A New Year's Eve to remember!!!

We are still pinching ourselves every day as we cannot believe how lucky we are to be seeing all these amazing sights, and none more so than New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour!

Things kicked off the night before, with lots of people camping out on the seafront to get the best position!!!

We had a leisurly start with a trip to the local shops to get provisions for the day (and the champagne of course!!!). We then decided to have a wander down the Cremorne seafront to see how things were going and found several more people had set up camp ready for the evening. As we were wandering along we came across a bench at the top of the wharf which had an excellent view of the Bridge and the Opera House and after sitting there for a while to people watch we decided that this was a good spot for our camp!!! So Bob went back to the hotel to pick up a few bits and pieces and we settled back to enjoy the event. By this time it was midday - so there was still a 12 hour stretch before us!!! Bob went walkabout (well he went on the ferry across to Circular Quay to see what was going on over there) and I sat with a book in the sunshine and enjoyed watching the masses of people and boats jockeying for the best position!!! Apparently Richard Branson was in town with his liner, but he obviously didn't know we were there as we did not get the call!!! Paris Hilton has been in Sydney creating a storm, and Nicole Kidman too, so we have managed to keep out of the limelight!!!

The first real event was at 9pm with the family fireworks from the Botanical Gardens and these were spectacular enough, although surpassed by those at midnight.

There were firework barges positioned all along the river, and when they started we could see five lots of the same fireworks all syncronised, along with the fireworks on the Bridge itself and on skyscrapers in the city.

All in all it was a breathtaking experience. We drank a toast to all our friends and relatives around the World as we saw in the New Year and hope you all have a great 2007!