Back to winter......

Oman! What a place! I would definitely go back..like a shot. It was heart-wrenching to leave...mainly because I'll miss my sister, but also it is bliss to know that it will be warm and sunny pretty much every day and that the sea will be gloriously inviting, no matter what.
Above is a pic of the desert trip ( including that unnerving drive!) and one of the wadi near Fanja.
The BG weant a bit native and now has two turbans and a dishdash! There he is with his uncle and cousins. Little Miles carries a turban off with considerable aplomb and the Omanis are also delighted to see him capering about in the streets of Muscat.
We minced back down the A303 and subsequent lanes on the ice last night and this morning everything was encrusted with ice. The peacocks' water froze over immediately it was refilled...grim.
We feel pretty discombobulated but need to get our act together quickly. The BG is back at school tomorrow and the log pile is utterly depleted.....oh, for the sun!