Day 2 started by having breakfast in the hotel (Duqm City Hotel) in Duqm. I reached there last night after dark about 8:30PM. The hotel doesn't have a lift and they gave me a room at the end of the hallway. not only I had to carry 2 heavy bags all the way to second floor via steps also I had to walk a long way to my room which after about 900km on a bike it really sucks :D 

Anyway after having breakfast I left the hotel around 8:45AM and moved towards Haima. But before leaving Duqm I went on to explore the beach as I was planning to come back to Duqm from Salalah and camp on the beach if possible. I found a nice spot and saved it in GPS for later. First leg of the trip I took the road from Duqm to Haima. It was about 150km of absolutely nothing. Reached Haima about 11:00AM stopped in the only petrol station for fuel and some snacks then moved towards Thumrait which is about 441kms away and the last town before Salalah. This part of the trip was the most difficult as this stretch of the road again has absolutely no features. almost 500kms of straight road surrounded by an empty barren land. There are no animals, no plants. Just and empty desert. I was mostly bored at this point, It is like this road doesn’t want to end.

After about 223kms I stoped somewhere named Qitbit which consists of an old petrol station, some sort of tire shop/garage and a motel which i wasn’t sure if it was still in business. This place is the only stop in between Haima and Thumrait which is a 441km stretch. After refueling and some snack and some water I left towards Thumrait.

By the time I reached Thumrait it was about 4:00PM but I was happy that I was almost done with that road. I was about 60kms away from Salalah and I heard this part of the road in between Thumrait and Salalah is scenic which is an understatement. about half way to Salalah from Thumrait the road starts to climb into a mountains and it is really one of the most beautiful roads in this region.

As I reached to the mountain road I realized the last 2 days and almost 1500kms of boring straight roads was all worth it to be in such a beautiful place right now. I was in heavens, this last part was one of the most enjoyable.

eventually I reached to city of Salalah by around 5:30PM and checked into a hotel. They upgraded me to a one bedroom suite which was huge. I settled down, took a shower and fired up the old foursquare app to find some good Shawrma for dinner. there were a few suggestions. So I fired up the bike and went downtown and got myself some Shawrma which was really tasty. Back to hotel and retired to bed early as I was planning to explore the area next morning.