New Year's Day

The weather over Christmas has been absolutely cracking, with glorious sunshine just about every day since Xmas Eve.  NewYears Day was no exception!!

It was the day of the raft race, so we went down to the harbour to watch the fun, which, it true Falklands fashion, finished at the pub!!  Loads of people were out on their jet skis and in their boats.

The boat at the bottom of this picture used to be used for moving sheep around.  They even used to fit 88" Land Rovers in them!!

After the raft race, we decided to have another BBQ, a few beers, and let the kids play in the garden.  This time we were round at Laura and Tracy's house.  We were constantly slapping the sun cream on, Factor 50, and every half an hour at that!!  You can literally feel yourself burn down here when you are in the sun!

The kids had great fun rolling old tyres down the steep garden slope, before turning them into dens by adding old wood and some blankets!

After we had BBQ'd, Will and Olly decided that they wanted to have a swim in the Harbour.  Believe me, the water in the harbour is very cold, even in the middle of Summer!

After they went, some Steamer ducks and their chicks appeared at the edge of the water, so I managed to take a few snaps of them.