Was it worth it? Khamis laughs out loud at the question, while his brother Salim, who couldn’t ever put together enough money for a wife, laughs a little less. Even a lifetime wasn’t enough for him to break even, and I found him alone, walking through the wadi that doubles up as Limqasil’s lone street, a sack over his shoulders.
“This place is special,” he insists, “it is where my grandfather wanted to be. And it is ours now: our goats can roam free.”
January 2008
Was it worth it? Khamis laughs out loud at the question, while his brother Salim, who couldn’t ever put together enough money for a wife, laughs a little less. Even a lifetime wasn’t enough for him to break even, and I found him alone, walking through the wadi that doubles up as Limqasil’s lone street, a sack over his shoulders.
“This place is special,” he insists, “it is where my grandfather wanted to be. And it is ours now: our goats can roam free.”
Limqasil is up here now.
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How many Omans are there? And how much magic hidden inside them? When will you take us there? Yalla, can’t wait anymore! Mabrouk for yet another triumph, Pinaki, oh, our guide!