Of Camels and Me. Or: How to look elegant when falling off a camel.
Oh, 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:
![a camel at the gas station_klein camel gas station oman](https://www.justtravelous.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/a-camel-at-the-gas-station_klein.jpg)
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…
![angry camel at the gas station_klein angry camel gas station oman](https://www.justtravelous.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/angry-camel-at-the-gas-station_klein.jpg)
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.