Teacherinegypt: June 1, 2012

Linda is catching up on her sleep and doing well with her jet lag. She crashed about 7:00 on Tuesday evening after a short drive around Muscat. Wednesday is our usual beach evening so after school we went to Majan Beach. We ate a shared supper with friends on the beach and she went snorkelling and saw 2 sea turtles and the usual variety of reef fish. After dark she was able to see the phosphorescence in the ocean which looks like green sparks in the water. By the time we went home at 10:30 she was extremely tired and went straight to bed. Thursday (my Saturday) morning we were up early to see the fish market in Mutrah. She was able to see the variety of fish and get some pictures. We went for breakfast at the Marina and by that time it was hitting up in the 40s. We went to the Mutrah Sook and spent time buying a few things and looking at the shops. It is a large sprawling complex made up of many small shops all crowed together in winding alleyways under the sook roof. It is very large and we only saw a fraction of it. It is the same idea as the large sook in Egypt, with the vendors trying to lure you in to buy and expecting you to bargain. The temperature was so high, most of the morning was similar to a sauna. We had to drink lots of water and wipe our faces and our clothes were soaked. That evening we went to a very nice farewell party at the Dolphin Club, it’s the season of good byes for expats, for they are a very transient population, always someone leaving. Linda was fading fast so we came home a bit early.