Side view of a boom ... Africa 2

Side view of a boom ... Africa 2Side view of a boom, a large double masted dhow (sailboat) built in Kuwait, moored along the shore of Bahrain Island. In the foreground a moored boom sits in calm water rippled by gentle waves below a cloudless sky. A large cloth canopy has been erected over an awning at the stern of the boom. In the left background a single masted dhow is moored further out. In the distance houses and trees line the far shore. Due to the nature of these images,

Behind it a few other dhows are moored in the background

The young boy on the right

an ibex-hunter

Hamad bin Saadna and his camel stand in front of a small bush on the side of a sand dune

and a few two storey buildings

The square building is one storey tall

View of camel in a wadi bed in the region between Dahal well and Qabr Hud well

the fifteen year old son of Salim bin Turkia

dry bushes and dunes

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party reunited at Boi well in the Jiddat al Harasis

A saddled thoroughbred Omani camel belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is couched in the sand facing forward

wearing wigs