As most of you were getting ready to celebrate Hallowe'en on Friday, Jacqui and I were getting ready to take our first two sailing lessons. Weather in Oman being normally very nice, with warm temperatures, light winds and quiet waters make this area an ideal spot to learn. So off we went on Friday morning. It was nice, the skies were blue and winds were fairly calm. We got to the marina, took in the onland instructions (the theory) then went out to sea to practice what we had "learned". Well, as soon as we got out of the protected area of the marina, the waves were so big it looked like the movie "the perfect storm". Seriously, the waves were at least 10 feet high. When we were at the bottom of the wave, you couldn't see much. Not a good learning environment. So we canned that for now and will try again later, when the after effects of the tropical storm have subsided.
So that freed up our weekend quite a bit. Jacqui slept a bit in the afternoon as she is coming down with a cold and wants to get rid of it as fast as possible. We then went to the Crowne Plaza for a dip in the pool, and came home and watched TV. On Saturday, it was still very windy and the waters by the beach, which are normally very calm had whitecaps again today. We spent part of the afternoon at a golf tournament at the course that is on our way to school. It was part of the European Challenge, therefore golfers trying to get their card to play on the European tour. We enjoyed walking around on the course, as it looks quite interesting. There are some beautiful holes, a lot of them being bordered by the gulf. We will try to get one round in after Christmas. We had an early dinner and Skype later at night.
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| Part of the marina, where we almost sailed! |
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| The scoreboard by the green at 18 |
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| No, she's not playing! |
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| The 18th hole, from the back tees. |
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