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Old 25th Oct 2020, 12:29
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Great pics Deano, 10 years after my time. The well drilling was fairly new I think, I remember the camels wearily plodding around a circular track pulling a heavy round stone for milling or powering a simple pump to raise water from a well. Khormaksar water came by pipeline 12 miles from Sheikothman so a siege of the base would not have been difficult. The pictures of Fisherman's Bay and Maala recall everything but the smells ...
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