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In 2003 when this picture was taken, the Bimah Sinkhole was lying unsignposted and largely unknown by the side of the graded road running along the coast to the north. The new road to the south didn't exist, nor did the fences and parking area. You just had to slog over the terrain in 4WD and park under a sorry looking thorny bush - the only shade for miles around. There was a beaten up, faded sign warning of the tidal nature of the water in the sinkhole - strong surges and swells can cause the water level to fluctuate suddenly and dramatically.
Having driven 4 hours from Ras Al Hamra, turning off the road at a point given simply by GPS coordinates, we drove a further 2 hours across this terrain to reach the coast at Bar Al Hikman (exceedling thankful to have the GPS, as there is not a single landmark of any description to orientate yourself by.
An amazing encounter with 3 cuttlefish during a courtship ritual. 2 large males attempted to win the attention of a smaller female (right centre of photo) - here the winning male flares his tentacles widely in an attempt to ward off his rival. The battle between the two males was a fascinating and dazzling display of flashes, colour and pattern changes that went on for more than 15 minutes, until the smaller male retreated, clearly the loser.
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Beautiful! Greetings from Hungary!
Nice picture, greetings from germany!!!
No inhabitants, no buildings, no power, no fresh water no food.
We took tents, food and water for 3 days. A boat dropped us off, and we prayed it would come back on time to pick us up.
HEAVEN!
No inhabitants, no buildings, no power, no fresh water no food.
We took tents, food and water for 3 days. A boat dropped us off, and we prayed it would come back on time to pick us up.
HEAVEN!
No inhabitants, no buildings, no power, no fresh water no food.
We took tents, food and water for 3 days. A boat dropped us off, and we prayed it would come back on time to pick us up.
HEAVEN!
It was a lot of fun. IMO, scuba diving is 100 times better!
In 2003 when this picture was taken, the Bimah Sinkhole was lying unsignposted and largely unknown by the side of the graded road running along the coast to the north. The new road to the south didn't exist, nor did the fences and parking area. You just had to slog over the terrain in 4WD and park under a sorry looking thorny bush - the only shade for miles around. There was a beaten up, faded sign warning of the tidal nature of the water in the sinkhole - strong surges and swells can cause the water level to fluctuate suddenly and dramatically.
Having driven 4 hours from Ras Al Hamra, turning off the road at a point given simply by GPS coordinates, we drove a further 2 hours across this terrain to reach the coast at Bar Al Hikman (exceedling thankful to have the GPS, as there is not a single landmark of any description to orientate yourself by.
A beautiful little zebra moray peeks out from the coral at Fahal Island.
An amazing encounter with 3 cuttlefish during a courtship ritual. 2 large males attempted to win the attention of a smaller female (right centre of photo) - here the winning male flares his tentacles widely in an attempt to ward off his rival. The battle between the two males was a fascinating and dazzling display of flashes, colour and pattern changes that went on for more than 15 minutes, until the smaller male retreated, clearly the loser.