Greetings from Oman!

Angela has been telling me to make an entry, and I have been coming up with good excuses...but I guess I ran out of good ones and couldn't think of a bad one.

Things are going well out here. Angela and the family will be 'visiting' here in a week, and I am extremely excited to see them. Both my parents are helping bring the family over and will be staying a couple of days as well.

Oman is a very interesting place. I am living in Salalah, which is near the Yemen border. It is actually a mountainous place and has a monsoon season (from Jun-Sep) which turns everything green. From pictures, it looks more like Hawaii than the Arabian peninsula. I have had several opportunities to travel around here while I have been here solo. The beaches are wonderful, and there are plenty of outdoor hikes/sites to see.

Flying has been going good. It is neat to fly brand new jets. The Omani pilots are interested in learning and are doing quite well. It is a little different being out here, because I am the only one! (along with some contractors) The work days are long (7am to 1:30pm), so I have to find things to do with my time. I have tried to read as much as possible, get a tan, and catch up on a lot of other things I wanted to do.

Well, I won't make this too long. I will try attaching some pictures. We will see. Angela will write more once she is out here I am sure. Take care and God bless.

Joel