We missed the “ball drop”, which would have been at 10:00 local time... we were deep into trying to get through Trivial Pursuit. It’s humbling. We were home by 10:30, in bed before 11:30, and asleep before midnight. I think I heard a little noise as some folks managed to stay up... we are in a 55+ park.
There was a spectacular Blue Moon last night when we drove home. Blue Moons occur about once every two and a half years, which is the origin of the saying “once in a blue moon.” The next New Year’s Blue Moon won’t occur again until 2028. No, the moon isn’t really blue.
As you may know, the last few years we have welcomed in the New Year at anchor... fireworks over South Padre Island, then settling into the v-berth. And then the first sunrise of the New Year. This year is a departure, but the desert sunrise is still pretty nice.
Little Izzy was with us last New Year’s Eve. It was her first overnight on the boat... she’s had many more since then. Her New Year was pretty quiet, too... I guess she didn’t feel the need to go out and howl at the moon.
Speak of little Izzy, I was walking her yesterday when a pick-up camper pulled in. The lady in the camper got out to walk her little Yorkie. I saw the look on Izzy’s face... “Hey, that looks like Snack!” She immediately trotted over to say hi to her friend. When she got almost nose to nose with the little guy (his eyes got BIG when this gi-normous cat came up to him), she realized it wasn’t Snack... and hissed in his face, almost rolling him over! I apologized for her rude behavior and visited with the folks for a bit. Izzy sat off to the side. No photo; I didn’t have my camera with me.
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