HI DE HI CAMPERS...HAPPY NEW YEAR! Yes, we are fed, watered, rested and ready to crack the world! Hoping you all had a fabulous festive season? I decided to be all clever this year, and spent New Year in France...South of France..Nimes...which we have re-named Marie-Celeste. I have one thing to say about New Year in France - ? - where are all the people? Did someone evacuate the country without letting us Brits know? Wondering around the empty streets at 11.30pm looking for the fireworks...at 12am all the boats in the harbour parped their horns for a few mins, a few fireworks were heard (not seen) in the far distance and then silence again. Very bizarre. We decided it wasn't really new year yet anyhow, and retreated to our place of rest, lit a bonfire and celebrated an hour later with the rest of Britain. Won't be visiting France again for New Year celebrations! Thanks for the hospitality an all but I prefer a bit of festive spirit myself...the Circle in Manchester would probably have been a better call. The Thames in London would have been pretty fab. In fact ANYWHERE would have been more exciting. Luckily I do yoga and meditation so I kind of liked the quiet, meditative entrance to 2007...! Oh yes and thanks to whoever broke into the clinic over the festive season - really good of you to leave the hard drive.