Nov. 20 Khasab to Dubai

Nov. 20 Khasab-Dubai




We rose for an early breakfast and drove up the wadi to return on the same road we had come to Khasab on, so that we could retrieve our passports from the checkpoint. The scenery was impressive the second time, and we saw a fox along the road close and in full daylight, something I had never seen in Oman. Musandam still has a few leopards, wolves, and hyenas. We reached the checkpoint and retrieved our passports without any problem, and the same border guard was very happy that we enjoyed our visit.

This time when we reached Ziggy Bay Resort, Leslie was able to talk her way in as a possible American Women’s Group tour project, and we were given a full tour by their PR staff. Impressive but truly expensive, more than $1,000 per night. We had an excellent light lunch there for $40 each. They were operating hang gliders and ultralight aircraft, which David would like to try sometime. There was a gas fire at the snack bar as we were leaving, but it was extinguished with little damage.



We left for Dibba, then took the highway inland first west, then south to Dubai, reaching Leslie’s target of the Chinese Dragon Mall at about 4:30 PM. We shopped there for about 4 hours, had Chinese for dinner, and then drove out looking for a hotel, which took over an hour. We finally found one (Arabian Courtyard) in Dubai opposite the Museum, and were able to get a room with breakfast for $130, which is very good for a 4-Star hotel.