The Omanis

Happy Thanksgiving

Being Thankful

This thanksgiving I am most thankful for my Son Caleb, my family and all the other blessings God has given me.

Eid Al-Adha Sadah, Hasik

Had dinner with a Syrian family tonight, chicken, salad,& french fries, not exactly what I would expect. It was delicious, learned some new Arabic phrases from the city of Homs. Sat and talked with them for about 2 hrs, their kids had a blast running off with my keys & cell phone; all in all was a good night.

R & R / Khareef 2014

Pics coming soon!

Caleb sporting his Futbol Jersey

Visit to Muttrah Souk

 

 

 

 

This past weekend we headed up to Muscat and visited the Muttrah Souk.  We Only spent 2 days in Muscat on this trip but as always it's nice to get away from Salalah. The traffic in Muscat is horrible, but I suppose it's a good trade off. 

 



 

 

 

HOT HOT HOT!!!!!!

It's getting so HOT!!!!

 

 

The weather here is definitely changing just going to the pool is difficult because it's so hot here, and only going to get worse.

Summer R & R

CONUS R&R

 

This summer is rapidly approaching and it is getting HOT!!! here in Oman. Jen and Caleb will be headed home soon for about 2 months and will be following right behind them. It will be nice to see all of our family and friends.

"Camels Had No Business In Genesis"

Caleb checking out the herd of Camel cruising down the beach

- see link to Article below


“One should be careful not to rush to the conclusion that the new archaeological findings automatically deny any historical value from the biblical stories,”


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/science/camels-had-no-business-in-genesis.html?_r=0

It's a go faster

"Signs Signs Everywhere theres Signs"

Just a few of the places we have yet to explore here in Oman

Wadi Derbat

Happy New Year

This past weekend the Grays family took a 2 day Junket to the coastal town of Mirbat. It was a nice getaway as Salalah can get a bit mundane. We checked into our hotel room which was smaller than we expected, but the king size bed and balcony view of the Arabian Sea more than made up for it. The pool is HUGE there and the German tourist made the experience eventful. (those people strip at the pool like it's cool). Nothing like a 60 year old man with b cup size breasts and the speedo to get the blood flowing.

On the morning of the second day we traveled to the sand dunes, which are about 5 km south of the resort. Surprising the sand was very cold. It is winter now in Oman. Caleb had a blast running around like a crazy man. Jenny and I get more exercise chasing him around then anything else. We also made a short trip to the Mirbat castle where a battle was fought in 1972 between British SAS and Yemenis rebels. The castle itself was closed, but maybe we will get to see inside next time (inshallah)

 

 

 

This spooky looking building sat just behind the castle and near a mosque. I assume it was once a hotel but who knows. There are many places like this in Mirbat. Guess the economy is not so good here.

 

 

 

 

"Look Ma, Made It ! Top of the World"



 



 

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