On the way to Uluru (Ayer's rock), just past Alice Springs, we stayed at a campground with a camel farm next to it. That's all it was 100km away from anything, a campground roadhouse and a camel farm. They had 70 camels on the farm. They do safaris where you can go for several days but we opted for a ride around the paddock. They laid down for us to get on, walked down one side and ran up the other. It was so bumpy when they ran we couldn't stop laughing. When Kevin got on his camel it bellowed. The girls loved the experience and Kyra was hoping for a 5 day safari. A few minutes was fun, but we're not sure about days! We liked the camels, kind of like horses but haughty and somehow dignified.
We were told Australia has the largest wild camel population of any country, about 500 000! We saw a few herds of them as we drove, one in the distance and another small group right on the road. They trotted away as we slowed down.
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You all looked as if you enjoyed the camel rides! I didn't realize there were so many camels in Australia!
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