This is a great write-up about your trip to Oman! It certainly changed how I viewed the country, previously I'd just have images of desert and more desert in my head but now I see that there's a lot more beauty and life to it!

The Omani mud village by the mountain side is gorgeous - it's surrounded by trees and I bet it's nice and comfortable inside. I still assume that because much of Oman is desert, that it can get really hot and uncomfortable outside. Did you have a chance to go inside a mud hut?

The wadi and the forts also look marvelously unique to Oman - historic and grand, awe inspiring locations to visit. I wonder if Oman is big on rock climbing, it seems that it some points in the hike you're basically rock climbing anyway. Needing to take a boat to get there only adds to the mystique, I think, of the wadi, as it becomes trickier to get to especially without a local boat guide.

It's also great that all your pictures are of nature or the countryside, it's nice to get away from the city for some time. At some point, all cities or urban areas simply look the same, maybe with different fancy landmarks, but otherwise mundane high-or-higher skyscrapers dominating the view.

One more thing - if I may ask, how did this trip change your life?