We went to Oman for theEid holidays, with families Johansson and Tindborg. The page is now updated with some more text and more pictures.	Ready to set off with lots of water in the boot.	We had lunch with a very nosy camel watching us. Luckily there was a fence otherwise our lunch had been camelfood.
Our lunch friend on the way to Nizwa	Apparently it does rain in Oman. We saw lots of these signs at the wadis and if conditions get really bad police will be posted at the busiest crossings	First stop for petrol in Oman - note the carpool....
Seven hours after leaving Dubai we reached the Falaj Daris Hotel in Nizwa.	and enjoyed some much deserved r&r by the pool	dinner at Al Falaj Hotel
Most hotels in this part of the world will have some way of showing you in which direction you will find Mecca. This was on a table in the room	and this hotel even supplied you with a prayer rug	The craft souq in Nizwa town had lots of pots and khanjars, for which the place is famous.
more of the same	and again	the khanjar is worn by omani men as part of their formal attire.
	Nizwa Fort. From here you had a perfect view of the surrounding area. Nizwa was the first place in Oman to adopt Islam and Nizwa is known as "City of Knowledge" as many clerics have studied here.	Water containers by the well
Water container	Carving in the entrance door	The majlis - meeting room
Canon at the fort	The bakery en route to the turtle beach. The baker had invented a machine to produce Arabic thin bread in big quantities and the machine was visible from outside the shop	Off road - we just had to try. Some roads in Oman are more like tracks and we thought it worthwhile trying to negotiate one. With tanks full of petrol and lots of water we took off ...
... only to find ourselves in the middle of nowhere and our car unable to negotiate the big holes and large stones in our path.	and more of same	and even more
Al Naseem Camp near the turtle beach at Al Jinz.	the washing facilities were a bit primitive, but adequate with showers and flush toilets to Pouls left.	Enjoying the bonfire with our travelcompanions Tindborg and Johansson before going to the beach.
The turtle beach where we hoped to see turtles laying eggs. As the season is nearly over we only saw one turtle who even gave up digging a nest. Either becuase she was disturbed or because the sand was too soft.	Next morning we were back hoping to see the hatchlings going out to sea. We saw one female returning to the sea after laying her eggs and only very few hatchlings.	One lone hatchling going out to sea for the first time
Poul was able to hold this little, very strong fellow as some of the babies were taken on shore to be put back in the water in the evening. Otherwise birds and other predators would eat far too many of them.	The rescued turtles	Al Jinz turtle beach in the morning light
Turtlle eggshells at the beach	even when a shark had eaten one flipper this female was still able to survive and come to nest
Sur Boat Yard - www.wd-hassoon.com (quite professional but in arabic. Good photos, though)	Carving out models of the dhows of which I just had to have one	My dhow from Sur
	these dhows will (hopefully) not go sailing again	Said, who owns the two camps, we visited, kindly took us to see his village and explained in great detail about the traditions and history of his village
Saids village	The summer quarters, where people would sleep out in the open under covers of palm fronds. The days would be spent harvesting the dates. This is a Falaj water canal, which supplies the village with water
Everywhere we noticed beautifully decorated houses and doors with carvings	Al Areesh camp in the desert. this was 6am and the sun had just risen	Beware of the camels - well I'm used to signs saying: beware of crossing tanks from where we lived in Denmark or signs saying: beware of crossing golfcarts at Emirates...
Poul and Birgitte bravely decided to try a camelride		- and of course driving in the dunes had to be experienced
Relaxing in the majlis at the camp after an ecxiting day!	We enjoyed local bedouin musicians entertaining us - until the indian campers decided to join in the "party" taking over the entire area with their shouting and dancing	How to walk your camel, when you're about 10 years old and happy to drive your fathers truck
Al Sawadi Beach Resort was a welcome luxury after the sanitary experience in the desert (which really was ok)	Susanne and Mikkel on jetski	and who's for quads?
Omani roundabouts are very decorative, this one displaying a traditional omani coffee pot, coffecup and flask for rosewater (to sprinkle on your guests)		What better place to play football than right next to the motorway??
Back home in Dubai at Hard Rock Cafe	- where frozen Margueritas	and Hot Fudge Brownie deserts are enjoyed