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Of Camels and Me. Or: How to look elegant when falling off a camel.
42Oh, I was so excited. The desert. Wahiba Sands in Oman. And camels. Finally I would see REAL camels. Aren’t they cute? That’s what I thought. Seems like they don’t like me. And I have evidence for this.
Evidence number one:
Doesn’t it look cuddly… this camel at a gas station? Cute! And this expression, so intellectual. Maybe I should pet it. Better not! Although it looks very innocent laying on this pickup truck, two seconds later it showed me his real face accompanied with an infernal roaring…
Evidence number two:
On the next morning, after a night underneath the stars, it was finally my turn to ride a camel. A childhood dream. So I thought: up we go and then let’s go. Well, first it did look good… (which was also because of the beautiful pictures Iain Mallory took)
But I was so excited I forgot where I had to hold my hands…
And so it was bound to happen… twice… but take a look at it yourself…
I still do believe, what the others said about it: it looks very elegant. Period.
For those of you who want to know how NOT to fall off a camel: Hold one hand in the front, one in the back and then lean against the camel’s movement. Hope I can keep this in mind for next time…
Thanks to Oman Air for inviting me on this trip.
Awesome! Love it. And congratulations for finally getting on the camel!
Haha, thank you! Not sure if I will ever do this again…
Oman is amazing, I just love that place. Very magical!!! Didn’t ride a camel though
Yes, you’re right, Oman is a magical place. And good choice NOT to ride a camel
but it’s fun though…
I have other pictures of you with a camel where you are NOT ridiculous at all ! Let me send them to you !
haha, would love to see these pictures!!!
Would love to visit Oman one day…looks amazing! What a funny story you told about the camels and so glad you included the video at the end. Most of all, glad you weren’t hurt! Really enjoyed this post and your pics!
Thank you so much Jeff. Glad you liked it! And you really should visit Oman, it’s an amazing country!
There is just something wrong with a camel in a pickup truck.
haha, you’re totally right Stephanie!
Whoa, that’s kind of scary! Glad you’re ok! I rode camels in Egypt, and it was definitely a challenge. Not nearly as easy as it looks, and their legs are so much longer than one would expect that when they kneel down, you take quite the unexpected jolt!
Exactly. But once you get ON the camel it’s a really cool experience. Although I wouldn’t do that longer than half an hour…
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LOL You look very elegant! Period.
Period.
Lol :0 Good on you for sharing this
haha, I promised it…
I’m glad you didn’t get hurt! The camel in the back of the pick-up truck looks hilarious!
Thank you Ali, the sand was soft, so it didn’t hurt. And yes, this camel on the truck was really weird…
OMG! Hilarious. Laughing my face off. I love you.
Hahaha. Always a pleasure to make you laugh your face off, honey!
LOL
It’s good you didn’t get hurt. Think about it as a gift. If everything worked smooth, you wouldn’t have his hilarious and great memory now 
Exactly. That’s the stuff every great story is made of…
Hilarious!
I try and steer clear of camels at all costs since a huge chunk of camel drool landed on me a few years ago!
Get the shivers every time I think about it.
Ewww. Yes, that’s not a nice memory. Ewww.
I’m flying to Thailand via Oman in 10 days, I wish I had organised a lay-over so I could ride a camel. It looks great, I’m so very jealous!!
Oh you really should have. Maybe you can make a stop in Muscat on the way back…
Very elegant indeed. Seems like I was lucky I didn’t fell off the elephant they sat me on as a child…
As you say this… I think there’s a video about me getting lifted up by an elephant with his trunk… should think about how to get my fingers on this…
This made my morning… seriously hilarious!
Thanks! Happy to make you happy
lol That was fun watching that video!
I love how the camel is transported in a truck. Somehow ironic as camels are themselves supposed to be transportation. A bit like a cowboy carrying his horse it seems, but modern times..
I learned as a teenager that horses don’t like me either. The story would run similar, but with a forested background.
Luckily, a certain level of kltuziness in ladies can be very endearing– too funny!
Wow it looked so horrible yet awesome at the same time. Already watched the video 5 times in 3 minutes. I hope you still enjoyed your trip!
Of course there’s a camel in the back of the ute. Why wouldn’t there be?
hahaha oh no! i hope the camel ride was enjoyable once you got on it properly lol
Dank ausgeprägter Schadenfreude habe ich sehr über Deinen Bericht und vor allem das Video gelacht
Mir ging es damals ähnlich – habe mich aber glücklicherweise halten können. Super Video – danke dafür !
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Brilliant! I remember it being pretty tricky gettingon/being on/getting of a camel! Thanks for sharing.