Day 2: Entering the festival

I can't remember when we entered the festival ground but it was way after 2 AM and the jam still held on. The cause of the jam were the many people arriving in Wacken and the bad condotion of the meadows. This was the last thing we were told before entering the camping area X: "Die Straße ist am Arsch. Wenn ihr gleich auf den Platz fahrt darfst du nicht vom Gas gehen. Wenn du einmal stecken bleibst, ist es aus dann muss dich der Traktor wieder herausziehen. Vorne gibt es eine 90 Grad Kurve und danach werdet ihr auf euren Platz geleitet. Jetzt ist die Straße frei. Go go go go go go..." And we got our place. And it was good. After setting up two throw tents, one pavilion and a big princess tent, I decided to sleep in the car. I think it was 7:30 AM when everything stood and we decided to take a short rest before checking in and getting our "Bändel"s and the full metal bags.
At the afternoon we conquered the Wackinger Village, before the first high light ,Iron Maiden, started to rock. Wet and imressing. Short words but fully describing.Read more