It's the last post if the year, y'all!

So, after another morning at the mountain tent camp, we got all paled up and drove back to Muscat, stopping at a few places along the way. First, we stopped at Nizwa to visit the fort there. It was nice and ha been restored. These forts were a huge part of Oman's history because they were built to protect the most precious resource here: water. From the pictures you can see what a big oasis there is here from all of the thousands of palm trees!

It was an interesting place, and then we visited the nearby souq for all the last minute shopping I had to do. We continued on to the Green mountain and took a walk between two villages, admiring the terraced agriculture along the way.

After that hike, we had built up an appetite so it was time for lunch, which we had at a nice picnic grounds. We then made one more stop for a last look at the oasis and drove back to Muscat, where I checked into my familiar hotel. It was nice to have a hot shower after "roughing it" a couple of days up in the mountains.

I spent the rest of the day relaxing, enjoying the hotel, and packing up for the big trip home.

In the morning I had an amazing breakfast at the hotel, and then was picked up for my transfer to the airport.

Now I have 31 hours of travel left ahead of me (assuming everything is on time)! This was the last day of my last trip of the year. I hit my goal of 100 countries this year which was a huge milestone. I visited 5 continents (no Australia or Antarctica this year!). I have been extremely grateful for this amazing opportunity I have to travel, am looking forward to the next one, and glad I have a forum with which to share them with you!

Until next year!