New Beginnings

I'm writing a little after the fact, as it took me quite some time with my limited technical skills to get this blog up and running, so after all that, I do hope this will be worth your while and mine.

I wanted to tell you about New Year itself before we get too deep into the year. Traditionally, and sensibly you may say, we tend to stay at home and off the roads with a bottle of bubbly and chat or play games waiting to see the Old Year out and the New Year in. Mr Suzy Q hates all the false bonhomie and would really rather be tucked up in bed to avoid all the hoo ha, though I must admit that I was once quite a reveller. However, we mould into each others lives in marriage, and this is the way it's been for quite some time.

Teenagers however, have changed all that. We've managed to keep them off the roads at New Year by having their friends to sleep over or letting them sleep out. Nowadays though, they really want to party, and this arrangement won't suffice. This year there was talk, vague of course the way it is with teenage plans, of a big jol in Hermanus and " like EVERYbody was going to be there." So I softened dear Mr Suzy Q  up with talk of them not being around much longer to share New Year's, and we agreed to look for accommodation in Hermanus at the eleventh hour so that we could transport them safely, whilst risking the exodus from Cape Town. It was almost a case of no room at the inn, but as fate would have it, we lucked on a guest house which had just had a cancellation of two rooms, one being the sea facing honeymoon suite. 

So with the jubilant teens in tow, and with no small amount of trepidation we headed for Hermanus. We passed one chilling accident en route, but otherwise had a pleasant drive to our destination. We were predictably ditched on arrival, but found ourselves delightfully ensconced on the terrace overlooking the deep blue sea. Things didn't look too bad from where we surveyed the scene. A cliff walk beckoned, followed by a swim, shower and sun downers on the terrace. Needless to say, we'd come well armed for the occasion with a good bottle of bubbly as well as a bit of back up stock, and a crayfish mayonaise salad for a picnic dinner.  (Cholestrol be damned and cursed for once!) The evening was sheer bliss as we had a bird's eye view of the fireworks and didn't have to kiss any strangers. Unsurprisingly, the girls got very little use out of their room, but our mission was accomplished and New Year was declared a great success. We took a refreshing New Year swim in the gorgeous tidal pool before we left, ready to face the year with the benefit of a fresh perspective on life.

So, us old folks have broken out and loved it - perhaps we're not too set in our ways just yet?

Oh, one more thing, we've already booked our room for next NewYear, but just the honeymoon suite for the two of us...

Happy New Year,


Love, 


Suzy Q