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On
Wednesday a good mate of mine phoned me asking me if I could help
him out . His problem was he had injured him self working last week
at the Pleasure Gardens a stones throw from the Olympic Park in
London . His van was still there ,but he needed to get it off before
Friday , before Olympic lock down and road closures , He was still
laid up with the injury , with me knowing London and one day to go he
was hoping I could help . So sick of watching all the coverage in the
media wanted to see myself ,I said “no worries” so off I went .
Central
London was HOT HOT HOT . Police every where very twitchy and to be honest there
was not much smiling going on . People and police had worried hot and
bothered looks on their faces . It was frenzied at least 5 notches
up on what central London usally is . After the packed underground
journey it was on to the DLR (dockland railway) . Brand new and no
one on it , very strange . With great views of the Olympic Park,
the train travelling under the cable car from the O2 very impressive
. Getting off the train at Pontoon Dock so easy the Pleasure Gardens
was just across the road . At the security cabin it was G4S they
where good laid back . It took a time for some one to come and meet
me . But as it turned out they where all on sun break it was so hot .
I
was given directions to where the van was . So I had a chance to walk
around . Loads of familiar faces from Glastonbury Shangri La fields .
The site had that Glastonbury feeling about it with winding gravel
paths taking you round . With pieces of art work and facards that you
always see up on the railway track . With a the large Victorian
Warehouse as the back drop and central attraction.
To
be honest I did not want to leave to go back into that London mayhem
. But time was against me having to travel back through central
London in a 30 year old VW camper . But I am well up for going to the
Pleasure Gardens on a jolly over the next 2 weeks it is in good hands
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The
journey back in VW was well, eventful I would need a week to write
about it.
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