Happy New Year Everyone! At last 2012 is here. It was a challenging 2011, most of which me and David spent thousands of miles apart, so it was lovely to spend this evening together. After 5 years in Australia I had never been to the Sydney fireworks, so it was time to do it. We went to Milson’s Point, where it was a bit quieter and even managed to find a bench to sit on. It was a perfect location right next to the bridge and me and David snuggled beneath a blanket and ate all our yummy snacks whilst we waited for the fireworks.

The children’s fireworks were at 9pm and were quite stunning, but the main fireworks really were breath-taking. All the boats had different coloured bright lights all over them and it looked beautiful. It is a shame our photos of the fireworks didn’t come out, but most of you probably saw them on TV anyway.

A group of teenagers were near us just before the midnight fireworks and were dancing to music from the pub. I have never seen dancing like it. Kind of like a mad, Irish rooster. Lots of arm flapping and pointy foot movements, a bit like a jig. I thought it might be just them, but I saw another group of teens doing it too. Is this the new thing? Looks like I will need to practice my rooster moves. They were also very photo ready. Every time one of them wanted to take a photo they would all run into a group pose and stick their fingers up at the camera. Nice! My favourite was a boy who had a shaved head except for one piece of long flowing mane down the centre of his head. He was also the best rooster jigger.

So apart from the hour-long queue for the toilets and 2 hour battle to get out Sydney at the end it was a great night. Definitely glad I did it, but probably be happy with a nice quiet bbq next year at home with the animals.