It was quite hot (up to 37 C). The main road was highway so mapy.cz recommended alternative route. It went via mountains and we did almost 1000 altitude meters. But it was good that we saw approx justRead more
It was quite hot (up to 37 C). The main road was highway so mapy.cz recommended alternative route. It went via mountains and we did almost 1000 altitude meters. But it was good that we saw approx justRead more
We spent almost the whole day on bicycle. It was quite hard as initial 20 kms was a gravel road and the rest quite uphill. Heat still continues....
We reached old city Nizwa. There is an old fortress build from mud. Everywhere were still visible signs of floods from previous days. In the afternoon we stopped in a wadi. There was a car stopped inRead more
It was hot again. We wanted to visit Al Hoota cave but due to the rain it was closed. Then we went to a city called Bahla and visited a big fort which is made from a dried mud. Later we went to a cityRead more
We took a little break from biking today. We just went on bicycles to the beginning of a hike to a Jebel Shams mountain range. It was quite demanding because it was over 1000m up on 7 kms. But theRead more
It was the hardest day. We had to climb to the top of the mountain range which is over 2000m high. Fortunately from our side there was a tarmac road with 7 to 14% gradient. The other side was justRead more
We finished crossing the mountains and came to a city called Al Rustaq. There is an old fort but it was closed due to a renovation. We found a hot spring in the city but it was so hot that it was hardRead more
We slept in the tent for the last time. We reached the coast in As Suwaiq but there was a highway and no way to cross it. We had to go another 15 kms along to find a crossing. One car stopped next toRead more