Yesha and Gopal got married on 13-Feb-2007. Join the Bohemians in wishing them a lot of happiness.
Millions of years ago, these 'rocky' mountains must have been a part of a rain forest. Now, though, one will be lucky to find a blade of grass...
Driving on the road to Al Khasab is almost like being on a roller-coaster; the sharp turns makes it very interesting. There are points when you feel that you are about to drive straight into the sea!
There it is, the first sight of Khasab! Plenty of blue and white speed-boats.
The road snakes through the coastal line and eventually takes you to downtown Khasab. In fact, there is an airport at Al Khasab.
A marooned Dhow
The damaged Dhow and the corroding anchor makes a perfect picture.
This picture was taken while we were returning from Al Khasab. It is the moon trying to break through the clouds. The reflection in the sea created such a wonderful spectacle.
This is the same bay where all those blue and white boats are docked.
We made our second stop at the first beach enroute Khasab. Apart from a solitary car parked in the distance, no soul was to be seen anywhere on the beach! We had to ourselves a vast stretch of beach - clean, smooth sand that too. Amazing place to be. We thoroughly enjoyed what we saw...
What's that?! Miti has spotted something interesting.
Miti is having a closer look at it :-)
In fact she is picking it up :-)
Guess what! CRABS!
A good chance that the Bohemians will be on National Geographic :-)
02. Feb. 2007
When we left Dubai at about 2:30pm, it was a touch cloudy; nothing too threatening. Driving at a fair click on the Emirates road (Max 120kph), soon we drove into a slight drizzle, which gathered strength on the way. We could see lightning for the first time in almost two years!
PJ has been working in Ras Al Kaimah for the last one year (He is very busy these days with the work on the 110ft luxury yacht underway.) When PJ suggested we drive to Al Khasab in Oman, which is not too far away from Ras Al Kaimah... it sounded like a very good plan.
There is a border-crossing at Al Shams (UAE) and Tibat (Oman), where we got the visa stamped. UAE charges 20AED for exiting the country and Oman takes 10AED for the One month single entry visa. At the UAE check-point, there were toilets for men - and I couldn't find any for women. The security officer was not too cooperative, he was busy shooing us away towards Oman for some strange reason.
The gentleman at the Oman check-point should be promoted as a senior officer in the External Affairs ministry. He was very friendly, polite, and a great ambassador to his country. He advised us to be careful while we drive towards Khasab - asking us to watch out for stones flying on to the road because of the unfriendly weather (rain and wind).
As we drove into Oman, we had craggy/jagged mountain to our right and the sea to our left. We made a brief stop to take a few snaps of an old building (looked like a very old mosque).
A small fort was being renovated/built not too far away from the old building...
Here is PJ!
Miti has been sort of complaining that I don't write enough in this blog. Why should I spoil the joy of these images with my words? :-)
It is always a good idea not to disagree with the wifey! I also need to lose some weight :O
I have more than 100 pictures of the trip. Shall upload them shortly.
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