New Year's Eve

Last year I had a very quiet New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. I was under the weather and had already been in bed for hours when we entered 2025. This year things looked better! I was healthy. I had asked if Neil wanted to do something together, and he did. There is a place on the Orme that is (extra) special to him, and I thought we could go there to say goodbye to the old year, and welcome in the new. And I initially thought of midnight, but when the time approached I realised how silly that was. Since when do either Neil or me cope well with going to bed late? But we could make it symbolic, and just go a bit earlier in the evening.

I got to his place around midday. He had spent the morning showing an old friend the Orme. And I had brought my running gear. Maybe I could go for a little run? We could even go together! Apart from the ‘reclaim the night’ event, we had never run together. He was up for it! And it was quite cold and windy, but if you run you tend to stay warm.

It went well! We just did a nice loop of the Orme. Neil was feeling a bit self-conscious about it, but I think that will wear off if we do it more often. And he was faster on the bits where the path went downhill, or was uneven, but I could always catch up when it wasn’t. And in the end we had both enjoyed it!

In the evening we got ready to go to the other side of the Orme again. It was a very Ormy day for Neil! But that’s ok. We dressed warmly and put on our head torches. The wind was even stronger than it had been before! I didn't think we would linger very long. But Neil had no problems finding the designated spot, and I got a mini bottle of Prosecco out, and two little glasses. If we switched off our headlights, we could actually admire the surroundings. It was a cloudy night, but there is quite a lot of light pollution there, so a cloudy night can be a rather light one. We looked over the sea, and the mainland, and Anglesey. And the nearby cliffs. I thought it was quite scenic!

Drinking the fizz was a bit of a challenge. It was very cold, and the wind tried to blow the wine out of the little glasses. I still enjoyed it! I think Neil did too. We tried to take some pictures, which is not so easy if you depend on head torches, and then we packed up again, ready to go back home. We decided to walk over the eastern side of the peninsula because that is a bit more sheltered. I think it was about 10:15 when we got home. Close enough to midnight! As far as I was concerned, a fine end to 2025. And I would wake up in 2026. I hope I will still have Neil next to me when this year comes to an end!

Neil opening the prosecco

Out of focus selfie