From the city of Salalah in Southern Oman to the Yemen border, the road twists and turns through a series of hairpin bends, eventually climbing to the top of the escarpment, with towering cliffs plummeting down to the Indian ocean.

During monsoon a pervading mist hangs over the escarpment but every so often, when the road gets to about 1000 metres high, you pop out of the mist into bright, brilliant sunshine with incredible views and on this particular release into sunlight, even a small pink shelter perched on top of the mountain, with rather striking brickwork for the windows.

Such buildings and design are typical in Oman, used as shelters from the sun (sometimes rain, as this area receives a fair amount)  with the air bricks allowing for cool air in the heat of the day, although it’s the first pink one I’ve ever seen….

Heading up through the mist….

To find brilliant sunshine above the clouds and a small pink house….

The pink house providing a nice window shot….

Sideways on, air brick windows, all different….

Stunning view through the bricks….

The ubiquitous stunted trees,so typical of this region, precariously growing out of the mountain-side….

and the very long drop down outside the window…..

The finishing touch provided by some little pink flowers, growing through the rock outside the pink house…..

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