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but it soon became clear that we would have learnt more about the Tor by guesswork, than
from Rod.
'You see over there in the distance…' he said, 'just behind that big telegraph pole,' he
pausedwhilewealllookedforabigtelegraphpole.'Sorry,nottelegraphpole,Imeanthill.
Yousee that hill over there? Well that hill and the one next to it are knownas the Bra Hills.
Because they look like a big pair of tits.'
The rest of Rod's Tor tour was completely incomprehensible and we learned nothing of
the place's history except that it had some connection to Jesus or maybe King Arthur. It
didn't matter, though. It's a beautiful spot and it doesn't cost a penny to visit, whether you
are a scrounger like us, or an honest citizen.
Seeing as we were in Glastonbury, we thought we should call in to see Michael Eavis,
the legend behind the Glastonbury festivals. It would have been rude not to. Everybody we
asked, even Rod, knew where Michael Eavis lived, and it wasn't long before we found his
farm near the village of Pilton.
We followed the long driveway through the farmland and up to the house and made our
way to the Site Office.
'Hello. Can I help you?' asked the lady on the other side of the small office window.
'Hello. This is going to sound a bit strange,' I said, 'but we're cycling to John O'Groats
and as we were passing we thought we'd call in and see if we could say hello to Michael
Eavis.'
'Oh.He'snothereatthemoment. He'soutonthefarmsomewhere,' saidthelady.'And
you just want to say Hello? Does he know you?'
'No.'
'And he's not expecting you?'
'Errrr, nope.'
'Can I ask why you want to see him?'
'Just to say hello really,' I said, realising that I was sounding quite odd. 'Is it worth us
hanging around for a bit to see if he appears?'
'Not really. I mean, I'm not going to stop you, but he might not be back for ages.'
'I think we should hang around for a bit to see if we see him. We have come all this
way,'saidBenaswesatonthegrassoutside anddrankourwater thattheladyintheoffice
had kindly topped up.
'We haven't cycled all this way to see Michael Eavis. We're on our way to Scotland,
remember? But I reckon as we're here now we should hang on for a bit.'
'He'll be cool when he finds out what we're doing. He must get loads of crazy Gla-
stonbury freaks who just come to see him cos he's, y'know, Michael Eavis. He won't mind
chatting to a couple of normal blokes like us,' said Ben.
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