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1. Dramatic entry into musandam Soon after you clear the border formalities between the UAE and Oman,...
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2. Lonely watchtower. Meanwhile, on the other side, you see a lonely watchtower atop the...
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3. Hotel entrance at night. Khasab Hotel is the oldest in that town. Here is the entrance to the hotel by...
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4. Parched, dry mountain outside. The following morning, we see a parched, dry mountain outside the...
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5. The harbor at Khasab No, do not look for huge ocean liners and containers. Khasab is...
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6. A closer view of a speedboat. Here is a closer view of one of the speedboats. Several of them are also used...
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7. Dhow cruise into the fjords. Although there is a museum in Khasab, and a rough and ready ride by...
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8. Heading into the fjords. Here we are, heading into the fjords. The white thing to the left is...
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9. Dolphin spotted! One of the highlights of the dhow cruise is the prospect of spotting...
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10. Dolphin alongside! Sure enough, a dolphin appears alongside. These immensely playful and highly...
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11. Now two dolphins! A second one appears. My, look at the size of this one! The dolphins played...
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12. Deeper into the fjords. Now that the dolphins have gone away, its time to change course once...
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13. Remote fishing village. We encounter this remote fishing village plop in the middle of the...
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14. Delivery of lunch! This one is really way out! Lunch is delivered to our dhow by...
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15. Telegraph Island. The boat halts for an hour at Telegraph Island, which is this little mound of...
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16. Clear waters at Telegraph Island. A view of the crystal clear waters at Telegraph Island. So clear you...
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17. Barnacles Billions of blistering blue barnacles! (a la Capt. Haddock or Tintin...
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18. Sea Urchins The water is so clear at Telegraph Island that I was able to lie on my...
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19. Sailing right through a fjord. Having enjoyed the underwater view, albeit from the boat, and gotten...
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20. Angelfish We had halted for lunch near another island with clear emerald green water...
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21. Our boatman. Here is our boatman. He was our captain cum guide cum navigator cum...
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22. Another thick spined sea urchin. Yikes! Here is another sea urchin with really thick spines, many of...
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23. More snorkeling. We did not snorkel, and our boat mates were not inclined to. Our captain...
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24. Back through the fjords. The day's outing over, its time for the long boat ride back to the...
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25. Speck at a distance. Breathtaking scenery. The other boat was moving much faster than we,...
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