Race Before The Race
March 2009, Sohar, Al Batinah Region, Oman. A young camel jockey engaged in a foot race to the staging area … barefoot! HOT sand and sharp stones… TOUGH FEET!
Category Archive: Oman
Camel Jockeys
While living in Oman we were were able to attend a few Camel Races. I was surprised to see that the Jockeys were young children. Upon inquiry I learned that although the United Arab… Continue reading
Beauty Eh?
Winner of a Camel Beauty Pageant in Sohar, Oman 2006. I am not sure what the criteria for “The Most Beautiful Camel” were/are but, she won in a very crowded field. We… Continue reading
An Omani Grandpa
While visiting a local 4-5 family fishing village on the rugged coast of the Musandam Peninsula I spotted this elderly gent supervising his sons & grandsons unloading the days catch.
