Somewhere near Ar Rustaq

The weekend before big packing was spent driving again. This time we did not have any exact plans where to go, but Ar Rustaq direction seemed nice enough and we were just following some signs. We went to some wadi (which name I have forgotten by now) and it surprised us with interesting sights: middle of regular mountains there were some lonely sand dunes. It felt like they had gone lost...

Find the camel

Misfah Al Abryeen

We spent last weekend with dear guests in Hajar Mountains. It is the area where there is enough to do for several days (Nizwa, Jebel Shams, Jebel Al Akhdar), so we decided to stay overnight in the area as well. Our dear friends had stayed in one accommodation in Misfah Al Abryeen village in January and it sounded really interesting, so we decided to try this out as well. Old House in Misfah is indeed an unique place to stay at! We met the host in the parking lot who took us through the village to the accommodation. The walk through the village is already special: you walk on narrow paths, surrounded by date palm and banana trees, there are stairs to climb, old houses everywhere. In the evening we were provided a dinner buffet under the stars. The rooms were very simple but nice and hearing roosters crowing and a donkey to sound all through the night gave a feeling of staying in a real countryside :)

Our room

Terrace in front of our room

Desert

We had been to the desert several times before but it was only some weekends ago when we stayed overnight there as well. There are several camping places in the desert, we chose Sand Delight Camp where our dear friends had stayed in January and who suggested the place. It is a small camping with only 8 tents but this is what we preferred: a small place with not too many people. And indeed, besides us there were only 3 adults and 1 kid staying in the camping same time, so it was kind of private. We were unlucky with the weather, it was a strong wind, so our hair and mouth were constantly full of sand but it did not impair our experience. Before the sunset we climbed up the sand dune but as it was truly windy we did not stay there until sunset. Though, the kids had fun with sand-sledging down the dune:) Later we enjoyed delicious dinner (included in the price) and afterwards the host made a bonfire, so we could stare at the stars and enjoy the silence of the desert.
Next day we planned to drive around the desert a bit but it was still storming and the visibility was really bad, so we returned soon.

Sand Delight Camp

Our tent

Sand-sledging

Playing in a huge sandbox :)

Storm in the desert