn to listen for the thunder, feel for the water underneath you...
OK, we were camped near the very top of Pennards, but still in a small flat dip - meaning that run off could, in theory, cause very very localised flooding. Not sure when the rain started but I guess it stops near 9:30am and I make moves to go forage for food - ideally a massive fry up. Wednesday may have been a big one for many people because there's noticeably not many up and walking round yet. …
Ah, the paranoia inducing constant patter of rain on canvas. I've been camped at the bottom of Pennards before when our campsite got very flooded - you've seen the pictures; people canoeing about, tops of tents visible under the newly formed lake. I completely lost my tent that year - I was holding onto it until the force of the river just took it from me. Happy days and a great year (2005?) - so hearing anything other than very light rain sort of brings on THE FEAR for me... you learn to listen for the thunder, feel for the water underneath you...
OK, we were camped near the very top of Pennards, but still in a small flat dip - meaning that run off could, in theory, cause very very localised flooding. Not sure when the rain started but I guess it stops near 9:30am and I make moves to go forage for food - ideally a massive fry up. Wednesday may have been a big one for many people because there's noticeably not many up and walking round yet. …
