Ship of the Desert:
After our glorious time at the top of Mt. Sinai, it was time to make the descent. Seeing in daylight what we had walked at night was an odd experience. We kept pointing out how very far we had traveled, and how easily we apparently did it. Very soon, it was incredibly hot. We understood why we had made the climb so early. Not only for the sunrise, but we probably would have passed out to do that hike twice in one day. I didn’t take many pictures on the way down, I focused on helping my mom get to the bottom, but once we were safely in the valley I did stop to take this one.
I will admit that camels are pretty neat. They are huge, silent and as we all know can survive long periods without water. What many people don’t know, is that camels are jerks. They do not try to dodge you. They will simply run you over. You can’t hear them coming out of the night, you just have to jump when you hear them coming. They also spit and bite. If you ride them, (especially with another passenger, as I did at the pyramids,) you *will* regret it. They are smelly, rude and just plain don’t care.
Did I mention they bite?
I do appreciate the culture surrounding them though. Each one has it’s own beautifully designed blanket, each rider knows the sounds his camel likes to hear. This camel posed quite nicely for me, so I can’t complain that much.
