A "wadi" is the valley through which water runs to the sea. The point where the water enters the ocean is called the Khor. We visited 3 proposed sites: Khor Rori, Khor Mughsayl and Khor Kharfot. One of them could possibly be what Nephi called the "Land Bountiful"

The scriptures list 12 distinctive traits. 1) It must lie nearly eastward from Nahom, Yeman where Ishmael died.

2) It must have access to the coast.

3) It must be a fertile area,

4) with much fruit, honey,

Khor Mughsayl in stormy weather

5) ship building timber and

6) a year-round water source.

Khor Rori

It needs to be
7) a sheltered port with

8) access to the open ocean.

Even more specifically, there needs to be

9) a "mount" nearby with

10) ore and flint present and

11) points from which one could be thrown into the depths of the sea.

Finally, 12) it is most likely secluded from a populated area.

In visiting the first two candidates for the Land Bountiful, Kor Rori and Khor Mughsayl, it was quite obvious to me that they were missing on a few important points.

Unfortunately, the third and most perfect candidate, was unavailable for us to explore. The storm off the coast of Somalia, in eastern Africa, sent high winds, unusal rain and rough seas to the Omani coast. It was too dangerous for our little, hired fishing boats to take us in. We were terribly disappointed and could only imagine how perfect it must be.

Khor Kharfot through the mist

Khor Rori on a beautiful day!