Only so far…

You can follow a guide book only so far. To get the rest of the way the spirit of the road takes over or as was the case today you have to listen for the sounds of adventure. Today on the way to Nizwa we had been mesmorized by the huge mountains. Living in the flat country of Kuwait is was a nice change of scenery to see mountains again. As we drove pasted the sign for Wadi Qurai the spirit of the road was calling for us to stop. We drove through a small town, saw the riverbed that had a little rain water but the sound of childern’s laughter inspired us to walk further down the Wadi.

As we turned the mountain path we saw a giant watering hole and 20 kids sliding down rocks and laughing.  As we said hello the boys laughed and all waved back. Our vacation meshed with their everyday life.

(Note: A Wadi is a is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley; in some cases it may refer to a dry riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain.)