well, martyn is not at all sure about camels! at least he likes them when he is on the ground but the getting up and getting down bit he wasn't sure about and he has found some parts of his body he didn't know existed. Tandem camel riding is great fun, especially when martyn nearly falls off the back.
Desert was lovely, very peaceful but more green than we were expecting, little bits of brush etc but at least the ground was quite hard so we could keep up with the camels. Everyone in the group was very impressed with our walking in the heat and gave us a round of applause when we finished our little trek. We think we got the best bargain - 4 hours walking and one hour on camels. Everyone else seemed to be in much pain the next day.
Earthquake happened at 8am on second day of camel trek, just after breakfast. Apparently it was 5.7 on richter scale. At least we were in the desert because the newspaper shows that bits of the fort we visited at jasailmer a day or two ago have fallen down!
First night of trek was spent in tents with ant infestation for company. Thats what you get for snacking on pringles in your tent. Although it was not so funny when the ants started trying to eat me at 4.30 am. Martyn thought this was hilarious because there were no ants in his bed at all! I must just be very tasty.
Trek finished at nice desert lodge style place with thatched huts and we got to see a local dance and music troupe. Martyn was more impressed by the rustic air conditioning unit consisting of a bale of straw, some water and a fan. Very clever.
That was it for the desert, off to Udaipur now.
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