Tajoura

Yesterday several of us from work went to a place three hours away called Tajoura. None of us had been to this beach before, but somehow we made it. Some people wanted to turn back when we were on a very bumpy dirt and rock (not stone) road. I wanted to go a little further, thinking if we turned back, we'd probably find out, "You were only 1/2 mile away from it!" The ride was well worth it. There are normally camels there you can pay to ride (you pay the owner, not the camel), but they weren't there. It actually wasn't until today that we verified that we were at the right place. As you can see, the snorkeling was AWESOME!  We also saw a troop of Baboons on our way back. Enjoy.

This place is not desert, as we all envision when we think about Africa. In this neck of the woods it is a rocky desert. In certain areas, the ground is totally covered with lava rock that is as sharp as razors. It looks like very rough asphault that has cracked and jutted upwards. There is a picture of a rock cliff at the beach where we snorkeled.