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In the desert with camels and the three (wise) men
... Runny) is becoming familiar with the tasks and daily routine of a safari. Sometimes Runny falls behind in its curiosity and scatteredness then it jumps suddenly ahead and catches up with our mini caravan.
It is mating season for the camels right now. When we encounter other camels the boys need to pay special attention to make sure our males do not get too aggressive. Male camels have a peculiar way of showing off their strength and attractiveness. They ...
In an indian desert town
... school English on us (“Hello, what is your name?")
The Vinayak Guest House, where we have ended up, has turned out to be a lucky strike. It is more of a homestay. The owner Jitu has created a marvellously peaceful and quiet space that invites you to stay and relax. It is a welcome refuge from the often crazy and over the top India. We share the complex with 4 generations of the family and soon become part of it ourselves. Jitu`s children asked ...
A day that could have been better
... said '100's of times' [hold that thought]. About 40M until the lunch stop and it started to drizzle. Wholesome lunch items and a rum and coke. Jay said it was quiet w/o Phil. Two poor sleeps are not helping my mood.
A siesta until 1530 but did not start again until 1620, Wendy upchucking and needing to transfer to the camel cart. You do get a bit of a rhythm after awhile but you feel it in the lower back too. Finished up at 1740, tents up and cots readied though ...
How to lose a girl in 7 hours.
... manage to cool the overall temperature. At 10pm it was still high the 30’s so Rachel and I wore the least we could without causing mutual offence and lay very, very
still. Despite this we still had to get up several times in the night to stand
under the shower to get wet then lie down under the fan to reduce our body
temperature. We had two nights of this regime and what has emerged is an unspoken
decision that this fan business is not ...
City of the Desert
... want and the local people will create them. Then ship them back overseas where they are sold for about 100x the original prices. We were shown some of these pieces, and wow... I could've bought loads of them. Some were a bit too colourful, but some... exquisite.
Back to the hotel to have cold shower and cool down... Except the cold water comes out really hot, so does the hot water... So its more like a quick, hot shower, then stand by the aircon to try and cool off.
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