We got out the RV again, decorated it with lights, stocked up the bar in the back, and drove around ferrying our friends to various destinations. If space permitted, we were going to pick-up strangers like we did in 2006, but for the majority of the evening, the RV was packed with our friends as most opted to just hang on the RV as their destination. We were pleasantly surprised at how many preferred to ride around in our old, clunky RV...but we were all together and it was super fun and special. For a few hours at the beginning, I handled both Dav and my phone's texting and calls to coordinate how and where to pick up folks, and that got hectic!
Sarah and Christine, who did a Confession Taxi also in 2006, this year borrowed an RV (that was pretty much the same model as ours) and drove with lit-up signs saying "Free Taxi." Although we had different routes much of the night, both RVs headed to the Bay Bridge timed for the midnight fireworks. Along with other cars, we all got out of the RVs, and enjoyed an amazing view from the bridge. After that, we gathered in SOMA to park and celebrate the start of 2009 together.
Luckily, Patrick joined us with his new fancy camera that takes amazing night shots...(here is the entire gallery)
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Click to enlarge the small ones. The last one shows our trusty old RV. I'm rather proud of all the fun it gives us!
Sounds great -- maybe I should do something like this next year. But where was Tesla?? I don't know what I would do with Kai if I made myself into a taxi... he enjoys shooting off giant fireworks himself at midnight!! What you did sounds gracious and wonderful, though.
Posted by: E Jetmar | 01/04/2009 at 08:15 AM
Sounds great -- maybe I should do something like this next year. But where was Tesla?? I don't know what I would do with Kai if I made myself into a taxi... he enjoys shooting off giant fireworks himself at midnight!! What you did sounds gracious and wonderful, though.
Posted by: E Jetmar | 01/04/2009 at 08:16 AM
Tesla was snoozing with her best friend Sofia thanks to a special babysitter. We had to be home by 2am, but Dav continued to drive folks home. The first year we did this, Tesla was such a baby that we had her with us and she slept, but at her current age, she wouldn't get to sleep if she had been with us.
Posted by: Mie | 01/05/2009 at 02:21 AM
Wow -- you are lucky!! Finding a babysitter willing to work on New Year's Eve doesn't sound easy! Nice setup! We had a great time in Austria, too. Happy New Year!
Posted by: E Jetmar | 01/05/2009 at 08:45 AM