![From just past the Hatta borderpost, it's 1281km to Salalah in the far south of Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755950.t5h4KfxH.SharjahOmanMay09388.jpg) From just past the Hatta borderpost, it's 1281km to Salalah in the far south of Oman |
![Dusk at Sohar Fort](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/bmcmorrow/upload/24618156.oman623.JPG) Dusk at Sohar Fort |
![Sallan Roundabout, north coast of Oman near Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755954.QmzFVkl8.SharjahOmanMay09390.jpg) Sallan Roundabout, north coast of Oman near Sohar |
![Globe Roundabout - Sohar - turn right (when headed towards Muscat) for Oman Highway 8](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755956.VSHrpgQ2.SharjahOmanMay09394.jpg) Globe Roundabout - Sohar - turn right (when headed towards Muscat) for Oman Highway 8 |
![Globe Roundabout, Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755958.cVWJu38h.SharjahOmanMay09395.jpg) Globe Roundabout, Sohar |
![SharjahOmanMay09 397.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755960.dfGP0Phc.SharjahOmanMay09397.jpg) SharjahOmanMay09 397.jpg |
![Sounds like my kind of town - Beer Jam, Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755962.MFXdIO0F.SharjahOmanMay09398.jpg) Sounds like my kind of town - Beer Jam, Oman |
![Beer Jam - بير جم](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755964.aLhNpChF.SharjahOmanMay09400.jpg) Beer Jam - بير جم |
![Oman Route 8 from Sohar to Yanqul (and on to Ibri)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755966.2eUUrW5p.SharjahOmanMay09404.jpg) Oman Route 8 from Sohar to Yanqul (and on to Ibri) |
![Mountains along Oman Route 8 southwest of Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755968.xTBUqt1U.SharjahOmanMay09405.jpg) Mountains along Oman Route 8 southwest of Sohar |
![A wadi with water along Oman Route 8](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755972.1OTb24LF.SharjahOmanMay09410.jpg) A wadi with water along Oman Route 8 |
![Oman Route 8 southwest of Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755974.zQv7A71l.SharjahOmanMay09411.jpg) Oman Route 8 southwest of Sohar |
![Oman Route 8 - more interesting than the coastal highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755976.eQ6mYlLZ.SharjahOmanMay09416.jpg) Oman Route 8 - more interesting than the coastal highway |
![Pinnacle along Oman Route 8 near Al Wuqbah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755978.PlePn37n.SharjahOmanMay09426.jpg) Pinnacle along Oman Route 8 near Al Wuqbah |
![Camel and pinnacle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755980.a4OJlFMg.SharjahOmanMay09427.jpg) Camel and pinnacle |
![Pinnacle along Oman Route 8 near Al Wuqbah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755982.QnkWbnGX.SharjahOmanMay09434.jpg) Pinnacle along Oman Route 8 near Al Wuqbah |
![Arriving in Yanqul as dusk falls](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755984.HoeQ0MJh.SharjahOmanMay09437.jpg) Arriving in Yanqul as dusk falls |
![Yanqul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755986.ysFr8lao.SharjahOmanMay09438.jpg) Yanqul |
![Yanqul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755988.1Xsx7hTV.SharjahOmanMay09442.jpg) Yanqul |
![Sultan Qaboos Mosque at night, Yanqul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115755991.NYr67cZW.SharjahOmanMay09444.jpg) Sultan Qaboos Mosque at night, Yanqul |
![Oman Highway 13 leading west from Rustaq](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761102.QP7aWEd7.SharjahOmanMay091934.jpg) Oman Highway 13 leading west from Rustaq |
![East side of Jabal Shams from Route 13 outside Rustaq](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761108.v9i4xV7a.SharjahOmanMay091935.jpg) East side of Jabal Shams from Route 13 outside Rustaq |
![Small watchtower, Oman Route 13 west of Rustaq](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761110.Fv0IcjfL.SharjahOmanMay091938.jpg) Small watchtower, Oman Route 13 west of Rustaq |
![To avoid the coast road, we left Rustaq heading west on Route 13 looking for Route 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761112.NxVMCFYo.SharjahOmanMay091940.jpg) To avoid the coast road, we left Rustaq heading west on Route 13 looking for Route 9 |
