I thought this mother and baby were just charming! One thing I learned today was that they do shave camels; it’s clear in this image that her neck and lower body have been.

I have gotten behind on commenting between working until after 11 last night, getting up at 4:30 to go to the camel beauty pageant (a misnomer!), spending eight hours in a bus and just getting home at 7 this evening. I hope to catch up now!

The day at the camel festival was interesting, although in a way I would never imagined – it wasn’t so much the camels, which were fascinating, but the culture. More on my adventure there after I finish this gallery, which should be soon, and start on the next one.