Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
TwentyThree
Day Three in Oman - highlight: Dolphin watching!!
Was very excited to watch some dolphines that morning!
The Marina people were worried & kept reminding us - there were 4 Europeans on the boat with me - that the weather has been a bit nasty, the sea has been a bit choppy and that there was a possibility of NOT seeing any dolphin.
And if there weren't any doplhins, the Captain would take us island hopping
I thought one of these would be the boat that would take us out to the sea, but ... no! ;p
So, out to the sea we went...
I had my fingers crossed the whole time & kept praying that I would see dolphins (yes, plural!)
The Captain told us that 3 days earlier, he had brought other groups of tourists and they didn't have any luck with the dolphins!
We went quite far out and I was SO SO SO thrilled when I saw the first batch of 'em!!!
I wasn't quick enough to click on the Leica; they'd jumped right straight into the water!!!
I promise you, there were a gazillion of them... It was just me, not wanting to see it thru the Leica screen that every time I snap a photo, they were gone!
There must've been a lot of fishes around that area that the dolphins and those birds were fighting each other for 'em!
With Captain Rashid! :)
I didn't feel like leaving the dolphins but I don't think they would want me to stay
(sounds much like my dilemma now - too good to leave, too bad to stay *sigh*)
Was very excited to watch some dolphines that morning!
The Marina people were worried & kept reminding us - there were 4 Europeans on the boat with me - that the weather has been a bit nasty, the sea has been a bit choppy and that there was a possibility of NOT seeing any dolphin.
And if there weren't any doplhins, the Captain would take us island hopping
I thought one of these would be the boat that would take us out to the sea, but ... no! ;p
So, out to the sea we went...
I had my fingers crossed the whole time & kept praying that I would see dolphins (yes, plural!)
The Captain told us that 3 days earlier, he had brought other groups of tourists and they didn't have any luck with the dolphins!
We went quite far out and I was SO SO SO thrilled when I saw the first batch of 'em!!!
I wasn't quick enough to click on the Leica; they'd jumped right straight into the water!!!
I promise you, there were a gazillion of them... It was just me, not wanting to see it thru the Leica screen that every time I snap a photo, they were gone!
There must've been a lot of fishes around that area that the dolphins and those birds were fighting each other for 'em!
With Captain Rashid! :)
I didn't feel like leaving the dolphins but I don't think they would want me to stay
(sounds much like my dilemma now - too good to leave, too bad to stay *sigh*)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
TwentyTwo
Went to Muttrah Souq after the Fish Market.
Most of the traders in the souq, specifically, and Oman, generally, are Indians.
Why?
Enough tasbih, you think?
Don't know why but I simply love the khanjars - that's the dagger to you!
Should've bought one for personal consumption.
I bet I don't need a license for that compared to carrying a gun!
Like shopping at Muttrah Souq wasn't enough, I went to check out the Heritage Village within the Shangri-la compound
There were retail stores here too but the prices... whoa! Much more expensive than those at the souq!
That night, dinner was in the hotel - couscous & errmmm... ermmm.. no, don't remmeber!
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