![Again, this section between Rustaq and Ibri on Route 13 is poorly covered in Off-road Oman Explorer](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761114.FdPsSG88.SharjahOmanMay091943.jpg) Again, this section between Rustaq and Ibri on Route 13 is poorly covered in Off-road Oman Explorer |
![Oman Route 13 from Rustaq to Ibri](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761117.ONGa8FmH.SharjahOmanMay091946.jpg) Oman Route 13 from Rustaq to Ibri |
![We're looking to get on Off-road Oman Explorers The Chains route from the Rustaq-Ibri Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761119.92cgq4rf.SharjahOmanMay091947.jpg) We're looking to get on Off-road Oman Explorers "The Chains" route from the Rustaq-Ibri Road |
![The correct turnoff for The Chains route is at N23 29.862/E056 50.853](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761122.Ck40Mxo2.SharjahOmanMay091948.jpg) The correct turnoff for The Chains route is at N23 29.862/E056 50.853 |
![Soon, Oman Route 9 will be a nice paved road all the way from the Ibri-Rustaq Road to the Coastal Road just south of Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761124.fK49fvjz.SharjahOmanMay091950.jpg) Soon, Oman Route 9 will be a nice paved road all the way from the Ibri-Rustaq Road to the Coastal Road just south of Sohar |
![...but for now, some of the route is still a rough wadi track](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761126.YuLlOlvq.SharjahOmanMay091951.jpg) ...but for now, some of the route is still a rough wadi track |
![Newly paved section of Oman Route 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761127.JUHMENj4.SharjahOmanMay091952.jpg) Newly paved section of Oman Route 9 |
![The new road (Hwy 9) is built above the old route in the wadi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761129.hzbaTfxy.SharjahOmanMay091955.jpg) The new road (Hwy 9) is built above the old route in the wadi |
![The old Off-road track in the wadi and the new Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761131.3VtVkCFE.SharjahOmanMay091956.jpg) The old Off-road track in the wadi and the new Oman Highway 9 |
![The old road, Wadi Hawasinah, Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761133.s6MzTPUZ.SharjahOmanMay091957.jpg) The old road, Wadi Hawasinah, Oman |
![Oman Route 9 newly paved](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761135.fYbDzBMU.SharjahOmanMay091958.jpg) Oman Route 9 newly paved |
![Oman Route 9 newly paved](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761138.xW5ogxWT.SharjahOmanMay091959.jpg) Oman Route 9 newly paved |
![Mountains along Oman Route 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761139.DAa7kcXa.SharjahOmanMay091960.jpg) Mountains along Oman Route 9 |
![Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761142.UCUxPVfD.SharjahOmanMay091962.jpg) Oman Highway 9 |
![Mijzi, Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761145.CeFNyEyl.SharjahOmanMay091964.jpg) Mijzi, Oman |
![Mijzi, Oman](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761147.IHdga8Wx.SharjahOmanMay091967.jpg) Mijzi, Oman |
![Terraced fields awaiting planting, Mijzi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761151.FgAkVlUN.SharjahOmanMay091970.jpg) Terraced fields awaiting planting, Mijzi |
![Mijzi (N23 37.616/E056 57.125)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761153.uq6s1kuX.SharjahOmanMay091973.jpg) Mijzi (N23 37.616/E056 57.125) |
![Mijzi, Oman, a small village off Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761154.wMgSCYpp.SharjahOmanMay091974.jpg) Mijzi, Oman, a small village off Highway 9 |
![Date palms, Mijzi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761155.rXmfWVuX.SharjahOmanMay091975.jpg) Date palms, Mijzi |
![مجزي عمان](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761156.FKbbSAJo.SharjahOmanMay091976.jpg) مجزي عمان |
![Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761157.EDa18H6B.SharjahOmanMay091978.jpg) Oman Highway 9 |
![Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761161.HeyMa2VU.SharjahOmanMay091979.jpg) Oman Highway 9 |
![SharjahOmanMay09 1980.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761162.854uZ3Vn.SharjahOmanMay091980.jpg) SharjahOmanMay09 1980.jpg |
