April 2006

Last weekend, we went on a wonderful camping trip in the Western Hajar Mountains. The area was relatively close, about 1 hour drive to the beginning of the dirt road. We visited a great swimming hole in a small slot canyon and then camped in a beautiful spot that allowed us to hike through another slot canyon to this beautiful little village. In the village, we were invited to have coffee and dates with a "family" (only men joined us because that's just the way it is). The road to the swimming hole and camp spot was crazy 4 wheel drive terrain. I'm surprised Taj and Mia don't have whiplash from it. But it seems like we all survived unscathed. In fact, when Greg was putting Taj to bed in the tent last night, Taj said "Daddy, I like camping".