IT IS NEW YEARS EVE
2008 IS ON ITS WAY
What a sensational year. The highlight was of course Kipp. But we also had a terrific tour of South Africa.
The very first to greet the New Year will be the people of Kahuitara Point on Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands. Kiwis will be the first people to greet 2008 as we are just to the left of the International Date Line. Most New Zealanders think we only have one time zone as the vast majority of us live in the North and South Islands which have the same time zone. We tend to forget about the Chathams, who are 30 minutes ahead and Pitt Island, which is another 15 minutes ahead again. The weather is a little overcast locally so the Police etc will be happy as bad weather tends to dampen the stupidity.
We will have our usual low celebration - that is nothing - although we are having the kids around for tea. The last time we really celebrated a New Year was the millennium changeover.
Eve reminds me of a pathetic Xmas joke - What did Adam say on the day before Xmas. "Its Christmas, Eve" Groan!!!!
The next blog will be another day, another year !
So we will end with some photos of the highlight of the year.
From first day until December 2007
However apart from the picture a couple of hours after Kipp's birth this is a champion
