Wadi Al Arbaeen for the boys

Here's the goal, this is the beautiful part of hiking a wadi in the summer in Oman. Cliff jumping into cold clear water. There is often a temperature change just from being in the wadi where there's water and sometimes greenery. It's still blazing hot, don't get me wrong, but sometimes there's shade and you can be wet. 

Wadi Al Arbaeen is known as a more technical hike. Climbing over large boulders and through shrubby areas. Matt said he felt that our family could've done it-don't know how true that is but I look forward to giving it a try. The jumps and water call to me.

Musts for hiking wadis are grippy, comfortable water shoes. I've done it in my chacos several times but with my wide feet, I usually end up with swollen feet, and shrinking shoes from becoming wet and then drying over and over. They followed this falaj for quite a way in the beginning. They go along the cliffs and are often shaded so it's pretty easy going.

I'm glad they were able to go before Eli had to go back to school. It's more fun in many ways when you don't have to wait for the sisters and when you can go fast and enjoy the fun parts longer. The girls and I stayed busy unpacking and taking care of business. I did walk the girls down to the Oasis Club for a swim. We only have this one picture below,

Sennia is walking in front of the Pakistani Embassy that is around the corner from where we live. I love this door. I don't know how legal it is to take pictures of embassys. I know the US Embassy has signs all over forbidding pictures but I wanted to take family pictures in front of this door. I was downvoted. We had fun swimming and then the girls swam in our baby pool at the house for hours after we got back. When the boys got home we all went over to the Oasis Club again to meet up with some Embassy families for dinner and playing. Elise and Brigham were tired and stayed home but everyone else had a bit of fun. It's nice to continue to meet new Embassy Families.