Mughsail, Oman
Saturday, December 29, 2012
This morning we drove about 45 km west of Salalah to the (very) small town of Mughsail. Along the way were moonscapes of various kinds and then suddenly one arrives at an inland lagoon with flamingos, herons, and egrets--and a really spectacular beach. The water is all shades of aquamarine... Sun too strong for beach combing but there are nice covered stone pagodas along the beach at certain intervals to get some protection from the sun. After passing through Mugasail, we ended up at the Marneef Cave, a fantastic stone structure with blowholes (with grates on top). Although the blowholes weren't "blowing" at the time we were there, we could stand on the grates and listen while the water below made ominous gurgling sounds. Definitely worth the drive.
When we returned to our hotel in Salalah a couple of hours later we found dolphins leaping out of the water outside our hotel. Yikes--what else is out there?
Saturday, December 29, 2012
This morning we drove about 45 km west of Salalah to the (very) small town of Mughsail. Along the way were moonscapes of various kinds and then suddenly one arrives at an inland lagoon with flamingos, herons, and egrets--and a really spectacular beach. The water is all shades of aquamarine... Sun too strong for beach combing but there are nice covered stone pagodas along the beach at certain intervals to get some protection from the sun. After passing through Mugasail, we ended up at the Marneef Cave, a fantastic stone structure with blowholes (with grates on top). Although the blowholes weren't "blowing" at the time we were there, we could stand on the grates and listen while the water below made ominous gurgling sounds. Definitely worth the drive.
When we returned to our hotel in Salalah a couple of hours later we found dolphins leaping out of the water outside our hotel. Yikes--what else is out there?
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| View from Marneef Cave |
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| Another view from Marneef Cave |
