hey every one whats shakin? things are good here. back in antana now. it was a long haul to get here, consisted of waking up at 0430, getting a boat to mainland from our island, then a bus ride to tomatave ( big shitty city), then another bus ride (after waiting for a few hours in the sun) to get to tana. woke up at 0430, got to the city at 2000. such a long day. and to top it off, josh and i had an angry stomach for it... luckily josh was worse than me for it, haha. he diodnt even get a coffee in the morning!!! nothing scarier than the boy sans cafe all day.

so for the last week weve been on this little island, ile honet, which is south of an island a little bit bigger called st marie all on the west coast. it was pretty sweet. ile honet was, im guessing about one square kilometer. little bigger than chinook center in calgary. pretty sweet. lots and lots of snorkeling, so much snorkeling that josh had to learn to stretch out his hamstrings under water, sam got sea sick while swimming (poor sammy figured she was motion sick from dec 30 through to jan 5. between bus rides, sea sick, and swimming in a rocky ocean), and i started swimming with one leg cause of cramps and almost got stuck in a coral tunnel under water. but all and all it was great. eating the freshest sea food your could imagine. sam actually got a calmarie steak the size of her hand! new years was fitting. after lots of bus rides and motion sicknessess and bumbly bellies (joshs words) we went to bed at 8pm! haha... only to re-awaken AT midnight by the 35 degree heat to night with super humidity. haha. but on the bright side we celebrated homes new years at 10 am with a great cup of coffee (we actually watched this little old lady grind the beans with an enormous morter and pestle).

had a lot of good times and angry times out there, got screwed by this little puss puss driver (like a rick shaw, a guy pulling you on a cart) he mumbled the prices, deux and dix mille. but on the bright side, we saw him later that week, and warned his next victim against him. one small victory for canada amongst many losses in madagascar. haha. oh man its so hot. like 35 degrees, high humidity, and no wind. you actually feel disgusting. shirts feel like theyre made of waxy oil. and we couldnt find anyone to do laundry for a long while, so we resorted to doing little bits out selves and wearing next to nothing (josh and i, anyways) and sam had to mcgiver make a pair of undies from t-shirt sleeves. haha. something to see.

but all and all, snorkeling and eating and incredible beach walks were worth it. it was a great time. now were getting ready to get a flight to kenya to meet dad, which were really stoked for, then INDIA!!! very stoked for that too.

anyways, hope your all well. love and miss all of you. thinking lots about all you.

LUKE, SAM and JOSH