Monday 1st August 2022
Up early this morning for our last shift for Oxfam. There was a bit of confusion at the beginning about where to meet the supervisor, but it was soon sorted out. Our main role was to ensure that everyone was alright, to give directions if needed, and that the fire lanes remained clear. The campsite was for Park and Camp and for Live In Vehicles, meaning that everyone was leaving by vehicle only, which made it easier to know where to direct people. It got quite hot due to being very sunny and we were walking up and down, so did a lot of steps! However, our role changed about half way through when traffic began to build up with everyone trying to leave at the same time and also due to a broken down lorry on the main road, so we were instead just dealing with the traffic control between fields where vehicles were queueing. By 2pm, nearly everyone had left. We finished at 3pm, and signed out handing our tabards back. We left the festival at 3.30pm, and it didn’t take long to reach Cirencester. We were exhausted this evening!!! We have done so much walking over the past week, averaging 9.6 miles each day, so looking forward to a rest and to getting sorted with everything in the van. But it’s been a brilliant experience!!!
Tuesday 2nd August 2022
Our day was mostly spent doing all the washing from WOMAD, and other chores that we were too tired to do yesterday! We walked to Cirencester this afternoon to have a look around the town, and get some food shopping. It was a really nice walk to town from the campsite, through a park. We move on to a campsite near Abergavenny tomorrow, in Pandy. Looking forward to some long walks around the area, we loved the Brecon Beacons so glad to be returning! Still feeling very tired from the festival at the moment though!
Wednesday 3rd August 2022
Yesterday, we had seen that there was a Roman Amphitheatre in Cirencester that was a short walk from the campsite, but ran out of time (and energy!) to go. So we decided to head there this morning before leaving.
The distance was further than we expected to the next campsite, but we timed it well and got there just before check in time at 1pm. The last campsite had 211 pitches, so this is quite a bit smaller with a total of 50 pitches, although it still feels quite busy.
After some lunch, we decided to go for a walk up Hatterrall Hill. There were some really nice houses in a great location - how lucky to live there! But unfortunately we never made it to the top - we found a lost dog so spent some time finding the owner. Never mind, we had a good view of the valley anyway and it saved us from walking too much today! Hopefully tomorrow we will be going to walk up Sugar Loaf from Abergavenny. So many walks to choose from around here!
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