Wales New Year
Date: 29/12/2003 to 03/01/2004
Yet another trip to Wales, this one being my second one for New Year
Tuesday
First full day here for most of us. Mainly spent the morning chilling out and waiting for everyone to get up (as usual!). Once everyone was up we started helicopter school, trying to make the helicopter not hover in the kitchen. We went to the Castle for dinner as normal, when Chris W joined us. After a couple of games of pool, we went back to the flat, to introduce the newcomers to the game of blocks. Angela the "Bumbling Idiot" got quite drunk, but was still able to put the blocks in place. She managed to persuade us to drink Ouzo as a penalty for losing. Think it bit her when she fell off the couch from lying there! 
Wednesday (Day)
After everyone emerged on Wednesday morning and felt a bit hungover, we started a bit more on the helicopter lessons again. We carried on with the trying not to hover, and progressed onto trying to hover slightly above the ground. After a couple of accidents, we started getting bored. Someone suggested we affect a daring rescue with the helicopter. As it happened, we noticed the duck was in distress and after a major engineering session, was also wearing a magnetic life-jacket. Eventually it was rescued, only to be captured and placed on top of Saruman's tower. Unfortunately the helicopter was unable to rescue it from there - the power of the ring took over and broke it. After which, someone inadvertedly died on the carpet. Reuben took to annotating them. 
New Year's Eve
After everyone getting dressed up for the Black & White theme of the party being put on by the Castle, we had a few drinks at the flat before heading through the driving wind and rain to the pub. Although some of us managed to show a bit of leg and get a lift over! Once there, we found it to be packed, but managed to occupy a corner. The theme of the night was Black and White, which seemed to have been interpreted in many different ways. Stormtroopers, Pandas, French maids and a Chain gang made up some of the costumes. We had the normal midnight multiple countdowns. Eventually we headed back to the flat for a bit of a wind-down before bed. 
New Year's Day
Most people weren't feeling too bad on the morning after New Year's Eve. One member of the group who seems to regularly show up in photos with a bottle of champagne was a little worse for wear however! Reuben's brothers and arrived with one of their girlfriends to join us for a couple of days. We went for a walk around Broadhaven during the afternoon. In the evening after a crowded meal in the castle we came back to try out the assortment of games Angela had managed to bring back with her. 
Friday
The intention on Friday morning was to get up early and go for a walk. That didn't happen by any stretch of the imagination. People were just about up before lunchtime, when we headed into Haverfordwest for some lunch. We then went for a walk round a reservoir for the rest of the afternoon. We had dinner in the castle as normal, then went back and watched Chris try to leave many times, eventually going at about 10:00. Stayed up chatting and listening to music after playing a variety of card games. Cheat! 
Saturday
The final day- Angela wasn't feeling too great in the morning but the rest of us went down to Marloes sands, as Reuben had said it was very nice. Unfortunately it was extremely windy and fairly wet, which made it slightly different. Possibly the first time I've gone for a long beach walk in walking boots, a very warm jacket, gloves and a hat! 
Video/Audio
Tasha dancing with Angela (0k)
Chris stoking the fire (0k)
Successful Helicopter Rescue (0k)
Helicopter crash (0k)
Another helicopter crash (0k)