Spoiler Alert: We didn’t find them.
After visiting Mirbat we stopped by Khor Rori. Khor Rori is the site of an ancient city and also overlooks an estuary where camels, cows, and flamingos like to relax.
After checking out Khor Rori and a nearby “anti-gravity” hill (you can roll uphill in neutral), we drove on to Wadi Darbat. This is what we were most excited to see: a lush beautiful green wadi with waterfalls and wildlife!
It didn’t quite happen like that.
Our visit was too early in the season for waterfalls and most of the wildlife consisted of super skinny cows. But if the wadi is this beautiful now, I’ll bet August is over the top fantastic.
Wadi Darbat would be a perfect swimhole if it weren’t for one little thing: bilharziasis. Signs are posted warning visitors not to swim and to urge people to “refrain from defecating in the water” in order to help control the parasite issue. No problem.
We also took a few minutes to honor Canada Day. I was traveling with Canadians afterall! And what better way to celebrate than to have a sip of the Canadian flag! (See? I made the flag with sodas!)
photo by Sarah
good job not defecating in the water!