"No, to go to Jeddah."
"What about the camels?"
"Don't worry we'll see the camels."
Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
VROOM! Down the road we go. Yes, we will see those camels; but will it be in this life?
I spy camels.
Out of the bus we go into the roller coaster.
It's true; this van became a roller coaster when it was driven at 80 miles an hour over the desert sand.
"We must go that fast or we will be stuck in the sand."
Up--bump--down, up--bump--down, up--bump--down.
We drove through the desert with 20 people packed into the van.
Those camels were not going to get away now.
The gentleman in the black thobe is the camel owner.
Camels at last!
No rides but plenty of contact with the camels.
Bill, the other person in the picture is an elementary school library media specialist from Washington.
The people from Saudi Arabia arrange their living rooms with sofas and chairs around the perimeter of the room. This is modeled after their historical Bedouin lifestyle; so in typical Bedouin style, we were invited into the tent living room where we were served Arabian coffee with dates and desserts.
3 comments:
Hi from Room 305,
That was really cool seeing you with the camel--did he spit? We noticed you are not wearing your head-covering (what was it called)? Is that because you are not in a town? Jill wanted you to know that her great-uncle lived in Saudie Arabia for five years. She will find out where. Did the roller coaster van ride make you queasy? What's the temperature?
Is is hard to be driving around so much?
Thanks for posting your interesting and fun-to-read posts.
Mrs. McK's class
Hi Phyllis,
Just wanted to say a personal hello and tell you how much the students are enjoying your blogs. I love your story-telling style--it has been fun to share them with the class.
It sounds exhausting but fascinating (sleep deprived and well-fed. We tracked your trip on the map--you are crossing the country and then back again. I assume you are flying to Jeddah since you needed the tickets.
Best wishes,
Sue
Dear Mrs. Humphery
Are there Lamborginies and other cool cars like a Ferraris in Saudi Arabia.
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