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A chameleon in Wadi Ayift, with the Dixsam range behind.




A view up the Wadi.




Another view, including Emta, an arboreal euphorb.




It was a picturesque Wadi.




A stalked puffball! Also known as "bird kohl" ... only, not in english. That is, eye makeup delivered by birds.




Treemo flowers.




Treemo pods.



Treemo (arboreal Apocynum)




View from Dixsam plateau.




The new road going in on the eastern stretch of the island.




The beach at Qalansiya. Full of crazy burrowing, pyramid building crabs.




Another view of the beautiful beach and rocks at Qalansiya.





Keith and Ahmed Doane, our friend and guide.




The view down into Wadi Ayrud... where we swam later.




A wild eggplant.



The infamous Dragon's Blood tree. People collect the resin, and have done so for a long, long, time. The resin is used in paints, varnish, makeup, all kinds of stuff. We heard that some trees were thousands of years old.




One of the many goats we met for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They tried to grab our food, chewed our shirts, and danced on the tables. They were good dancers, with stylin' hairdo's, but bad guests. Nothing a punch in the nose couldn't fix! MY BREAD! MINE!




On the roadside, near Hadibo. The amazing plants were everywhere.