Oman Visit - Dec 2006 to Jan 2007
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Still more beautiful beaches... |
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Weather is grand, wish you were here! Actually, wish I was still there myself.... |
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Sponge washed up on the beach |
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More beach debris |
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And a bit more... |
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X's and O's, anyone? [I was X, but he let me win...] :-) |
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Imprint in the sand from a jellyfish that washed up and dried out. |
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Jellyfish that has just made it onto the beach. These were everywhere, it was like a jellyfish minefield. Fortunately they're immature and don't have stinging tentacles yet. |
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Looks just like a saline implant, doesn't it? |
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Hey, it's the truck again! |
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Calgon, take me away! |
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Due for another picture of black rocks at the beach now? |
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Painted Cray (no, we didn't eat him - something else got this particular feast, this was just what was left). |
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Radar tower on the base - VP squadron folks may notice something's missing in this picture. The second ball, maybe? |
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Closer on the tower |
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This was taken at the beach where we went diving (Coral Gardens) - mainly took this and the next few for all the different colors. I think that just about every color of sand is in this or one of the following photos. |
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More in the same area... |
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Playing around on the beach after the dive |
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Hey - you're wearing my shirt! |
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George times two |
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More contrasting colors - this is on the way to Palm Wadi (an interior oasis) |
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Offroading at its finest! |
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A few date palms showing up now |
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And more contrasting colors |
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Amazing rock formations - as I understand it, there are quite a few minerals to be found here (copper, azurite, malachite). |
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Amazing to think about the forces it took to bend rock like this... |
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More of the same rock face |
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Another lonely road - still on the way to Palm Wadi. Good thing it's not rush hour, don't know if we can deal with all this traffic! |
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Ya think maybe it's a tad bright out? |
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Aaah, I'm going blind! |
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Palm Wadi |
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Back home again...gazebo in the courtyard of the accommodations |
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Bar inside gazebo |
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Interior of gazebo |
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Interior of gazebo, complete with the 'Alan Beard Memorial Tree'! (Hey, that's one way to not have to take a tree down after Christmas...) |