Lions And Tigers And . . . Camels?

Maddy and Leo the Lion

Remember my summer bucket list? 

Guess what - we checked  

“RIDE A CAMEL”

off the list!

Yes, we did!

And not in some exotic location as you might expect,

 but in sweet little Lincoln, Nebraska!

I had heard our local zoo had camel rides this summer,

but due to the extreme heat,

we were spending most of our weekends checking “swim at the pool”

off the list.

BUT – there was a cool front last weekend and

the temp was only in the 90’s –

so Maddy and I headed off to the zoo.

After we entered, we skipped all other animals and

 made a beeline to the camels as we were certain

there would be a long line of riders waiting for a turn. 

Nope, not a one. 

So, we picked out the best looking camel there, Leonardo,
and we both climbed on. 

 Ha ha – I fooled Maddy as she didn’t think I would do it!

 (Really, had I known that my bottom would be
featured in the photo below

 taken by one of the camel wranglers,
 I would have insisted on sitting in front!)

You know how I wrote so eloquently that

riding a horse is like riding the sky in an earlier post? 

Well, riding a camel is kind of  like riding the sky -
a big thunderstorm in the sky --  

very bumpy!