JR just went on a vacation to Dubai with his
girlfriend. He was telling us about all
of the touristy things they did while over there, such as going camel riding
through the desert. He couldn’t believe how
tall the camels are. He was describing
the process they go through to get the camels to kneel down with their front
legs and then lower themselves to the ground with their back legs, so you can
get on them. Apparently, they have these
sort of saddles that fit around the hump, so that two people can get on the
camel with one in front of the hump and one behind it.
His girlfriend mounted the camel first, climbing in the
front. So, JR climbed onto the back
end. The moment he put his full weight
down on the camel, the camel audibly groaned.
He then looked back at JR and gave him a disgusted look. The camel was finally coaxed into a standing
position, but he was not happy. JR said
that it was one of the most uncomfortable things he has ever done, bouncing up
and down on the backend of a camel across the uneven desert sands. He also believes the camel was intentionally
finding the “potholes” and altering his gait to make it more uncomfortable for
JR.
