CRAZYJOURNEY ARRIVES IN OMAN
Night Falls Over beautiful Muscat
We left Dubai late enough for the 5 hour drive down to Oman. Fintan had already been here but the rest of the boys didn’t know much about this country. The border formalities were relatively easy since they’re used to UAE cars coming down for weekend trips.
About two hours after crossing the border we arrived in Muscat where we Detta O’Reilly, a friend of Fintan’s family and the Omani Consulate in Ireland, who happened to be in Muscat at the same time. Like Dubai, Oman caters for a more upmarket traveler so we were lucky enough that Detta had picked out a relatively cheap and central place for us to stay.
After checking in, Detta showed us to a an outdoor kebab restaurant down the road which was filled Omani locals who had their eyes glued to the Italian Football on a projected outdoor screen. They all seemed to be huge supporters!
As it turns out, a stage of the Olympic Torch Relay is being held in Muscat so we definitely wanted to get to Oman in time for it, especially after all the Pro-Tibeten disruptions and controversy surrounding it lately.
DAY 129 ROUTEMAP
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