Leaving Abu Dhabi on the top notch highway to Muscat, Oman, we pulled over for the call of nature. The down side is we pulled into desert sand and sank axle deep…. I have spent a lot of time in deserts and learned that one must help each other in the desert or things go wrong quick. We had just gotten nicely stuck when locals started pulling up, most in peristome white dishdashes. Within 5 minutes, out of nowhere a huge truck shows up with a giant strap. They wrap the strap around the front axle and voila – we are pulled out of the sand. Everyone disappeared as quickly as they had arrived making us wonder – Did that really happen! Hopefully lesson learned and it was on to Muscat!
The Actual Road to Muscat
The rest of the route to Muscat was fairly uneventful and the scenery was great. The road is excellent and people can drive up to 140-160kph. Moonscapes, mountains, deserts, minarets and mosques were all pretty impressive.
Nice pictures. Not sure about that shirt though, Doug!