Site number three is in Western New York. I left Site #2 and came home to do laundry, restock some stuff, and then left again. I got to the site on Day 2 of the event which left Wednesday through Saturday for survey things.
I think this was my favorite camp set-up. I'm back to the smaller tent, since the big tent got broken at the previous event. While harder to get in and out of, there was more space under the 10x10 outside, so I could leave things out and give me a tad more floor space. There were two 10x10s and then a large tarp over them, so I was extremely dry. It was warm during the day, but night times got down to the 50s. Chilly, yes, but also a welcome relief from the prior week.
This one ran a little differently, because there was no central location like a lodge to just leave the surveys. Also, the program for the event was already printed well before the event (which is mostly unheard of for festivals to be that organized that early, kudos to them!). So, the management suggested posting signs on their various information boards, which I did, and a few other places as well....
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What I ended up putting on the announcement was that I would be at one of the food vendors after they closed after dinner for three hours and people could stop by then. And some did, but not nearly the throngs I had hoped. I think I got about 10 or 12 there the whole week. I also allowed I think three people to take them and they SWORE they would bring them back that week or mail them to me. Thus far from that group, only one has been mailed (which was one more than I pessimistically predicted, and I still don't like that a method of collection).
There's also this thing that happened....
Yes, that is my supercool camp kitchen, knocked over when the tapestry I had put up for shade, and stupidly clamped to it, became quite the sail in the really strong winds that came about on I think Friday. Miraculously nothing was broken and I just had to redo some things. The winds didn't let up, but everything stayed put. Unfortunately, the back leg of the 10x10 bore most of the brunt of the pressure from the wind and bent, making it impossible for me to take it down that Sunday. I'm going to continue to pretend it was not the brand new one I had for like three weeks. :/
On many of these festivals, the culmination is a big bonfire on the final night. Here are some pictures of that:
Management also requested I come back next year to share results and maybe organize a panel on similar research! Yay for public sociology!
