Oman

What a weekend. It started with the usual after work drinks at the Rotana with the usual crowd, then others including Annie and Sue from Abu Dhabi. It ended with a long drive back from Muscat through the mountains of Oman, a priceless weekend that added more stamps to my passport.

I'll write more about the journey tomorrow but for now, here's some pics. Oman's a beautiful place, a place with very different scenery from the UAE despite being such close neighbours.

One photo is of a camel family, first time I've seen them grazing berries off a tree. The rest were taken at the Al Sawadi Beach Resort just north of Muscat. We drove up after seeing the sign and got a good deal for the night, a lovely restful place to spend some time. We got to swim in the sea, the warm Gulf of Oman, as well as lounge by the pool and wine (read beer, wine and G'n'T) and dine in the outdoor restaurant. It's a place worth a revisit, next time to go diving off the islands we could see from the beach.