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... faced as I plowed into the jetty and his cap sank without a trace.<br><br>So as you can see, I love boats. But they don&#8217;t necessarily agree with me.<br><br>Obviously history was never going to quash my love of boats, so here we in a boaters paradise and it&#8217;s time for a first foray into ownership. The first opportunity arose a couple of weeks ago over a beer. One of the loan service RAF blokes is leaving soon and was trying to sell his 16&#8217 ...

... hot and dusty (floppy hat and factor 50). If you can&#8217;t see the garden it&#8217;s condensation on the outside of the windows and it&#8217;s going to be a drippy day (double deodorant and baggy shorts).<br><br><br>Apparently this to and fro lasts about a month before the sea breeze wins and holds sway for July and August. Come September, it starts all over.<br><br><br>One unusual aspect of the hot weather is the tap reversal, and it takes some getting used to. The &#8216;cold&#8217 ...

Hi all. Back in Muscat after 3 days in the Damaniyat Islands Nature Preserve. The islands were about a 2 hour boat trip offshore from the capital (15-20 km offshore from the mainland). We were going out to get a first hand perspective on some of the reserve's management issues and challenges and to participate with biologists from the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) on some of their scheduled coral reef and turtle monitoring/research ...

... laundry. I'm still tidying up. Wow. We've been watching the news on the snow at home. I'm so glad I'm not doing the school/nurs**y run. I crashed on the ice before on Lewes Road in Isfield. I couldn't bear to head out as it is now, I'd be scared stiff. Drive safely ev**yone! The shops h**e shut about 1/2pm and reopen about 4pm. So Colin had a few **rands to do so headed out. He went to buy a washing machine, sort out the phone at Omantel and pay ...

... to be posted] let me know...same goes for the pink flowers please!). The bird seemed no larger than a wren and was bluey black in the sunlight.   Although when Colin asked me on the first night what I thought, the first word was 'isolated' but this seems a slightly harsh word to describe it. I'm making the most of the relative peace and tranquillity as it will all kick off eventually as soon as I get thrown in to the reality of it all, what with driving ...

... t recommend it too highly as the crime is spreading vastly, the townships are spreading and there is widespread thought that it is becoming the next Zimbabwe; she fears for her mother who still lives in Cape Town. I find that so sad that a country that I've always had in my heart is falling apart at the seams. Will I ever get back? The world seems such a small place these days yet SA seems so distant now...   F ...

... On more than one occasion I have found myself smiling, walking out of whatever office I was visiting, going out to my car, rolling up the windows, and shouting at the top of my voice. Arguing would produce an understanding shrug, banging the table would prompt a kindly smile, and storming out would only get you to the back of the queue. Maybe an example would help. Obtaining a Resident's Card. When reading this. please ...

"At 36.4 km turn tight onto some rough tracks; you'll see Sur ar Rumays fort in front of you... What makes this a special fort is that it is virtually unvisited, unwritten about, unrestored -- pretty much unloved in fact, except by the odd grazing goat." - Off-Road in the Sultanate of Oman, Jenny Walker and Sam Owen I got out of my 4x4 at the fort, ready to snap a couple of pictures, and before I had closed the door, a local Omani gentleman had already walked up to me and started a ...

... if the only Americans in Muscat started acting like jerks. Some of the stands looked rather professional with each different type of seafood in its own ice-filled container. Others were just guys sitting there with large piles of fish next to them. It all smelled horrendous. By the time we left I was dying to try some crabs. I grew up and Maryland and that's what we do, we eat crabs. I really really wanted some crabs! After ...

... a can of 7-Up to eat and drink as we walked around. I remember spending most of the time peering in amazement at all the different things that were for sale at all the different stalls and shops. There was always something fascinating and completely unique to be transfixed by.