Ready to go and watching Bob get on his camel!
The awesome view once you're moving. When riding bareback you actually sit behind the camel hump with a rolled up type blanket that you rest your butt against. Camels do not smell as good as horses do.
A discussion on Facebook made me thing about another "ride" and how much fun this was! I have always rode horses and let me tell you riding a camel is not the same thing. They do not move like a horse and you sure do not sit on them like a horse and you dang sure do not get on them like a horse. Ok and I hate to admit this I think the camel is smarter then a horse. Oh and the camel is much noisier then a horse and they are very quick to let you know they are displeased or they do not want to do something. Sort of reminds me of trying to load a pig in a trailer wow can that get loud. We were able to take a trip so see Bob's brother Dan and his wife in Oman and they were kind enough to let me choose an outing. After I made my choice to take a camel ride and spend a night in the desert at a Bedouin camp I think maybe a few were regretting letting me pick. Bob was so sore the next few days he could barely walk. To me it was just awesome! We slept in a grass type hut, had a meal with a Bedouin family with local entertainment, had a Bedouin supper and breakfast, one concession we had was a modern bathroom which might have been modern to their standards but to us... At least it did not have a squatty potty...
We were lucky enough to ride bareback on the camels so we were lucky to feel the power they have when rising and laying down for ease of getting on and off. While walking they have a very loose undignified gait but it was not unpleasant. I started discussing a week long trek in the desert on camels but I believe I would have been on my own. The experience was awesome and one I will never forget for different reasons then Bob will never forget.
I named my camel Sheba as she was a very nice dignified camel and she did not mind a goofy person from Arizona giving her lots of hugs.
Linda and Sheba after the ride!
WHERE exactly were you guys?? Vacation? Camels? You went to Oman? How long were you there? Do you have other pics? VERY cool!
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We were in Mascat, Oman just south of Sadia Arbia. We were able to do a lot of new things on that trip and get to experience a culture that is very foreign to us. The highlight of the trip for me though was the ride into the desert. Nothing but sand for as far as you could see in any direction. He has since moved to Tripoli and we will not be visiting him there as the area is very unsettled.
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