![Ruins of a large house, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761163.dWIyorpN.SharjahOmanMay091981.jpg) Ruins of a large house, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruins of a large house, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761164.6ArsgDjc.SharjahOmanMay091983.jpg) Ruins of a large house, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Village along Highway 9, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761165.DnAW3GbN.SharjahOmanMay091984.jpg) Village along Highway 9, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruins with a tower, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761166.kcDhwXNh.SharjahOmanMay091985.jpg) Ruins with a tower, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761169.gzOdCFaC.SharjahOmanMay091986.jpg) Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761170.92ORS61G.SharjahOmanMay091987.jpg) Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761171.I7gquCya.SharjahOmanMay091988.jpg) Partially ruined village, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruins, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761172.3ZDWDxYn.SharjahOmanMay091989.jpg) Ruins, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761173.pvOAJ4e6.SharjahOmanMay091990.jpg) Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Driving along Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761174.XSig6b9x.SharjahOmanMay091994.jpg) Driving along Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital) |
![Ruins of a fort above Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761175.NdicenVd.SharjahOmanMay091995.jpg) Ruins of a fort above Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital) |
![Ruins of a fort above Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761176.DuzTknCk.SharjahOmanMay091996.jpg) Ruins of a fort above Wadi Hawasinah (near the hospital) |
![Ruins of a fort (N23 41.531/E56 55.086)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761177.tS8bfLon.SharjahOmanMay091998.jpg) Ruins of a fort (N23 41.531/E56 55.086) |
![Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761178.8dWSQdtp.SharjahOmanMay091999.jpg) Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761180.myeDemRd.SharjahOmanMay092000.jpg) Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761181.H3MQBnT3.SharjahOmanMay092002.jpg) Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761183.MRFeySvj.SharjahOmanMay092003.jpg) Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761185.UgmoxIQk.SharjahOmanMay092004.jpg) Ruined fort, Wadi Hawasinah |
![More ruins, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761187.KsM8BxNd.SharjahOmanMay092010.jpg) More ruins, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruins of a village (N23 42.217/E056 54.487)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761189.Z65jF1h0.SharjahOmanMay092011.jpg) Ruins of a village (N23 42.217/E056 54.487) |
![Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761191.2ntx5yZ8.SharjahOmanMay092012.jpg) Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761193.eacSmte2.SharjahOmanMay092013.jpg) Village ruins, Wadi Hawasinah |
![Ruins, Wadi Hawasinah, Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761195.2WFsKxL0.SharjahOmanMay092014.jpg) Ruins, Wadi Hawasinah, Oman Highway 9 |
![Oman Highway 9](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761197.roQXEk6G.SharjahOmanMay092015.jpg) Oman Highway 9 |
![Looking back at the previous set of ruins](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761199.WjyiMeiL.SharjahOmanMay092017.jpg) Looking back at the previous set of ruins |
![Oman Highway 9 reaches the coastal highway 58km south of Sohar's Globe Roundabout](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761201.qHgzbffS.SharjahOmanMay092019.jpg) Oman Highway 9 reaches the coastal highway 58km south of Sohar's Globe Roundabout |
![Oman coastal highway at sunset near Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761203.dZNbHzYG.SharjahOmanMay092021.jpg) Oman coastal highway at sunset near Sohar |
![Oman coastal highway at sunset near Sohar](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761206.7YC6wCw3.SharjahOmanMay092022.jpg) Oman coastal highway at sunset near Sohar |
![Sohar Globe Roundabout](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/115761207.gLYldbt0.SharjahOmanMay092023.jpg) Sohar Globe Roundabout |