We went to Clifford Pier to catch the fireworks tonight. Got quite a sensational view from where we were but the duration of the fireworks was a disappointment. I got reminded of the flares that we saw on New Year's Day at East Coast Park. Amidst the smell of our BBQ food, the distant music from other picnickers, the cool breeze from the sea, the sound of the waves and the blaring of the foghorns, the bright red flares were a sight to behold. We will do it again on 31 Dec 2002!

He's going for that surgery to remove that bleeding "blister" on Stumpy. (That's the name we've given to his stump). I hope I will be able to be there on that day. I might have to work. But I will try by hook or by crook!