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| April 8: There is one trip I have wanted to take ever since we moved here: take a dhow cruise in Musandom, Oman. Somehow, every time we've made plans to go, we've had to change them. But I am happy to say that this weekend, we FINALLY went! And it sure didn't disappoint! The kids scouted out our beach camping sight immediately upon arrival. |
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| With the low tide, Tyler and Lilli made it to this little patch of sand in the water |
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Will joined them once he realized he could make it there without getting his shorts wet.
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The picture doesn't do justice to the awesome sunset we saw. The kids didn't stop exploring though - using flashlights, they found some impressive crabs and lizards hiding in the rocks near our campsite.
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In the morning this sink hole appeared on the shore. Every time the waves rolled in, the water shot up a little ways. I thought it was beautiful, but I did my motherly job to ruin Tyler's fun by forbidding him to swim into it like he wanted to.
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We also found this sea turtle hanging out in the very shallow water!
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Next step - to find our dhow! We had an eventful ride down a very windy road (ask our neighbors how windy - they had some very carsick girls in their car...) Everyone was pretty excited to venture out on the water and try to spot some dolphins.
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Lots of towering cliffs and sparkling water!!
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Owen enjoyed the complimentary fruit on board the dhow.
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We're here!
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Good trips are even better with good friends! The Wierzbonowskis
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The Robertsons (aka the Jesbears)
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The Garbayos
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The dhow was a kid's dream - they could wander around and climb on everything, or sit in their own corner and just take in the sights. And it was a parent's nightmare - making sure none of the 12 kids on board accidentally fell off the (low) sides of the dhow without us noticing… Actually, with so many adults it wasn't really that bad :)
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Time to look for fish! The water was a little colder than we've become accustomed to, but we saw plenty of cool fish to make up for it :)
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Did I mention the low sides?! Colby REALLY wanted to see those fish...
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We saw a couple dolphins, but never too close or too far out of the water. Just spotting them was enough to make my kids talk about it for days on end :)
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When everyone was done swimming, we had a picnic lunch i.e. all the kids went to check out what everyone else was eating instead of eating the food their own parents brought. It all works out :)
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Then, almost every single adult and child fell asleep on the return trip to the dock. Owen chose this particularly comfy looking spot. Best trip ever!!
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