Oman 3165 Expedition update considering events in the Middle East
Because of recent events in the Middle East, Mark updates us on the Oman 3165 Expedition and why it has had to be paused until Winter 2027.Safely back in the UK there is still lots of work to be done ...
5 Mar 27min
A living legend in Oman’s climate community – meet Aisha Al-Balushi
Meet Aisha Al-Balushi: activist, educator and environmental impact officer Asyad Container Terminal’s Environmental Officer Aisha Al-Balushi shares her passion for helping the shipping industry and ot...
6 Feb 30min
Back on the water, back on the move with an old friend
Now the unseasonally bad weather has abated, Mark is back on the water again and continuing south west towards the port of Duqm which is about 3 days paddling away. He is joined on the expedition now ...
3 Feb 24min
Rain stops play! An opportunity to explore Oman’s maritime heritage with Captain Khalil bin Ali Al Hooti
Oman has been hit by unusually heavy rainfall and high winds so, while Mark waits patiently for the weather to allow him to pick up the journey where he left off at Bar Al Hikman, he takes the opportu...
28 Jan 18min
An oasis within an oasis
Having reached the south west corner of Bar Al Hikman, a site of international importance for migrating and wintering wading birds, Mark catches up once again with Jonathan Turner, CEO of Masirah Mari...
21 Jan 20min
Bar al Hikman – the halfway point of Oman 3165
From the beautiful, but isolated salt flats of Bar al Hikman, sheltered from the seas by Masirah Island, Mark has reached the midway point of the expedition. After an amazing couple of days back in th...
15 Jan 16min
From the shores of the Sharqiya Sands with Nigel Winser
The coastal waters Mark is paddling through are blooming into life. The upwelling cooler water is bringing with it nutrients from the deep, providing the fuel for the phytoplankton soup that plays suc...
12 Jan 31min
Andy Willson – Future Seas and the paddle ahead
As Mark launches into the next stage of the Oman 3165 Expedition he drops into see marine ecologist Andy Willson in Muscat. Andy set up Future seas, an Oman based marine research and conservation comp...
8 Jan 21min
