Friday, November 16, 2012

Musandam, Oman


Dhow boat cruise

With this weekend being a longer weekend (3 days) due to Islamic New Year, a few of us decided to go to Oman for a little day trip. Musandam is a Sultanate of Oman known for its amazing mountainous coastlines and fjords.


Matt, Adam and Christine
We got going early Thursday morning and had about a 3 hour drive to get to the place where we were meeting the Dhow boat. The Dhow was a big boat with a second level sun deck, and lots of cushions to relax on. We went into the most famous fjord and saw just beautiful scenery.


Me on the sun deck as we were entering the fjord

We got to stop a few times and jump off and snorkel. The water was super salty (not as much as the Dead Sea) so swimming and floating were very effortless. We also saw a bunch of dolphins going along side the boat. It was so fun to see them in their habitat.

Jumping off the boat! It was high!



Peter and I

Over all it was an amazing day spent relaxing with my wonderful friends Christine, Ambre, Peter, Matt and Adam.


Ambre floating effortlessly
Christine and I