Day 74: Tuesday 21st June 2022
Happy Solstice! Some people got up early to go to the Stone Circle/ the Glastonbury sign to watch the sun come up, but knowing that our sleep will be disrupted for the next week, we decided to try and get as much sleep as we could, so no getting up too early!
We had breakfast and sat in the Oxfield Marquee chatting to another volunteer for a while this morning which was nice. I think it was a bit daunting yesterday when we arrived, as some people were arriving in groups or already knew others there. However, we have now chatted to a few people including those camping nearby, so it is nice to get to know a few more people.
I decided to head down to the festival site early to explore, while Mum stayed at the campsite for a while before meeting me later. I really enjoyed just following the different paths and seeing where they took me! It was great to see more of the Green Fields, and also the South East Corner, where there was still a lot of construction being done. They were still painting quite a lot of the Shangri-La area! I also wrote a long list of where all the best vegan options were situated around the site so we know where we’d like to eat each day.
I met up with Mum at William’s Green for lunch, and then we walked back up to the Glastonbury sign and around the market areas in between some of the stages. There are quite a few traders who open their stalls early for volunteers and staff, so we also had some delicious cake!
We decided to use one of our meal vouchers for the Oxfam catering for dinner to get the Thali option, as from tomorrow onwards we are likely to be in the festival site most of the time, so getting a meal in the Oxfield will be too far away. We managed to get in early, as there were big queues soon after - everyone must have had the same idea!
Our evening was spent having a last wander back in the festival again, knowing that there will be big crowds from tomorrow. Queues have already been building up for ticket holders, as car parks were open from Tuesday evening onwards, so we are relieved that we haven’t got Wednesday morning shifts as I know how busy it will be and stressful trying to get tickets checked as quickly as possible!
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