After a very nice drive through the Dhofar mountains we arrived in Yemen – where if anything the scenery is more dramatic than in Dhofar.
Enjoying the Yemeni sun
on small beach we had a simple Picnic before turning around, for the drive back to Salalah.
Fortunately we managed to arrive in time for a nice dinner in town.
Categories: Culture · Meals · Mountain · Oman · People · Salalah · Sea · Tour · Yemen
Tagged: Dhofar, Oman, Picnic, Salalah, Yemen
In an extraordinarily close finish in the last leg of the last race on the last day (just as they won the Gulf Cup in Football – nail biting) Oman Sail’s Masirah has won the “iShares Cup Champions 2009” in Almeria, Spain.
Whats even more extraordinary is that this was their first season – hopefully more to come.
What a shame the America’s Cup isnt in Oman’s waters.
Categories: England · London · Muscat · Oman · Sea · Uncategorized
Tagged: iShares Cup Champions 2009, Masirah, Oman, Spain
Just before it launches I took a look at the Jewel of Muscat, the replica of a 9th Century West Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea) boat. This is being constructed in Muscat and will sail to Singapore where it will be the focus of a Museum about the Belitung, a wreck full of Chinese merchandise .
The boat is sewn, rather than nailed together, a technique used in Oman until the mid 20th c .
Jewel of Muscat
The Jewel uses extreme sewing – which in most boats I’ve seen was used for structurally critical parts of a boat. Probably for a long ocean voyage, between Oman and China, every part of the boat would be considered critical.
Categories: Culture · Muscat · Museum · Oman · Sea
Tagged: Arabian Sea, Belitung, China, Dhow, Jewel of Muscat, Muscat, Oman, Sewn Boats, Singapore
Setting off from Australia , the Dawn Princess arrived in Muscat today, during its World Cruise .
Dawn Princess in Muscat’s Port
Its possibly the first World Cruise to start in Australia so, naturally, the majority of the passengers came from Australia and New Zealand. Muscat was cooler than it has been so their visit makes a promising start to the winter Cruse Season in Oman.
Categories: Muscat · Oman · Sea · Tour
Tagged: Cruise Excursions, Muscat, Oman, Shore excursions
I enjoy watching turtles on the Beaches of Oman so much that, last year, decided to ‘adopt’ one. The Turtle chosen ‘Havda’ was tracked as she swam up up to the Straights of Hormuz. Unfortunately the transmitter has stopped its signal – so we will miss her future travels
Categories: Musandam · Oman · Oman's Nature · Sea
Tagged: Gulf of Oman, Masirah, Musandam, Ras al Jinz, Turtle
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