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  • Jebel Shams

    I approached the cliff’s edge with some trepidation.  The large stone in my hands was easily in excess of thirty pounds.  With a small swing I released the stone over the edge mindful not to let the momentum pull me over with it.  I dropped to my belly and inched forward as quickly as I…

  • Flying Home

    This morning we drove Kirsten to the airport, it is her 13th birthday.  She is taking a direct flight from Dubai to Seattle.  It was difficult to say goodbye.  She’ll be in Quesnel with family for the next 58 days.  Flying is, of course, always exciting and generally memorable.  For some unknown reason I think…

  • 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…

  • Time well spent

    I took the week off of work but made no definitive plans.  In thinking about how I wanted to spend the week it came to me that I should spend some one on one time with my kids.  It was Lilli’s tenth birthday on the 27th and I’ve been repeatedly stunned with how fast that…

  • Adventures of a different sort

    Our typical sort This last Saturday we set out on our latest adventure.  Our friends the Andersons, Palmers and Queros joined us on a dhow cruise along the northeast coast of Oman, Musandam. A dhow is a “A lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean” though ours was powered by motor not…

  • 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…

  • An update from Lilli

    Hi everybody.  It has been a long time since I last wrote.  I thought I’d give everyone an update on how I am doing.  We are still homeschooling.  Most of my classes are online.  I like sleeping in and doing my school work in my PJs… well mom doesn’t usually let me wear my PJs but…

  • 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…