Saturday 21st March GETTING HOTTER!

Ok so what have I been up to since my last update?

Well its been pretty quiet really apart from in school where things are really starting to get hectic what with the exam season coming up. Also Nigel Melen our principal ended up in hospital with what has been reported as a case of Typhoid, so it could be awhile till we see him. Get well soon Nigel.

We had a long weekend (4 days off last week due to the Prophets Birthday and I just generally lazed around, although on the Monday Night I had been invited round To Ronesh and Cirsts for a bit of a drink. Was a good night, Donald was absolutely smashed, but as I was driving so I had to take it easy. Tuesday night I was at the choir, we are practising for Easter services and also to do a charity show, looks like its going to be fun.

On the Friday it was beach day….but it was really rough (see pictures) so it was just a day for getting a good tan!

The following week turned out to be a short one as well. On the Friday it was sports day and all the senior school trooped off to the Sultan Quaboos Sports Stadium. This is their national sports stadium but we had gotten permission to hold our track and field events there! Absolutely brilliant stadium (in fact a full sports complex) and the kids had a great day. It was a bit hectic though because just as we arrived one of the sport teachers received a phone call to tell us that we had to be back no later than 12 noon as the police where going to close the roads again for the Egyptian Prime Ministers visit and all kids had to be picked up, by thier parents/drivers before 12.30 and we could all have another half day off! Waiting for my friends to send me the photos and will get them on asap.

This weekend has been rather busier: on Thursday me Brian and Linda drove (my turn to drive) to As Sifah beach, about an hours drive through mountainous terrain, with some brilliant views, for the day (for those of you who read the blog you may remember I went camping there with India and the Hash). It was red hot and even I had to keep under the shade most of the time.

Friday was Marjan beach day but this time there was a few of us. Donald phoned to say that he would pick me up as Seaeda (sorry if I’ve spelt that wrong) and Shona where coming along as well. They came up to my flat and now Seaeda wants to swop with me….NO CHANCE!

When we got to Marjan beach the tide was out further than I had ever seen it and the water was crystal clear. Went snorkelling seen loads of fish but no turtles this time.
After the beach we went to Shathi for some lunch and then on to the Grand Hyatt hotel for Saeada and Shona to have a look around and also to see about spending a day there, using their facilities, as Donald’s guest (as he is a member of the gym).

Melissa, if you are reading this, it might give you some ideas! Melissa is coming out to stay with me for about 10 days and we have been chatting online, sorting things out.

Well that about brings me back up to date and here’s some photos;
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