Kaylynn in Oman: The Adventure Begins

Kaylynn arrived in Muscat the day before yesterday and it was very good to see her. I was talking to someone I knew from Thumrait when I saw her come through the outer terminal door I said, "That's my wife!!" and I ran off without saying goodbye to the guy I was talking to. It was rude, but hey my wife was here. We took a taxi to The Chedi Muscat, and were treated very well. We had dinner that night and the food was outstanding. I was very impressed. The weather was nice and even though Kaylynn was a little tired she was happy to be with me too. She did get to travel business half the trip and she got spoiled.

The next day we went to church at the LDS Branch in Muscat. It was a small group but they were very welcoming and adopted us into their branch quickly. Too bad I am now leaving. We went to a baptism of an Indian woman who is a teacher in Muscat. She and Kaylynn hit it off, and it was very cool to see a baptism done in the Persian Gulf waters. The Church is not recognized in Oman yet, but they are working on it.

After the baptism, Kaylynn and I went to the Elders Quorum President's house for the confirmation and some chili. The food was good and the company was too. The spirit was there as this woman received the Holy Ghost. The man accompanying the Indian woman was her brother, and Kaylynn assumed they were husband and wife and was making comments about them getting sealed in the temple next, until she was corrected about the family relation. It was funny and Kaylynn was a little red faced.

After the baptism and everything it was time for a nap and dinner in the room, where I had an awesome Rib Eye steak. Unfortunately the day was marred by the news of the invasion of the country of Georgia by Russia, and that became the 'must watch' thing for the night, besides the 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony, which was kinda cool. Kaylynn is an Olympic junkie, and she was a little upset about being over here and possibly not being able to see it. Well Al Jazeera is showing it, so Kaylynn is happy now. The next day was pool time and getting ready to leave for Salalah.

That is just water in the glass. Kaylynn really enjoyed this pool. It is very close to the beach. There was no one there at first, but later on other families came. We lounged in the pool till it was time for lunch and check out. The food was excellent once again and we were full. We went to the airport and waited for our flight to Salalah. When we finally arrived in Salalah, I could tell Kaylynn was not impressed. I have been trying to make it more enjoyable, but she is seeing the conditions here, that I have been working under, first hand. After a few disappointing things we headed up the mountain to the air base to stay in my room. It was like taking her to a bachelor pad. When we got there she was really tired, and she went right off to bed, but the next day she CLEANED MY ROOM! I told her she didn't have to do that, and she said, "Yes I do." OK, well today we are going to go see some other things, and that I will save for the next blog.