Well we left on the 4th August heading for the Lorient International Celtic Festival.
Around 5:00pm to be precise the Beith contingent already on the bus. Twelve hour later we arrived at Plymouth ferry terminal,but the busses had multiplied to 4. Sounds of Kintyre Pipe band,Manchester Cadets Pipe band and Keltica dancers were all heading in the same direction. A 'short' 6 hours on the ferry
and a further 3 on the road in France saw us arrive at our home for the next 10 days in Lorrient. Was it worth it ? Oh yes it was !
We were involved in 5 major performances in the Lorient FC stadium converted into a white stage for the week. Never finishing before 02:00am.. Yes there is such a thing as Lorient time.
We also found ourselves in the Grand Parade on the Sunday. Group 73 out of 75 and the crowds were still at least 6 deep for the 1500k route.
Is it still true that they keep the best to the end?
The following Saturday saw the band at the Pipe band competition where we actually won some prize money. Nobody more surprised than us.
Well the next day we were heading home. We made it to Rosscoff without incident (thanks to Sat Nav or we might still be in France)
On the Ferry we were able to watch the full Stadium performance thanks to French TV3 and the Ferry crew. Now we know what happened when we were hanging about outside..
Then we slept...............
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Well we left on the 4th August heading for the 