welcome to 2007!
i rung in the new year a little differently than usual this year... mainly, it was warm and sunny and we all went out to the dock to do our countdown. i could get used to that.
the ferry ride to the sounds was an adventure. i was very excited heading on to it, thinking it was very huge and luxurious, and what a fun, relaxing ride it would be. wrong.... so very wrong. everything was fine as we strolled through the halls and looked around. problems arose when we tried to get back to our seats and consistently walked into walls, railings, and other people as the boat had begun to roll around a bit. sitting down, i realized that my stomach continued to move with the waves. i glanced over at the poster of The Interislander (the ferry), a lovely photo of the ship sailing smoothly through bright blue waters and the sun shining in the background. dirty liars, i thought, as i stared out the window at the stormy gray sky and huge waves breaking over the boat. around this time, my friend heather (fellow landlubber) suggested that lying on the floor would make it better on our rolling insides. so lie we did, and i promptly passed out for the remaining 2 hours of the trip. she later informed me with a smirk that i had been snoring, but i'm sure she was only joking...
once in picton, in the south island, we proceeded to drive half an hour on ridiculously windy roads to reach zander's batch. well worth it. we headed to the ocean in the backyard, and that was the beginning of a phenomenal new years weekend. we proceeded to do some early morning ocean swimming, rock jumping in a frigid river, relaxing, haircutting, and numerous other activities. new years eve we played a girls vs. guys game of cranium where the losers had to go christmas caroling at the neighbour's house. haha- guys lost :) i've never seen anyone so intense at playing cranium!
this morning we managed to do some sunbathing before heading back to the ferry terminal to go home. so lovely! i'm sure i am quite brown now...
anyway, i've got this sneaky feeling that this year is going to be a really good one- the whole fresh start idea is quite exciting....
therefore, i wish you all the most WONDERFUL 2007 ever! blessings and love to everyone!
peace out from Seafarer Becki