There’s one thing I didn’t mention about camels in my previous posts. And that is: I don’t like to ride them!
I got to ride my first camel on an island near the East African mainland. I don’t believe this island had camels until recent history. The long trek up and down gravelly terrain with a camel whose hooves are made for sand was unpleasant. Swaying with a camel that couldn’t easily find its footing through the rocky areas was more than terrifying.
My first camel was a young male that audibly complained without stop all day long. It was the only camel of the tour group of six of us that did this. When we took a mid-day lunch break, it complained even more. I gave the camel to another member of the party and said I’d happily walk.
I next was forced into riding a camel around the Pyramids at Giza. And it was forced. I don’t like the swaying movement but I really wanted to see the Pyramids, not be taken around them like every other tourist. The pyramid security insisted that we arrived too late to walk around even though we saw other walkers and I could have walked faster than the camel who was made to stop by its handlers every ten feet for another picture. We hadn’t requested this photographic service and didn't take any photos. I never got to go inside the pyramids.
So no camel rides for me but I still like camels.
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