GIVE THOSE POOR OLD FEET A REST

 It is interesting to take a walk through the Masplaomas sanddunes where both wild life and fauna flourish. It is quite a feat to walk up and over the dunes not to mention a good work out for the thighs....  You can imagine being in some lost desert and Lawrence of Arabia about to come dashing over one of the dunes. Actually there is an opportunity to adapt Lawrence's form of travel across the desert by hopping on a camel and give those poor old feet a rest. Alright Maspalomas dunes is not exactly the Sahara and you can't just hop on a camel,  but with a good imagination......

  In the distant background you can see the Camel train ready and waiting to take their visitors off exploring into the dunes.

                                                      These camels are having a day off.

Baby camels, not yet ready to carry heavy lumps.........

                                                This is the best way to see the sand dunes.
Mounting the camel takes quite a time. Everyone has to be strapped in tightly and if one person weighs more that the other, the weight has to be made equal by attaching sandbags to the side that weighs the least. This is to ensure equal balance so that the poor camel does not suffer, not to mention the person who would be hanging from the side of the camel. 

Surprisingly trees and vegetation grow in abundance in the sandy terrain.

The camel train.

It can be quite unnerving being infront of another camel, you can hear hot snorting from big nostrils and hear the licking from a long slimey tongue, sometimes they try to have a nibble at you. 

                        In the distance, behind the distant trees is Maspalomas beach. 
Perhaps after dismounting the camel and leaving him safely tethered it is time for a cool dip in the sea.