Hello from the Desert

Thought it was time for another post.  I got back to the field on the 6th and one week down today.  I spent an extra week at home so only doing three weeks in the field this time.  It took me longer to get into it this time as five weeks off is a serious amount of downtime and I had to get used to the pace being a bit quicker and thinking about different things.  Quite frankly I am simply looking forward to flying out of here on the 27th, even though it is going to be a seriously loooooong flight this time.  Off to New Zealand that night and for some strange reason (cost I think) I decided to book a 30 hour journey - urrgghhh!  Will be interesting as I have never flown through Bangkok before.  Got 7 hours lay over in Hong Kong so will just have to do some shopping - dang!!!  Am really looking forward to catching up with friends and family in NZ & OZ.

Braden arrived today.  Braden is the 21 year old son of our very good friends Mik & Deb who live in New Zealand.  I can not believe how those 21 years have wizzed by.  Braden decided it was time for an adventure so he packed his bags and jumped on a plane to Oman :-)  While Mik was waiting for him to arrive he txt me and said "I hope he arrives".  I txt back saying "Yeah me too, otherwise we will have Debbie on our ass".  Happy to say he arrived all in one piece and has begun his Middle Eastern adventure.

Pic of the Grand Mosque in Muscat at night. 

Apparently it is very beautiful inside but we have not seen it yet, but can see the dome from our house at night.