Dietmar, a fellow tourist from Germany (and avid photographer) atop his camel.  Shadow on right is me and my camel.

     The journey to Pushkar was certainly a memorable one -- my first time riding a camel! Considering my past reluctant relationship with animals [the first time I got on a horse, I fell off; suffice to say, it was my last time I even remotely approached a horse], I think I was a little to eager for the opportunity to ride a camel. But in spite of some mild soreness in the leg and groin area, ‘sailing’ aboard the Ship of the Desert wasn’t so bad!

Aboard my camel, Ramu, in the desert-like terrain of Pushkar.

Our trusty camel guides.