Rustaq Favorite Tips by Geoff_Wright

Yes, Blue skies and Golden Beaches

Favorite thing: Another photo, not of Rustaq, but the Batinah Coast. Mind you, you had to travel along this coast to get to Rustaq!
This is a typical Arab fishing boat and its proud owner. There is a better full view of an Omani fishing boat on my Oman page, but I think the boat in this picture was of a larger type.

A local family

Favorite thing: I'm not sure where this photo was take, but not really Rustaq. I believe it was on the Batinah Coast somewhere. However, it is - or was - typical of a proud Omani family.

Sunrise in the Mountains

Favorite thing: I really have to see if this fine old fort is still standing. It was probably damaged in the Jabal Akhdar War, in the late 1950's, so only 20 years before I took the picture. So, 26 years further on, is it still standing? I hope to find out soon.

Fondest memory: Oh, and by the way, Jabal Sham means 'The mountain of the Sun'

Views to die for!

Favorite thing: After Rustaq, the graded tracks disappeared, and you had to find your own way. I will always remember this picture being take, as we had reached the end of the 'road', and stopped off at a local house, for a drink of tea!

Clouds and Blue Skies

Favorite thing: Rustaq meaning 'Market Town', served as the Omani capital for around 150 years. It is still a major administrative centre, with a population of about 60,000 in and around the city.

Fondest memory: Rustaq to me was the entry point into the interior. The road from the coast to Rustaq was only a graded track, but quite a good surface, and reasonably fast. Today Rustaq is served by a dual carriageway, roundabouts and traffic lights!