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Masirah Islands - 2 /3 days trip from Muscat

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2009 New Year’s Eve at Masirah Islands The drive through the plain terrain can be very straightforward and boring. But drive carefully as God forbid, over-speeding drivers (anywhere between 140 – 200kms) on these roads can run into your lane inadvertently. Keep your vehicles filled with fuel and staff at these points can give you directions for your next land mark. Planning to celebrate the New Year’s Eve differently, say by watching the first sunrise of 2009 from the eastern most part of Oman, we took a 3days trip to the Masirah Islands. We are a family of 3 members Sridhar, Sangeetha (Author) and Aswath (Award winning photographer). This trip was planned in just 3hrs thanks to Mr. Senthilkumar for his guidance it turned both comfortable and entertaining. Masirah can be hot and windy in summer, but it cool and calm in winter. Here is a simple blog to record our experience and serve as a guide to other visitors to Masirah. Starting on 31st Dec 2008, we reached