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Meet Ganesh, ship of the desert. We took the camels out for a spin this afternoon and Karen got this delightful beast. At eight, he's small, spry and fast. On the other hand, Krishna was a brute, but at least I got to drive.

Camels are funny. They get up on their hind legs first (and get off them last) so the boarding process is best described as lean back and hang on.

Anyway, all the camel rides end at this one dune staked out by two competing groups of Rajasthani musicians. First they play, and then they make you play (embarrassing), then they play some more, and then they sell you a CD. Then you get back on Krishna and let him jostle up your insides once more. It's actually quite a lot of fun.