Dhalkut is a fishing town located
30 kms before the Yemen border. The points of attractions here include the
Dhalkut beach which has the remains of a crashed military helicopter and the
sea view point.
A picnic area has been
constructed there for guests. When walked a bit further from where you could
park the car you could hear the sound of the ocean waves hitting the rocks
hard. Khareef season brings to Salalah a series of swell waves, coming in line one
by one, hitting the coast as hard it can.
Going further on, Oman takes on
more of a frontier feel: small towns, empty roads, and signs for Yemen start to
appear along the road. After a military check point, where we had to stop the
car and soldiers searched the vehicle, the road turned decidedly more
mountainous.
As we drew closer to the border
with Yemen, we entered Dhalkut. And here, we would see something stranger on a
beach than camels.
More specifically, there are
remnants of crashed, beached Russian Mi-8 helicopter. I have yet to be able to
ascertain the cause of the wreckage, most likely in the civil war, but it is an
undeniably curious sight to remain on what would otherwise be a peaceful Omani
beach scene. We were the only ones there, not a soul in sight. The engine sits
on the roof, a propeller hanging stiff to the side. Scraps of metal poke
through the sand.
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