Friday, November 5, 2010

Wahibi Sands and Nizwa

                                             The Wadi Bahala in Oman's interior is an oasis.
                                      A slender water canyon winds its way through the mountains.
                                                                       Cliff jumping.
                                                                     Cliff diving.
                                                                       A higher plane.
                                Outside of Nizwa, a group of men hand crafts the traditional Dhow.
                                             Heavy blocks of wood are carried to the deck.
                                              A man splits wood used for tacking the hull together.
                                                           A fisherman and his hungry dogs.
                                                                  The Dhow's architect.
                                                               It's all done by hand.
                                                          Fishing under the bridge.
                                                            The Wahiba Sands Desert.
                                                                        camp
                                                        The sun setting on the Wahiba
                     A sand dune experience: my driver decided to jump ship and steer from his door.
                                     Ahh, the old pilot and co-pilot bail at the same time trick... funny?
                                                    Bedouin children catching some shade.
                                                    Children in Burkat al-Mouz near Nizwa.
                                                A village of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar mountains.

                                                         An abandon mountain village.
                            I scaled the mountainside along a slender falaj (irrigation canal) system.
                                         A child of Nizwa, sitting in his backyard banana farm.
                                                On every farm, there is work to be done.
                                        A woman in Nizwa walks some tall grass off her land.

6 comments:

  1. I stayed with some college students at the Univ. of Nizwa for one week...look for a post soon.

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  2. Great pictures (as usual)! Is that the abandoned mountain village that gave you the eerie feeling? Also, any pictures of you riding the camel for 7 miles?

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  3. Not the same village. And the Bedouin were not too keen on the camera.

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  4. I never would have that in a million years, that you would so far away! I hope you are having a terrific time, and enjoying the experiences of a lifetime, love you Bro!

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  5. That should be "thought" not "that", it is a typo,lol!

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  6. sick. desert and cliff jumping looks awesome.

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