My dad has been wanting to figure on my blog for a while, so for today’s MyWorld post, I thought I would share one of our favourite rides featuring another favourite elements of ours: camels! My dad loves to ride amongst boulders, and behind the airfield is a large stone-clad area. On one of our [...]

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As soon as we heard that there was a camel in Liz’ village, we wanted to ask the owner if we could ride it. At that time, the camel was still not back from the market, but the owner (the herder of the village) told us to come back the following day and he would [...]

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Copyright Eden Foundation 2008 Camels are very cool beings and one of the animals that amazes me the most. Especially when you look up close, you wonder how they’re put together! As for my experience with camel riding, check out the following posts: Learning the art of riding a camel (17th December 2006) For other [...]

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In the afternoon, we headed out to the race track where there would be a big show with lots of horses and camels. Camel and donkey races were also on the schedule, although in the end, there was no time left to organize them. A pity, because I have yet to see my first camel [...]

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We went out at about nine o’clock this morning, not knowing exactly what to expect. Seeing the soldiers on our street, we figured the president and perhaps even the parade would be coming our way, but the soldiers told us the parade would probably not reach our street and that it was best to move [...]

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After the president had left, we followed Aïssa to the part of the camel camp where her family was staying, where we met a lot of riders with their beloved creatures! Did you know that camels are very affectionate animals? They truly bond with their owners, and even though Arwen appreciates me very much, I [...]

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Today, we went to the camel camp behind the race track with Aïssa. Her family had come from Tanout bringing their camels with them, and we were heading out for a ride… We were not the only ones to visit the camp, because on our way there, we were passed by some “very important vehicules”. [...]

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Yesterday, the horses practiced their parade and today, it was the camels’ turn. Mmmm, those animals have been created for parades! They absolutely love it!! And I can’t believe how peaceful they are; you put five camel bulls side by side and they walk with their heads together – no fighting… Now, if it were [...]

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The president is coming here on the 18th December, to celebrate Niger’s national day. Horses and camels from every vicinity of the country have arrived and are currently camping at the race track, where they will perform on the National Day. Yesterday, Sofia and I got ourselves a slight shock as we rode out there [...]

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