Countdowns

3 countdowns coming soon, which have got me quite excited and suddenly conscious of time.

#1 This weekend is our one weekend away so we are off to Oman. Really looking forward to this as Conrad told me it is a beautiful country. Need to watch the currency as we get just under $3 riyal here to the NZ $1 although this is quickly changing for the worse in recent weeks. Whereas in Oman you need to think in English Pound as one Omani Riyal costs NZ $3.50.

#2 Kim and the girls arrive the following weekend which will be exciting. Not sure how they will deal with the climate in the first instance. Kim likes the heat but I think this may be more than she is expecting. It is only hitting 40 rather than the 45 of a few weeks ago with the wind / dust filtering the heat. It will be interesting to see how they deal with our neighbourhood as the girls will be the only western girls that I have seen in our area. This will probably cause a few looks from the male dominated area we live in.

#3 We have been given word today that the team will be moving to Abu Dhabi for the month of August. This creates a whole new chapter in our adventure which was unexpected. Really quite excited about this as it will give us a chance to check out Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Dubai as I am hopeful that I will be back up this way some time in the future for work opportunities. That means we are down to the last six weeks of our time in Qatar, half of this will be spent with the family.