May 15, 2009
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100,000 km
The 100,000 KM Party was great! Lots of people came.
And I'd put together a slide show with over 150 pictures of my blue Sirion, playing in the background all evening.
And the Toyota sales guy who sold me my Sirion two and a half years ago - Rijo - came as well (standing to the right in this photo), along with this sales colleague Prashant.
More pictures here.
Sharaf Al Alamayin
Two days later I drove up to my favourite spot in this area, Sharaf Al Alamayin. It's about an hour from Nizwa. When you arrive, you're at 2,000 metres above sea level but still you have this great car park.
Right where the trekking path starts. It's all very civilised.
There's nothing up there. Well, used to. Now, looking left from the car park you can actually see a building project. I have no idea of what it is. Goes to show that if you want to see unspoilt Oman you might want to hurry up!
Anyway, walking for about 45 minutes from the car park along the mountain ridge, you're spoilt for choice of where to sit down and take in the view. This is me.
This is the view.
Snorkelling in Muscat
Yesterday morning, a few of my friends and I went snorkelling in Muscat at sunrise. The BBC weather forecast said it was going to be 48 C (118F) in the shade, so sunrise snorkelling kind of makes sense.
Though I'm not sure Derek actually got the idea.
There were a few people around.
Some fishermen sailing by.
It was a fabulous morning. More pictures here.
Comments (5)
Looks like great photos all the way around!~
Oh, what a fun party I missed!!!! Lovely pictures, my friend. I laughed out loud at your friend bending over and jputting his face in the water with a snorkeling mask on!! I was a nerd in the water. When I was your age, a friend with a boat decided he would teach me to water ski. I was only afloat for about five minutes and when I fell off, I didn't let go of the rope. Needless to say I swallowed a lot of water!! I never tried it again!!
A young woman graduate of our University of Illinois in Champaign has secured a job in Dubai as a librarian in the American library. She said it was the last thing she thought she would be doing and certainly not that far from home. I threw out the paper before I got her name. Anyway, if you ever go to Dubai and use the library, ask if they have any new hires from the States and Illinois in particular!!
Thank you so much for the birthday greetings. You are such a good friend!!
@Sojourner_here - I've never tried water-skiing myself. :-/ I didn't know there was an American Library in Dubai - I'll remember to look out for her if I find it. =)
Really liked reading your blog... gave me a real inside and close view of Oman
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