The State Of The Ground.

[stuartbert two hats]

27 minutes ago, briddj said:

East 17 are there? Fucking hell this is taking me back to 2009!

Can someone check in on Janet?

[DareToDibble]

Was hoping the sun would be blazing today to dry up the ground. Just realised I stupidly don’t have any welly/football socks so even if I do take wellies my feet will take a battering. Dammit!

[paulshane]

1 hour ago, ivan said:

Ask campers in front of The Hill of Death what time they got there , or perhaps they are leaving those closer empty  fields for a bit ?

You would never get me putting my camper on that slope ! 

the top, just before it starts to get step is where staff usually park, if they have campers. A friend of mine is there most years, he gets there sunday

[barkley87]

It has arrived! 

[dazednconfused]

46 minutes ago, Sarah74 said:

14km of walking about the site today and these are my feet. Yes muddy in patches. But really pretty straightforward to navigate around bigger muddy bits. End of railway line in SE Corner is pretty soggy but still not deep enough for waders!

Picture of the day  

[Skoo]

I’m here!! Absolutely buzzing and camped up in CV West. 

Currently lovely warm temp and overcast with the sun trying to poke through. 

Ground is great, soft enough to get pegs in without a mallet but nice and firm. 

 

 

[Watchy]

The ground has definitely dryed up since we went down this morning to Gate B and just returned. There are muddy bits, it’s the on-site traffic making it worse. The campsites are fine . If it doesn’t rain again it will dry out . These boots were fine

[MrHew]

5 minutes ago, barkley87 said:

It has arrived! 

I'm gutted I didn't have time to get one sorted.

[Tom White]

1 minute ago, MrHew said:

I'm gutted I didn't have time to get one sorted.

Me too - but it looks great @barkley87!!!!!

[Losing my hair]

7 minutes ago, barkley87 said:

It has arrived! 

I trust you'll be wearing it to the meet tomorrow.

[deebeedoobee]

11 minutes ago, barkley87 said:

It has arrived! 

Yet another awesome t shirt ! You and all the others have got to gather at the meet for a photo ?

[Sku]

Since boot photos are currently the trend, here are mine from a walk around the site today. 

A few muddy patches here and there, particularly on vehicle routes, but nothing scary. Already dried out a lot since this morning.

Edited June 25, 2019 by Sku

[deebeedoobee]

Just now, Sku said:

Since boot photos are currently the trend, here are mine from a walk around the site today. 

A few muddy patches here and there, particularly on vehicle routes, but nothing scary. Already dried out a lot since this morning.

Are the boots of invisibility?

[Sku]

Just now, deebeedoobee said:

Are the boots of invisibility?

Haha, I edited within a minute but not fast enough... you caught me

[kalifire]

Looks like walking boots will be fine then. It’ll only improve from here with no more rain forecast. It’s the churn of traffic and 200,000 people that will mess things up now but I reckon we’ll start fine and end great!

[sprocketrocket]

1 hour ago, briddj said:

East 17 are there? Fucking hell this is taking me back to 2009!

Don't eat too many baked potatoes.

[Yokel Again]

Plenty of time to dry. 

[gherkin8r]

27 minutes ago, Sku said:

Since boot photos are currently the trend, here are mine from a walk around the site today. 

A few muddy patches here and there, particularly on vehicle routes, but nothing scary. Already dried out a lot since this morning.

Reckon trainers will be good for arrival on Thursday afternoon if there's no more rain til then? 

[frostypaw]

5 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

Reckon trainers will be good for arrival on Thursday afternoon if there's no more rain til then? 

I reckon by then you'll be sick of pictures of us all drunk in west holts lounging on the grass

[T-Mouse]

47 minutes ago, barkley87 said:

It has arrived! 

Out of upvotes. Very lit

[gherkin8r]

3 minutes ago, frostypaw said:

I reckon by then you'll be sick of pictures of us all drunk in west holts lounging on the grass

Bastards

[John the Moth]

Wandering near top of incline of inconvenience in these all weather bad boys.

Baby moth has been running a marathon on her ickle doll feet.

[fatyeti24]

5 minutes ago, John the Moth said:

Wandering near top of incline of inconvenience in these all weather bad boys.

Baby moth has been running a marathon on her ickle doll feet.

 We're sat on the hill now too

[deebeedoobee]

Big Dog is signing off now to go on his holibobs. As you can see from the photo he is delighted that the ground is great and the weather will be perfect.

Don’t forget to put your lead in the Lock up.

Take your water bowl.

You may need a blanket for your basket at night. 

Ps he says there is shite all over the farm so don’t be surprised if you sit down in some. 

PPs he will not be seeing you in the fields this week.

PPPs some of you folks have really ace t shirts.

 

Edited June 25, 2019 by deebeedoobee

[Sku]

27 minutes ago, gherkin8r said:

Reckon trainers will be good for arrival on Thursday afternoon if there's no more rain til then? 

Almost all of the muddy patches can be walked around. Plenty of people are wearing trainers.

Still wouldn't wear your best trainers though!