With one hour delay we met with Jo & Tweet, completed the customs formalities and started our drive to Niza. An easy night drive turned into a more challenging drive at Ibri when the road was flooded at several places. Eventually we arrived in Nizwa at 11.30 pm.
After a good breakfast at 7 pm it was time to visit the Nizwa market from where we left to the Al Hoota Cave. While Jo & Tweety, Mark & Cath, Dune and his gang visited the cave, Heidi and I enjoyed a 15 Dirham Tee.
A change in program brought us to the village An Nakhur, the end of Wadi Ghul at the foot of Jabal Shams with the 1000 meter cliffs. The narrow gorge with the high cliffs caused the GPS satellite signal to be lost.
We had a lunch brake in An Nakhur, turned around the city square and continued towards Tanuf and to the top of Jabal Al Akhdar (2000 m ASL).
After the steep climb there was a steep descent into Wadi Bani Awf with amazing scenery. Unfortunately the Snake Canyon was “dry” - no refreshing jump.
We decided to “set up” the camp site and preparing for the bbq. Due to the lack of our bbq master
, almost everybody was involved in preparing for the bbq. After a refreshing “DRINK” prepared by Cath 
, all went fast and easy. Quickly we could enjoy the first “Blackburgers”.Sitting in an open air cinema around the campfire and managed by Jo we watched the “Abu Dhabi Adventure fun” video after which it was time to set for a sleep.
After an early breakfast we hit the Wadi track again at 8 am and continued our journey through Wadi Bani Awf and Wadi Sahtan towards Rustaq. On tarmac road back to Ibri and Mezyad border post where Jo and Tweety said good bye (to collect Chico who had to stay back). We decided for a quick detour to Wadi Madbah. It was worth driving the extra mile for a refreshing swim in the pool.
We reached Abu Dhabi around 5 pm, tired but with some new unforgettable memories.
Cheers
Urs
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