Nakhal is in the Governate of Batinah.
Nakhal guards the entrance to the Hajar Mountains. The fort,
which dates back to the 6th century was one of the first to be
restored in 1990. Visitors are rewarded with panoramic views over the palm
grove, the mountains and village.
When we arrived at Nakal fort, it was closed for renovation.
We were able to go in and see some parts, but none of the main rooms. The views
from the top are magnificent looking across to the mountains and down to the
date plantations and town.
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| Nakhal Fort |
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| An extraordinary construction on a rocky outcrop |
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| The door was not closed when we arrived. |
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| A not well identified path to a lookout point |
After another enjoyable Omani lunch we found some souvenirs
in a gift shop in a newly built arcade. Then we drove to a hot spring at Athawarah
where many local Omani families were enjoying their leisure time.
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| Driving through more date plantations |
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| Arriving at the lower end of the hot springs |
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| The water was certainly very warm |
On arriving back in Muscat, we drove around to Qurum Beach.
A wonderful stretch of sand which stretches for miles up the coast. Families
were enjoying the grassy banks as well as the vast stretch of sand. Groups were
playing football on the sand, cricket on the grass, flying kites, kite surfing
(though there was no surf!) Apparently, it was a far cry from the bad weather
they had in Muscat 10 days ago which caused the significant erosion we could
see on the bank at the back of the beach.
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| A sand sculptor had just finished his day's work |
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| Storm damage to the beach wall |
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| A pensive Nasser |
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| As Nasser went to get the car, we walked through some of the high end homes in the area. Qurum is the Embassy zone |
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