Day 1 – Arriving at Bodmin Moor
So we arrived in the truck around 6pm at The Collingford Lake Park where the festival was being held. As soon as we arrived we meet familiar faces and everyone of the exhibitors and entertainers were busily putting up their tents. Not us though we had a new yurt which Richard had built from scratch with his own fair hands. After much sawing, measuring, sewing we had brought a yurt all the way down from Scotland which had to be assembled. Being a delicate Fairy myself, I was unable to be of much assistance so gleefully went off to chat to my Fairy sister, fabulous Fantasy Artist, Myrea Pettit and find where our stalls were to be for the weekend. I was pleased to find I was opposite Myrea and beside Chris Down another great Fantasy Artist. After an hour our majestic blue Fairy Yurt was up and being admired by all around! I was very impressed with Richard’s handywork and also how comfortable he had made it inside. This was luxury camping. Once the air bed was blown up and the duvet out it was very cosy. Although we had no kettle, stove, lamp or other essentials so a trip to Bodmin before the event opened was the on the cards the next day. I had not camped for 8 years since being in Orkney one very wet May but slept sounding understanding only now really how people can actually live in them!
July 16 2009 08:15 pm | Book launch 09 and Uncategorized