Cruising the Musandam

Two months ago, I was invited by friends to go on a three-day sailing cruise aboard their boat around the fjords of Musandam at the northern tip of Oman. The Musandam Peninsula acts as the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz, which leads into the Arabian Gulf. This region of Oman used to be out of bounds to foreigners, but over the last two decades the region has slowly opened up. The scenery in this rugged and relatively untouched part of Oman is spectacular with rock formations jetting out of the sea and forming the high mountains of the interior. Because of the rocky peaks and steep terrain the peninsula is largely impassable. Almost all of the landscape is void of flora and the only animals that can be seen roaming freely are domesticated goats foraging for food. Unfortunately, the goats have found a more accessible kind of food new