Beaching it in Muscat, Oman

This was our view from our hotel, the Crowne Plaza

We had a room on the top floor of our hotel which gave us a beautiful view of the beach and the city. Muscat today is actually a blend of three smaller villages that have grown together over the years; therefore, the city stretches for miles along the coast. The mountains in the background are made up of Plutonic Rock (rocks pushed up from below the earth's surface,  the name coming from the Greek God - Pluto - God of the underworld). The mountains are completely barren - nothing seems to be growing on them at all. From the air plane, they looked like miles and miles of ridges and valleys made up of chocolate cake mix.

The tides coming in and out create a dramatic difference in the beach. The water is fairly shallow for many yards. 

This is the view from the beach and looking in the other direction. The dark line shows the depth that the water can reach at high tide. 

The people on the beach do more wading than swimming, and we saw very few women.

Many people enjoy the beach fully clothed with pants rolled up so they can wade in the water.

There was a lively game of soccer going on one afternoon.

So much diversity on the beach. There are wave runners just beyond the swimmers.

I was one of a few women on the beach in a western style bathing suit, but even with a long skirt over it, I got a lot of stares. 

Stephen, dressed in his Pappy visor and tee shirt, was impressed by how high the water level rises.