Well, let me tell you, I have full appreciation for those people of the ancient caravans who traveled across the desert on camels - wow - how did they keep their tushies from hurting so much? This trip, leaving from the Giza pyramids and heading out into the desert some ways, was one I had wanted to do since last year. I've done it once now, and that was enough :-) It was great - twenty people on camels (well, except Ahmed, who thought that he should ride a horse), beautiful sunshine, and lots of laughs. I learned that there are many ways to sit on a camel, and none of them are too comfortable, but it's not too bad. After riding for about 1 1/2 hours, we took a rest and took some Christmas
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