DAY 4
EDINBURGH (Lothian, SCO)
Monday September 1st, 2008
TODAYS MILEAGE – 6 miles or 10 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 11637 miles or 18728 kilometres
This years Golden Oldies Rugby Festival comes on the backend of the Edinburgh International Festival, which saw our Opening Ceremony being held on the temporary "stadium" seating at the entrance of Edinburgh Castle. The facility was also the venue of the world renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Nearly 3000 attendees comprising of 120+ teams from 20 nations are participating in this years fun, friendship & fraternity. After the official speaches, we all headed off on our "Parade Of Nations" through the Royal Mile which was lined with a heap of locals and tourists alike, waving and cheering us all on.
The Welcome Reception was held on the grounds of The Meadows and went long into the night.
