So vivid and informative and painted a better portrait of it than I have come across before (never having been) so thank you! I had no idea the level of prep involved, I guess if you are just a paying punter you can still rock up with a tent or is everyone organized into the villages? It all looks well organized and safe and creatively thought out. But as a veteran of much smaller fests, I must ask: what is the portaloo situation? That is my Everest I fear, at my age I cannot imagine dealing with a 3 day old portaloo ever again!

The Miami Burn sounds cool, my Mom lives in Fl so maybe I will make it there someday. Plus I had never heard of Virginia Beach Key and I grew up in Va.!