Al Wadi Hotel Sohar
Address: P. O. Box: 459 Sohar, Oman
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The 1st of many 1st's....... by HJ
... our dads and then we started crying!!!)
4) Drove through three states (Florida, Georgie and Alabama) in one day, changed time zones and actually went back in time by gaining an hour
5) Drank a starbucks coffee in Alabama
6) Made some friends in Alabama
...So today we have driven 650miles and we feel like rock stars!!!!
Leaving Florida was far easier than getting to into it... honestly, four wrong turns and we ended up in downtown Ghetto very nearly ...
Following the Civil Rights march
... rights in the south. In Selma itself there was little to see except more shabby housing, the excellent Voting Rights Museum, and the St James Hotel which was quite a find and gave us a wonderful river view room for only ...
Surviving the Gauntlet
... a second, well, he’d be a statistic now. And the car insurance company would have a hefty new invoice to pay.
And the ride wasn’t over yet. Later, another deer jumped out from the left shoulder and trotted casually across the road in front of me. But he timed his leap at the farthest reach of my high beams and there was ample time for me to tap the breaks and let him pass. But still, it set ...
So much has changed, but so much hasn't....
... of the Selma to Montgomery march. And the disparate conditions that were prevalent then are still alive and well today. So much has changed, but in the end, still so much hasn't.
Second - the National Voting Rights Institute in Selma. If you haven't been, you must go. They've been open since 1993. Among their collections are the Alabama State Troopers surveillance photos of the marches, as well as cast footprints and stories of those the museum ...
A Day on the Farm
... to willingly join us in the water. So that meant I had to pull her in. This was not an easy task and she scurried out as quickly as she could.
In the afternoon, my cousin Frankie saddled up some of the horses and Alex got to go for a little ride. Then there was more swimming and even time to hold one of Uncle D's new baby ducks...a father's day gift from his daughters.
We had a very peaceful and relaxing visit and can't wait to go back ...



