After a short but warm night's sleep Cozy and I made it to breakfast. Mike joined us later but there was no sign of Willy, Lee or Richard. I said it was bad news staying up so late. When they finally emerged from their rooms they looked tired!
Willy had to fly to Dublin to take part in a Sandy Kelly concert that evening, so Mike drove him to the airport while Nina joined the rest of us in the van as we set off for the short trip to Dudley. We stopped at and Asda and had a cooked lunch in the cafe which was very welcome as we hade a long night ahead of us.
We found the venue and were unloaded and set up before Mike arrived from the airport. It was soon after this that Pat McCluskey joined us and we rehearsed his two spots.
The show went very well, with a good sized and appreciative audience. We enjoyed the change in the programme as it kept us on our toes. Oh, and there was coffee and tea in abundance!
All too soon the show was over and the van was loaded ready for the long drive north to Carlisle. We tried to find a takeaway but everywhere seemd to be closed so we pulled in at the first motorway service station and bought the usual overpriced motorway food.
It was a bit windy and I needed to concentrate hard on the driving, so I had to pull in at Lancaster services because I was so tired. Richard then took over for the last stretch up to Carlisle.
At last, a family run hotel instead of the corporate boxes that we've been staying in so far. I went to our room and was asleep before my head hit the pillow.
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