Next morning, Ellie sent us on our way with a good breakfast and we exchanged addresses to keep in touch. We went to Liverpool and the band set up their instruments right in the centre of the town. I sat listening for a while but then spent a good part of the day sightseeing and was really impressed what a lovely place it is. I wouldn't have minded taking the ferry across the Mersey but by the time I decided to go there and then found I'd just missed one with an hour to wait, I knew I wouldn't have time before the band would finish. I decided to keep that pleasure for a future visit.
After we'd loaded the equipment in the cars we went off to look for a place to eat and en route found Blacks the camping shop and went in as I needed a sleeping bag and so did Aquiles. I bought a brilliant 4-season one ready for the Inca Trail in Peru. We then found a nice Chinese restaurant and all had Duck Noodle soups (which are enormous main course size bowls). From there we drove to Chester as we were staying the next two nights with Claire's parents who live there. Her Father is a Dean at the Cathedral and their house being enormous we had the whole top floor with our own sitting room and bathroom. Claire's Mum had recently bought a micro scooter so we borrowed it and had a lot of fun in the streets of Chester taking turns to ride on it!!! We then went for a few drinks at the pub before going back to the house and watching a film on TV.
Next day we went to Birkenhead but as there weren't very many people in the shopping area, we later headed back into Liverpool for them to play there. I loved being there again and really enjoyed walking round the whole time they were playing. Although I got lost when I went to get the car to load up with equipment afterwards. Thank goodness for mobile phones - Aquiles came to my rescue! That evening we had a meal in a pub at Chester so as not to impose on Claire's parents who were going to the theatre that evening, and they decided they would actually play in Chester town centre the following day
