Alright so it’s been a while since we put anything on here, but don’t worry we haven’t died.  Nor have we left for our trip yet.  We were just super busy studying for exams, and then we were visiting Sam’s family in Saskatchewan, and then we were packing and organizing!  But we thought a little catch-up for everyone who’s been following our blog would be nice.

We’re pretty much all packed, with the exception of our wetsuits and electronics.  Amazingly, Renne seems to have managed to fit everything into two bags, although this comes only after reducing her reading list from 19 books to three.  We also managed to fit in our underwater camera case (which arrived a couple weeks ago) amongst some of Sam’s carry-on goods.

We’ve been doing our best to fatten up and eat lots of good food that we won’t be able to enjoy for the next three and a half months.  Our current outlook is that if we gain five pounds ahead of time, it’ll probably be worth it given the diet of rice and beans that we’ll be living off for the summer.  We will be taking multi-vitamins whilst in Madagascar.

Fish practice is going alright, although it has become harder now that we are using multiple pictures of the same species.  This new approach has shown us angles and features which were less obvious in the past, as well as more variation between individuals.  That said, this method is probably very beneficial as it’s not likely that the fish will look exactly the same in the water as they do on our computer screens.  And it really makes us focus on identifying features.  If you’re interested in seeing what we’re practicing with, or testing your tropical fish identification skills, check out our fish tests!

So there you go!  That pretty much sums up what’s been happening with us.  There will probably be a couple more posts before we leave, but we have no idea if we’ll be able to share anything once we’re actually there.  Sad, but there internet is pretty much zip.  We will do our best, even if we have to get someone back home to post it for us!

Oh yeah, and WE’RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED!!!

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