Our hosts had all these camels lined up waiting to take people for rides, but apparently our tour guide thought we were running too late so nobody got to except this little boy, and only because on of the Saudis scooped him up and planted him right on the camel, and off he went. I think he enjoyed it! I sure would have liked to have tried this too ;-).

I think there is something quite regal about the way these camels hold themselves -- especially their heads -- when they're harnessed up for a ride like this.