stopwn1981 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 2016 was pretty damn grim at times. Remember one bleary-eyed morning getting a coffee in Avalon and it was just a total bombsite - like the Somme with a Helter Skelter. It, and we, definitely deserve better this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 In TV footage from 2016 the lakes of lying water in front of the Pyramid stand out pretty clearly. Huge spaces in the crowd. This just wasn't an issue in 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophieBee Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I went to the Goan place for a kedgeree breakfast on the Saturday morning in 2016 and the floor of their tent was undulating like a waterbed, plus half of their cookers had packed in due to water damage over night - the pilot lights wouldn't get back up or something. And there was that massive lake in the middle of the West Holts field. It may not have rained that much during awake hours, but what fell overnight was grim enough to keep the ground in a sorry state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, SophieBee said: I went to the Goan place for a kedgeree breakfast on the Saturday morning in 2016 and the floor of their tent was undulating like a waterbed, plus half of their cookers had packed in due to water damage over night - the pilot lights wouldn't get back up or something. And there was that massive lake in the middle of the West Holts field. It may not have rained that much during awake hours, but what fell overnight was grim enough to keep the ground in a sorry state. We sat on our chairs in that and watched some mad Japanese orchestra. Bit of a mad afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SophieBee Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 1 minute ago, eastynh said: We sat on our chairs in that and watched some mad Japanese orchestra. Bit of a mad afternoon. That sounds like an excellent afternoon! I was sorry to miss the Japanese chaps, we had a reasonably uneventful afternoon in the Park if I remember rightly - wish I'd ditched my lot and gone with my initial feels, but what can you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoptildrop Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Saturday Lunch time as a bit mushy around West Holts, it was rivers in some places, not too bad in others and around the brothers bar too a bit of effort too Some pictures below of the ground, 1st 4 are around WH on Saturday lunch time (felt sorry for the traders round there), 5th is state of boots when got to acoustic bar and last one is the cement arount silver haynes on the Sunday which to me was the worse area I encountered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeeroo Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I just found the conditions easier to traverse last year than in 2011. It's all subjective. No biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 33 minutes ago, SophieBee said: That sounds like an excellent afternoon! I was sorry to miss the Japanese chaps, we had a reasonably uneventful afternoon in the Park if I remember rightly - wish I'd ditched my lot and gone with my initial feels, but what can you do? It was reasonably uneventful at West Holts as well to be truthful. We ended up heading over to the Glade. Think Dub Pistols may have been on (or was that Friday?) It was better at The Glade anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezhyp1 Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Yeah West Holts field was particularly fucking wet last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said: do you have the opposite of rose-tinted specs? Do you not remember how glorious the thurs and sunday were in 2011? Thursday afternoon, 2011: Had to walk through some pretty thick mud to get here, but the ground was dry, the grass was green and the sun was shining. 24 hours or so later this was like a slip'n'slide. Sunday was hotter and more unrelenting than 2010 at it's peak by my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelarmy Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Spindles said: Thursday afternoon, 2011: Had to walk through some pretty thick mud to get here, but the ground was dry, the grass was green and the sun was shining. 24 hours or so later this was like a slip'n'slide. Sunday was hotter and more unrelenting than 2010 at it's peak by my memory. The bottom end of the Park near where it meets Pennards was a bog but as you got uphill it did get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedgeAntilles Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Mezhyp1 said: Yeah West Holts field was particularly fucking wet last year Yup. WH was my favourite area of 2015, didn't even come close last year cause of the state of the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simian_mobile_mushrooms Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Guys, I'm loving these photos. It's nice to see everyone's different perspectives and what they saw, no matter how small or depressing or muddy. Really like it. On a side note, what are your thoughts at night? Was it particularly colder last year cos of all the rain and that clouds? Feel like my light summer jacket and poncho aren't going to be enough now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 34 minutes ago, simian_mobile_mushrooms said: Guys, I'm loving these photos. It's nice to see everyone's different perspectives and what they saw, no matter how small or depressing or muddy. Really like it. On a side note, what are your thoughts at night? Was it particularly colder last year cos of all the rain and that clouds? Feel like my light summer jacket and poncho aren't going to be enough now Nah, I found the nights to be fine last year....I think I had two light hoodies with me and a poncho, but I definitely wasn't cold at any point. The two key things being that A. I didn't really ever get wet and B. cloud cover means it's not so chilly as I think it keeps the warmth in somehow. I seem to remember 2014 being the same thought really...not really cold as such at any point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasperella Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) p.s. I agree, the mud pictures are making me particularly excited for some reason! Haha! Edited May 20, 2017 by Sasperella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fork_UK Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 41 minutes ago, simian_mobile_mushrooms said: Guys, I'm loving these photos. It's nice to see everyone's different perspectives and what they saw, no matter how small or depressing or muddy. Really like it. On a side note, what are your thoughts at night? Was it particularly colder last year cos of all the rain and that clouds? Feel like my light summer jacket and poncho aren't going to be enough now I've only been in 2015 and 2016, but I found the nights in 2015 much colder, even though during the days it was much warmer. The lack of cloud cover really makes a difference, so make sure you carry a warm jumper of hoodie in your day bag and a light waterproof mac or poncho so you're prepared for both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretlow Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 3 hours ago, shoptildrop said: Saturday Lunch time as a bit mushy around West Holts, it was rivers in some places, not too bad in others and around the brothers bar too a bit of effort too Some pictures below of the ground, 1st 4 are around WH on Saturday lunch time (felt sorry for the traders round there), 5th is state of boots when got to acoustic bar and last one is the cement arount silver haynes on the Sunday which to me was the worse area I encountered The last one (maybe two) is where I consider it to be bad... the first ones though are just welly fodder. I only saw it like the last one in a few places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madyaker Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Here 2 pics I took. I think the one from the pyramid field was on thursday and I'm not sure where the other one is, near avalon maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 2nd one is looking downhill near Croissant neuf towards the arch into Greenpeace field, if I am right. In times gone by the candle powered boat folk would be just to your left and behind you a little way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 I remember walking back through the campervan field in the early hours in 2014 and there was frost on the mud. Fucking freezing that year at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Madyaker said: Here 2 pics I took. I think the one from the pyramid field was on thursday and I'm not sure where the other one is, near avalon maybe? This is from 2015, same shot but dry and sunny, nice. Charm x http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Cull Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Charm said: This is from 2015, same shot but dry and sunny, nice. Charm x http:// I've only been twice - 2014 & 2016. Consequently I never knew the ground could actually look like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 5 minutes ago, DJ Cull said: I've only been twice - 2014 & 2016. Consequently I never knew the ground could actually look like this! Having a lie down on the grass is lovely, so hope it happens for us this year. Charm x http:// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazola Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 It's a different ball game completely if the ground is dry. sometimes when it's muddy it feels like you have to work for your fun, where as when it's sunny and dry the good times just wash over you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworth Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 8 minutes ago, mazola said: It's a different ball game completely if the ground is dry. sometimes when it's muddy it feels like you have to work for your fun, where as when it's sunny and dry the good times just wash over you This 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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