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July 10th 2005

San Fermin opening ceremony - PamplonaSan Fermin opening ceremony - Pamplona
San Fermin opening ceremony - Pamplona

we were all down there amoungst it, up to our ankles in smashed glass, getting surged around this little square with about 15,000 other people waiting for the clock to strike 12, and the party to begin. uncomprehendable!
I don't really have a clue to begin with this entry... the past couple of weeks has been all of a bit of a blur for me. Too much sangria, not enough sleep, thousands of people, party party party, bulls on the rampage, bad camp food, stupid drunk foreigners, rich Spanish culture, boogie street, fireworks, happy faces, Porron, poolside drinking, cobled streets, adredaline, these are a just a few of the things that my photos have helped me remember about what I was so lucky to have been a part of over the last 10 days or so.

We turned up at Estella camp ground on the 30th of June, to meet the crew and have a few quiet ones, and from then untill we left on the 10th of July the party pretty much ran full time. It didn't matter if you were at the campground, down by the pool, in Pamplona or on a bus to or from Pamplona, you were amoungst it. We were 6 of 30 crew members with PP travel, who had to set up tents and serve breakfast to 500 hundred odd campers from NZ, Aussie, England and a few other places, and basically had to lead the charge on the party front, to make sure everyone was having an awesome time. Our crew was so much fun, and one of the best nights I had was when all the crew went out together in Pamlona for a huge one at the fair, on Boogie St and wound up in some park under a huge fireworks display...

Other highlights were definately running with the bulls(one of the coolest adredaline buzzes I've had for a long time), being in the middle of the biggest croud crush ever for the San Fermin festval opening ceremony on the 6th of July, wacking a bull on the ass with a newspaper in the bull ring, relaxing by the pool back at camp, meeting hundreds of new people.. the list goes on and on but you're probably not going to reading this anyway so I'll just leave it at the at that and show you some photos. I will however highly reccomend that if it does interest you in the slightest, that you make the effort and be a part of it one year because you will definately not be let down and i totally feel like I can't express even half of what I really feel, and felt, through my photos and words so let that be some sort of guide for you as to how amazing it really is. I hope you like the photos, russ.

P.d. a mis amigos Argentinos, les mando saludos gigantes desde EspaƱa, y espero que todos tengan un dia super feliz por el dia del amigo!!!!! les quiero un monton - russ

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Russell Brown
I'm russ, I'm from New Zealand and have developed a love for travelling over the last couple of years. It was the best descision of my life for sure, breaking the routine and heading off to explore the globe, and I would highly recommend getting out there and having a close up look and anything that you've read about or heard about that intrests you, because if it looks cool on TV, I can garuntee you that it'll be even cooler when you are there amoungst it. And if you're stuggling for ideas about where to start, I'd highly recommend buying a oneway ticket to South America and the rest will ta... full info
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and find it we didand find it we did
and find it we did

this is a few of us in the main square about 20mins before it 12, everyone is already coated in Sangria, Champagne, eggs, flour, paint... basically if you've got it, you can throw it and thats exactely what they do.
"San Fermin, San Fermin, San Fermin!""San Fermin, San Fermin, San Fermin!"
"San Fermin, San Fermin, San Fermin!"

at 12pm everyone chants "San Fermin" for a bout a minute with their red bandanas above their heads, then ties it around their neck where it's suposed to stay for the rest of the Festival. amazing moment





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Date: 20th July 2005

Hey
glad you made it out alive to see your bday! Happy Birthday kiddo!!!! I didn't forget!!! We will celebrate when you get back from London!! XXX

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