Camping in a rocky landscape
Camping on a rocky landscape. Our tent is to the left of the yellow one.
Sometimes it’s hard to find a decent place to camp. Our transit from the United Arab Emirates to northwestern Oman meant trading an outlook of sand to one of rocks.
Welcome to a bush camp in Oman! Poor John and I managed to kick away most of the larger rocks and set up our tent not far from the bus. Yes, this overland trip is on bus, which I keep calling a truck.
Our tent is the green one just to the left of the bright yellow one. In spite of the terrain, we got a decent night’s sleep. In fact, it was a good spot. And I picked up a couple of small rocks to give to my friend, Maggie. She collects rocks from our travels.
Where to next? 
You must have thick mattresses. That first photograph is really well composed
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Just an old Thermarest self-inflating mattress, but it works well enough for me. Thanks for noticing the composition.
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I was thinking the same thing! 😊 It sounds like my camping mattress, Peggy!
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I couldn’t do these trips without a decent camping mattress.
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I’m reading this very early in our time zone because I could sleep – in a very thick lovely bed! 😁
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Last night and tonight we are in a hotel, so I am getting a hit of decent mattress.
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Intrepid as always, Peggy. Rather you than me, but well done!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m rather hoping that’s the last of rocky camping spots.
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Hope all well this yellow tent on the rocks . Anita
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All good so far.
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Hi Peggy I know exactly what you mean We camped in a ploughed field, a rubbish dump, a hotels front garden, on a roundabout, next to a river with lots of salt water crocs (that was in OZ) We even camped what was supposed to be Noah’s Ark It is surprising how little we really need to have a good nights kip in a tent Yes I collect stones and rocks from my trips as well, I have lots of them and sea shells Derrick ________________________________
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Oh my Derrick, your list of campgrounds brings back memories of past trips. What fun we have had.
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We have had some great campgrounds, (and hostels) We might have moaned at the bad ones, but its all part of overlanding There have been some great journeys Even a hostel in Turkey, in a cave ________________________________
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Some might say you have rocks in your head
To sleep in a place where there’s rocks in your bed
But I say that you have grit in your spine….
Though I’m glad it’s your bed, and not mine.
😀
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Oh this is priceless. Thanks so much.
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That first photo is wonderful. After many years of camping (including military service) I stopped camping more than a decade ago. I just don’t sleep and wind up being a zombie. It’s great that you can do that as that’s definitely what this type of trip requires. Cheers.
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We have 17 more camps coming up. I hope I survive.
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You are brave souls!!! Spectacular photos, Peggy. To sleep under the sky is a most beautiful experience, even with the rocks. They keep you grounded while you look up into the deep mysteries of the heavens.
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You are so right. The stars are a wonderful bedtime companion.
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Love the tent photo! I presume you are doing an overland tour with a company? May i ask which one? X
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We’re travelling with Madventure. We did a trip with them in 2011—London to Sydney.
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Thanks for the reply. I’ll look into them x
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I’m impressed that you were able to sleep on that rocky ground!
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Once we kicked the big rocks out of the way, it was surprisingly comfortable.
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Have just joined you from an armchair in a study in the Southern Highlands of NSW. On first read did not pu you were with a travel company . . . can breathe a wee more freely now . . . oh, reposted your whole blog to a circle of friends – suggested they also travel along . . .
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Thanks so much for your comment and for sharing my blog with your friends. I love having the company. Maybe sometime we can meet in person for a chat. I live in Canberra.
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I hope you have good sleeping mats! That’s pretty harsh camping terrain. Maggie
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We have great mats that have served us well on many overland trips.
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I am amazed you got a good nights sleep! Were you exhausted? Well done!
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It was a good night’s sleep, which doesn’t always happen on an overland trip.
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You guys are very adventurous, it looks like you found a good spot to pitch your tent. Did you also have a camp fire for cooking and hanging out?
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Sadly we haven’t been able to have campfires on this trip. Too little wood available.
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gee, that looks rocky. Did you use rocks for blankets as well? Slept like rock comes to mind.
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Or rocks in my head. hahaha
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Looks very cozy to me! 🙂
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It was way more comfortable than we expected.
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Looks pretty damn rough Peggy, but then it’s all relative eh. I’m enjoying these little snippets you’re sharing of your latest adventure.
Alison
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Thanks Alison. This camp was actually more comfortable than we expected
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Yikes! 😬 I would look for another spot.
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Luckily we managed just fine.
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The view is worth the slight inconvenience! A nice cup of coffee would be perfect for this setting
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Or perhaps a glass of wine?
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Wow!
Tony
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We’ve camped with more rocks, but mostly sand.
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LeggyPeggy,
I have one of those inflatable mattress’s (sp) and I am sure it was helpful in that rocky terrain. The rocks would retain some of the heat in the daytime, but when it became nighttime, was the ground rocks cooler/a cold night…?
Sy S.
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We have good camping mattresses too, so once we kicked the rocks out of the way, we slept quite well. And it didn’t get too cold.
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I don’t see a green or yellow tent in those pics, I may be going blind. The rocks do look like they would be a challenge to sleep on. I used to collect a stone from places I visited, when did that stop. I should start doing that again. Cheers!
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I admit that the green tent is very hard to see. Of course, I know it’s there just below the bus. The yellow one looks like a half circle slightly to the right and below the bus. I can recommend stones as an economical souvenir.
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Ahh. Of course, my bad. Thanks.
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No worries. It takes me time to see the tent too. 🙂
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a good sleeping pad pays for itself many times over
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It sure does. Mine is 12+ years old and still inflates when needed.
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