Mughsail or Yemen!!
Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Fri 18 Mar 2011 00:30
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Friday 18th March
With Brian and Sheila we set off to
drive 48 kilometres west of Salalah to Mughsail to view the blowholes.
After driving for two hours we reached a boarder post, when we asked the
armed guard where we were he replied, the Yemen boarder, oops, somehow we had
missed the turning for Mughsail.
  The Sarfait Road that leads to
Yemen.
  The road is an impressive feat
of engineering, zig-zagging 1000 metres to the top of the cliff.
 Herding goats across the
road.
  Back at Mughsail, the rock
pavement is potholed with blowholes and are active year-round, they're not
blowing today though!
Spectacular limestone
cliffs.
  Paul and Brian...and two local
Omanis enjoying the view
  Back on the Sarfait Road
heading back towards Yemen we turn off at Fizayah and drive six kilometres down
the steep cliff face to some secluded sandy coves.
  Beautiful empty sandy
coves....Paul went diving for crayfish.
On the way back to the boat we
stopped off for a snack at a cafe, just enough room for us with only one
table and four chairs.
  A typical local cafe...A
perfect end to the day with Sheila on Sol Maria.
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