 Shipwreck, Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula |
 Shipwreck, just after the UAE/Oman border post, Musandam Peninsula |
 Shipwreck |
 Shipwreck, Persian Gulf, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Driving along the Persian Gulf coast, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Old Dhow, Bukha, Musandam Peninsula |
 Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Fort at Bukha, Musandam Peninsula |
 Inside Bukha Fort |
 Omani flag over Bukha Fort |
 Sultan Qaboos of Oman |
 Restoration workers at Bukha Fort |
 Bukha Fort |
 View from the walls of Bukha Fort, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Bukha Fort |
 The Gulf seen from Bukha Fort |
 Old dirty cannon in Bukha Fort |
 Old dirty cannon in Bukha Fort |
 Al Qala Fort on a hilltop above Bukha, Oman |
 Bukha, Musandam Peninsula |
 View from the Al Qala Fort, Bukha |
 View of Bukha Fort from Al Qala Fort |
 View up the Musandam Peninsula from Al Qala Fort |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha, pre-restoration |
 During a March 2005 visit to Musandam, I found the Al Qala Fort undergoing restoration work |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha |
 Al Qala Fort, Bukha |
 View of Bukha from Al Qala Fort |
 Bukha, Musandam Peninsula |
 The road from Bukha to Khaseb, Musandam Peninsula |
 Fishermen with their catch near Bukha, Oman |
 Disentangling fish from the nets |
 Unfortunately, unwanted stingrays were also caught in the nets and killed. What a waste. |
 Weighing the catch on the beach before transport to markets in the UAE |
 Persian Gulf beach, Musandam Peninsula, Oman |
 Cove behind a small rest area as the road starts to climb towards Al Harf |
 There is an isolated beach |
 Cliffs, Musandam |
 Musandam Peninsula between Al Harf and Hanah |
 Musandam Peninsula between Al Harf and Hanah |
 To get here, walk from the main road just past Al Harf |
 The old road looks quite treacherous |
 Old switchback road which has been thankfully replaced |
 The end of a rough gravel track off the main highway, Musandam |
 Deserted beach with an old mosque at the end of that track |
 Isolated beach with a mosque prior to Khaseb |
 Isolated beach with a mosque prior to Khaseb |
 The buildings appear to be maintained |
 Musandam's excellent new road |
 Dhow in the cove at Qida, Oman |
 Fishing boats, Musandam (Qida) |
 Beached dhow at Qida |
 Pulling in the nets, Musandam, near the Golden Tulip |
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