So it turns out that camels fart constantly. During the whole of our two-day trek through the Great Thar Desert outside Jaisalmer, we were enveloped in a cloud of methane, much of which was generated from all the deposits left behind by other creatures on the desert floor, but to which our camels made prodigious contributions as we rode.
I'd heard that camels were uncomfortable to ride, but the abstract knowledge is nothing against the actual agony of the experience itself. You spend your first ten minutes on the back of a camel marveling at the view, the stilt-walking feel of the ride, and the comedy of the animal itself. You spend the rest of the time desperately looking forward to getting back down again.
We rode out through bean fields dried up for the summer, across a vast scrubby plain (stopping for a break at an atmospherically-abandoned village), to an isolated sand dune where we spent the night sleeping in the open air under a field of clouds that hid the spectacular stars we had been promised. We were cripplingly sore, the food was awful, the camels were surly, and there were scorpions in our blankets (okay, one scorpion). But, also, it was amazing.
The picture above, as well as the second and third photos below, are by Rachel.
More camel safari photos here.
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Nice posting on Rajasthan Tourism.
ReplyDeleteRajasthan is one of the most colorful and vibrant tourist states in India. It attracts tourists and vacationers from all over the world with its historical monuments, rich culture & tradition, exotic wildlife and sand dunes. There are a number of tourist places to visit in this royal and imperial Indian state. To know more you can visit:- Camel Desert Safari Tour