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| The Sultan's favorite flower is the Petunia- they are planted everywhere in the winter |
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| Very fancy sidewalks along the water front |
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| Entrance to The Souq |
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| Inside the Souq |
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| Ali Baba- the same one that was in The Amazing Race |
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| School of Sardines |
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| Water Snake Hunting them |
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| There are THOUSANDS of fish in the school |
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| The ceiling inside the Souq has lots of stained glass |
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| Entrance to The Souq |
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| The bay across from the Souq |
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| Start of the hike |
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| The water is really clear- people were cliff jumping here and not even coming close to the rocks at the bottom |
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| The aqueduct |
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| The aqueduct |
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| The GIANT rock you have to swim under to get into the cave |
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| The Bedouin area |
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| I wish I could take credit for this pic but it is not mine- this is the entrance to the cave though (from inside the cave) the opening is the size of you head, and about 5 feet long |
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| Palm Tree Plantation |
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| Dinner (on a canoe) |
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| Dining Area- we were the only guests that night |
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| Turtle going back out to the Arabian Sea- I accidentally used the Flash... oops! |
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| Turtle laying her eggs |
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| She was easily bigger than me in both size and weight |
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| Arabian Sea |
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| The tracks are from the turtle walking back to the water |
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| Dad and I- 5:00 am? We had to be to the turtles by 4:00 am |
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| The nest |
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| Walk to the ocean |
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| The Camp Site we stayed at |
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| Those are for sleeping out under the stars |
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| Camel Crossing |
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| How else do you transport a cow? |
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| Oil Refining |
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| Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve Research Center |
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