Oman

We yet again had a leisurely breakfast thanks to the kids crafting activities at our hotel. Between the crafting supplies Millie used up and the amount of food Nick and I ate, I’m sure this hotel lost money on us. The service was impeccable and they even gave us to-go containers to pack from the…

Today was almost a direct copy and paste of yesterday. We had a leisurely breakfast while Millie used and abused the craft offering of the hotel. This gave us over an hour to sit and adequately reach the limits of the all-you-can-eat buffet. Nick was so full from breakfast that he didn’t eat anything else…

When Nick opened the curtains this morning we were amazed by the view. It felt like a real surprise after not seeing anything when we arrived after dark last night. We moseyed down to breakfast and sat outside. It’s much cooler up here so it was pleasant to sit outside. The hotel had a craft…

After a mediocre breakfast buffet at the turtle reserve, we set off to visit Wadi Bani Khalid. It was a 2 hour drive away, and desolate the whole way. It’s too dry and hot for anything to grow, there aren’t many people anywhere, and yet the roads are perfectly maintained 3-lane highways. As we approached…

We finally slept well, all the way until 9. After a buffet breakfast we packed up and headed out. It was already over 100 degrees, and inching up. Our plan was to visit the famous Wadi al Shab, but started getting nervous about the hike required in to the swimming area. Different sources said it…

Nick was up at 6 this morning to go scuba diving. Unfortunately this meant Millie and I were also up at 6. We went to the Overlook Hotel breakfast buffet which was set up as if the hotel was fully booked, but we were the only ones there. It was very overstaffed which meant we…

Our flight wasn’t too early but we woke up tired. I didn’t sleep great and I think we are still on Cape Town time, even though it’s only 2 hours behind, so a 7am alarm felt like 5am. We had hotel breakfast and then made it to the airport two hours before our flight. Then…