As it happened they had just set up their instruments next morning when it started to rain, so we decided to start our next leg of the journey North. We decided we'd try to get as far as Carlisle. Only 40 miles into the journey I was sleepy again and we had to stop at a service area where we had lunch. Again, it was impossible for the two cars to stay together but I was wide awake after the meal and made such good progress that when we reached Carlisle I decided to carry on and make Edinburgh the same day. In fact I made such good progress that I reached Edinburgh slightly in front of the other car - much to the amazement of both Ronal and Aquiles. It helped having a good navigator alongside - Claire kept me awake and on track from Carlisle to Edinburgh as the M6 ended at Carlisle.
We reached Edinburgh in the early evening and I was so excited to arrive. It didn't take Aquiles long to bump into a friend of his - Isaac - who promptly said we could stay at his flat that night. He also said he'd take us to a good concert taking place that evening at St Mark's Church. This was by a Bolivian band called Kantaro and I enjoyed their concert immensely. I was especially pleased when Aquiles told me they would also be playing in the streets every day and resolved there and then to catch as many of their sets as I possibly could! After the concert we all went to a pub for a few drinks. Then drove to Dunbar, about 28 miles outside Edinburgh, to Isaac's place. Dunbar proved to be a nice little seaside town. We stayed with Isaac a couple of nights and after that decided to utilise our tents and sleeping bags and found a nice campsite seven miles outside Edinburgh at Musselburgh - another nice seaside resort. We resolved to go there after playing that second day.
