Countdown

For those of you viewing this through Facbook 'Notes', the original post is available on www.henrickatlarge.blogspot.com.  It will enable you access to photo galleries and other multi-media material which doesn't transfer into 'Notes'

Oh well, it's after New Years.  Time to start getting 'rrrready' for what the new year has in store.  The time is ticking down until the return to the 'Gulf'.  Lots of things yet to do.

This time I am forwarned, and so I am forarming myself with the things that I would have brought, and things I would have done when I went to Oman the first time.  I refuse to

But in light of all that I could be doing to get ready, I am still faced with a lot of down time.  For the most part, I have been reading, doing stuff online and amassing digital media (to take with me).

I will post a little on some of the things I have been reading and doing.  But this is most about where I will be going.  For those of you not familiar with the 'Gulf' area, I've included a map.


View Larger Map

I have also put a link below to some images on the web of Nizwa, in case any of you are interested to know where I will be going to.

In a nutshell: Its the samw average temperature as Rustaq. A little farther away from the Capital. Though it looks greener, and it is in fact a much larger city.

Nizwa Oman http://bit.ly/6qDQxV

Well... I've got to go back to my book... so I hope to see you before I go... whoever you are...