Joanna and I had a great Christmas visited her family up in Port McNeill and then down to see my family in Courtenay then back to Victoria for a day and then out to Vancouver. It was fun, lots of family time which was good.

And now the big news! We're going to the Dominican Republic for our honeymoon! Woohoo, fun in the sun starting on the 10th!! Coming right up! We booked ourselves into an all-inclusive down there (which wasn't the plan, but it was cheaper than getting just a flight down there!!) and the plan is to learn how to windsurf! Apparently this place is supposed to be great for windsurfing. So... that's my plan. come back a real novice windsurfer :^)

Joanna and I did manage to escape the snow and have been having a warm and good time time here in Playa Dorada, this place is different. humid, really humid, jungly and green.

We've been on the local busses here, usually four to a regular bench seat, (which is a little squishy) but it has been interesting, fun to be on the local transit. Yesterday we made it to Puerto Plata, for dinner and today we went to a nearby town called sosua, to just check around a bit. It was raining today, which was a bit of a bummer, but we were out there seeing what we could see anyways.

I have had one go at windsurfing. It was a learning experience!

Adios amigos and amigas!

Thanks for writing me back to those that did! Well, I got the water sickness. Jeff and I went on a wicked all day tour yesterday into the mountains and jungle areas of the northern Dominican. We swam at an untouched beach, rode horses on the sand, ate a delicious lunch (Jeff's favourite part) and met a few folks from Canada. After we did a little boogie boarding I took a big swig from my nalgene bottle which was half day old water half new water. A couple hours after lunch I started to really feel nautious. The truck ride back was about an hour and a half on a bumpy road and then a exhaust filled road. (There's loads of little two-stroke engine scooters around) Anyway, the long and the short of it was that I almost threw up on the way home but thank the Lord I made it back the room. Jeff's been a wonderful help to me. I spent from 5 to 9pm losing it from both ends and then had a decent sleep. Feeling weak today but MUCH better than yesterday.

Jeff really got some good windsurfing in today. He was on the board more than he was in the water from what I could see. Woohoo!!! At least one of us got to do a little gliding on water.