Picking up shells in Muscat

 

Thursday was off for me since I had worked the previous Friday.

Panadda had planned to go with her boyfriend and another friend to the beach to pick up shells. She asked me to come.

Al Bustan

We went to Al Bustan where there is one of the most luxurious palace in the world. We could not have a look inside since there is a GCC meeting this month and security has been strengthened. Therefore, we went to the nearby beach. It looked like Brittany with dark rocks all over the beach, which is funny because 100m from there you have white sand beaches.

  Al Bustan palace

It was very nice because I got to see many animals I'm not used to see on European beaches. While Panadda and friends were looking for seafood, I was taking pictures of this strange creatures.

Panadda trying to catch fish

It looks like a star fish but it's moving very fast

Urchins

This little guy was eating algae

Camille's friend

View from Al Bustan Beach

Al Gubrah

After one hour, we moved back to another beach to get another kind of shells. It was actually in Al Gubrah, near the Chedi !

This place seems popular for shells since many Asian families were there.

While my friends were searching the sand, I walked on the beach and picked up nice shells (empty ones !).

This hobby is quite surprising (I would not have the idea to pick up shells on Muscat beaches) but seems very popular in the Thai community. They actually do so to get very fresh seafood (compared to Carrefour or LuLu).

I spent a good time at the beach, relaxing and enjoying the nice weather. It also reminds me of the 'good old days' when we used to pick up seafood on Brittany's beaches.