More or less the same...

Life in Muscat is more or less the same at home, with a few minor (or major) distinctions:

• More coffee - People drink coffee or tea 24/7 and I find myself partaking (as I am now) until about 3PM when I have to quit so I can sleep


• Less running - At least for the next few months it's just too freaking hot (occasionally we run after the sun goes down)


• More driving fast - Go fast here or get run over and honked at (see below)


• Less use of turn singals (people here are more likely to use hazard lights, which they turn on as they slam on their breaks - which they often do)


• More use of horns (very annoying - is everyone really in that big of a hurry?)


• Far less options for beer and wine


• More sweating (again, too hot)


• Less TV (we opted not to get one)


• More movies (to balance not having a TV)


• Less radio options (unless you're into english/american pop, which I find pretty terrible)


• More reading (averaging a couple books a week here)


• Less time outside (did I mention how hot it is here?)


• More scuba diving - yay!

All in all these are all interesting life changes. Around September a lot of the outdoor related activities will pick up. For now, we will stick with scuba diving as our primary outdoor activity. Tomorrow we are diving the Daymaniyat Islands off the coast of Oman and are hoping to see whale sharks (or shark, I would be happy with one) this time.