O-man I love Oman - Part 3 - Tiwi Sink Hole

After the diving was called off, the kit was cleaned down and we had a sterling Indian take away we made plans for the next day. With diving out of the window I suggested a trip down to Tiwi, a fantastic sink hole I visited a few years before with Mr Jackson.



Next morning we were up with the sparrows fart and hit the road south for Tiwi. Sadly there is now a new road under construction from Muscat to the sink hole (and beyond). I say sadly because when Mr J and I did the trip about 3 years ago it was a four hour drive through wadis and along dirt tracks. Now it is a little easier reach it some how seems less of an adventure. Still, it was well worth the trip and, with Gonu helping the contractor with the road construction there was still plenty of off road and graded track sections.



When we got there we were treated to the site of the sink hole in all its glory, and a refreshing swim in the near fresh water (it is slightly brakish).

They have also built a little landscaped park around the pool as well as some ladies (or Eadies) toilets for changing into swim suits.



And after our swim we headed down to the beach for a picnic and watched the turtles swimming, Moray Eels hunting and two devil rays breaching.........or one breaching twice but we'll leave that argument will alone because of course it was two different rays.