Joys of New Years...

Ok, so, its 12:43 am here in Bolivia. The four ferocious guard dogs are all inside my house, because they are scared of the bangy fireworks that are really popular here. One was sprawled out on the rug in my room, the other three were on the landing. All four have had a big drink from a largish butter dish, and are still panting quite heavily.

Earlier in the evening we were at a friends house. They have three dogs. Now, fireworks are still perfectly legal to set off in your own yard, so we had fireworks. They have an irish setter who was barking at the fireworks, and at one point, after seeing the guy light the firework, ended up in my lap. He was shaking...

So, now its 1 am. There are still occaisional bangs to be heard outside, but all has pretty much calmed down a bit. The dogs are now outside, though are crowded into our doorstep.

So, this is how i generally spend new years, helping to calm down dogs, and sometimes having our own fireworks and sparklers.

So, how did you guys spend new years?


Hope everyone had a great time!