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  • Northern Musandam: Wadi Khasab

    Days of rest are many here in the UAE.  June 6th is as of now (May 20th of this year) a national holiday here in the UAE called Al Isra’a Wal Miraj in Arabic, الإسراء والمعراج.  It is taught in the Quran to be the day that the Prophet Muhammed traveled to Jerusalem from Mecca…

  • Mortality and Wadi Adventure Race 3

    I’ve just spent several hours piecing together a short video of the race i participated in on the weekend. The hardest part… picking an appropriate sound track.  In the end I think the choice was appropriate but feel free to judge me.  Having spent all that time on the movie I really don’t feel like…

  • Return to Oman

    I love Oman.  What a beautiful country both for its geography and its people. In many ways it feels like you are stepping back in time as you cross the border from the UAE to Oman.  Muscat I have heard described as the anti-Dubai.  Though a city of several hundred thousand no skyscrapers mark the…

  • Wadi Shawka

    I mentioned in my last post that we spent some time recently at Wadi Shawka.  I’m not sure exactly how to spell it because I’ve seen it spelled multiple ways including several different variations on signs in the village by that name you pass through to get into the Wadi.  The best Wadis all seem to…

  • Repent, Forgive & Enjoy

    It has been a few event filled weeks since I last wrote.  They have included a couple trips out to a local Wadi and the dedication of the first purpose built LDS chapel in the Middle East. I want to begin my post with a few words about that dedication and the visit of Elder…