Musendam Trip

On Friday a group of us went to Musendam, Oman for the day. We met up with Dan, Ashley, Jen, Richard, Chip, the Hart's, the Russell's, and James' cousin Ann, at 6:00 a.m. We hired a driver and a 14 seater van, so spent most of the 3 hour trip snoozing and chatting. When we arrived at the pier, we discovered that the exclusive dhow we had rented would not be exclusive. The Russell's were less than pleased and put up a good fight, but unfortunately we had to share the boat during the second half of our trip. We didn't let this little mishap spoil our trip, however, and enjoyed a great day of lounging, dolphin watching, snorkeling, and swimming!





Dan getting ready for a luau??? =)




Dolphin watching




Relaxing




Richard's first taste of Arabic coffee... we are certain they just strain water through dirty gym socks to make the stuff!




A little modeling...




She knows she's cute;)




Musendam




Momma and baby Arabian humpback dolphins














The men driving the dhows know right where to find pods of dolphins. Two boats often work together to create big, enticing wakes for the dolphins to play in.














Friendly Omanis




After our first snorkel stop




Dan coaching Ashley about jumping off the rock




Her first jump went well, but she hit something (rock or coral?) on the second. Poor thing!


We were highly entertained when the spin-jump competitions started...



Graceful Adam




Not-so-graceful James... he smacked himself upside the head with his own arm =)




Ike




Too cute Teryl


Serious Dan