After the freedom of travelling around in a little jet car, we came smack down to earth with a visit to Liverpool. Lowest rate of recycling, top levels of unemployment and truancy were just some of the figures that hit you in head in the Liverpool Museum, this is after scrambling over the crowds adoring the section (75%) on the rivallry between Liverpool and Everton... Manchester, Liverpool similar basket really and if I were biblical I’d sent them down the river as well. Highlight of this part of Liverpool was visiting an Aunty and Uncle in Chester, a cute little town just out of Liverpool (mind you she loved the town because so many buildings over a couple of hundred years old were covered in black and white).
Not to dampen our spirits, was the fact that we thought we had a nice little apartment all to ourselves for the night, until some loud noises reverberated at 10.30pm up the stairs and turned our apartment into a six bed hostel... At first sceptical at these noisy Aussies who had taken the last train out of London, this was a warm welcome to the weekend of festivities that was ahead. B (a male with dreads to his rear and the loudest voice from the South, but hilarious), sidekick one (intellectually challenged Aussie miner, recently split from girlfriend) and sidekick two (Aussie girl, ‘stuck in London’) came crashing through the door.
The next three hours of shenanigans was immense. A summary:
• Sidekick one – broke up with girlfriend, planned trip around to Europe with mates, one mate turned up.
• One mate who turned up (B) came from Indonesia where he works as a link between locals and the mines, illegally. An Aussie working in Indonesia, ILLEGALLY!
• Sidekick one booked accommodation for B and him for 10 nights at Oktoberfest @ 100 Euro a night - each. B not happy.
• Sidekick two has allegedly been picked up by more girls than guys in London..... discussion ensues.
Bed 2am. Next day to rain we awake and welcome in the trip to Creamfields.... In slosh and mud up to the ankles, the next two days of camping, dancing, sloshing and sleeping were enjoyable to say the least.... Next stop Budapest for recovery and a much needed shower!
