Ola and I rose right after the 5:30 call to prayer and were out in the dark to hit the beach for a walk and see the sunrise. It was actually a bit chilly, but beautiful and I was amazed at how many other people there were out for their exercise! Beating the heat makes a lot of sense, I guess. We watched the sky turn to pink and the city wake up, felt so safe on the beautiful. pristine clean beach. We walked for two and a half hours, talking and talking, not realizing how the time was flying by, until it started getting pretty warm and we didn't even have water! What a great way to start a day, tho - Ola and Jerry plan to do it whenever they can.
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| beach sunrise |
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| Gotta love a city with no building taller than 9 stories! |
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| Omani mounted police - out strolling the beach in the morning |
Back to the house for breakfast and then off to the spa for a wonderfully relaxing massage - we are also being treated on Women's Day - and then joined everyone at the Hyatt Resort for a lovely buffet lunch and a day of relaxing by the pool and swimming in the ocean. Elaine is just about 100% now, what a relief! The sea here is the perfect temperature for swimming - balmy warm - maybe even warmer than I remember Hawaii!
All good things have to come to a close and we spent the early evening shuffling our luggage around to get the magic 23 kilos per bag - I am over of course but resigned to pay the piper - it's been worth it!! Probably haven't mentioned how much I'm bringing home - those darn Indian tapestries are so heavy!! But we sailed through and were saying our very sad goodbyes much much too early. It has been the trip of a lifetime - Jerry and Ola have been marvelous hosts. I really hope they stay here a few more years and that I have been a good guest - I'd come back in a heartbeat. Oman - I love you!
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