During our trip to the Sahel we also had to cross a little river. I luckily had the camel guy with me on my camel, so I knew he would get me safely through. Nico followed us closely ready to take some pictures … but oops, as soon as he had entered the water his camel started to go down on its knees, presumably wanting to take a refreshing bath. Nico still with his camera in one hand and holding on with the other hand – a camel going down on its knees can make some drastic movements – was a little confused about what to do. The guides shouted
to him that he needs to ensure his feet are firmly pushing down on the neck, so that the camel remembers that he is there, and then to hit the camel on its side with the cord to get it back up. Obviously everything needed to be done quickly, as otherwise our little rucksack, which was hanging on Nico’s seat, would have drowned and with it my new computer. But with both hands already occupied, it certainly wasn’t the easiest task. After all, we also didn’t want to risk the camera falling in the water. Though surely enough our Nico can manage that... in general one should have admired Nico on his camel: one- or freehanded, very relaxed, every now and then drifting away from the path, just really cool… (While I sat there tense and didn’t dare to take off either hand from the seat).
During our trip to the Sahel we also had to cross a little river. I luckily had the camel guy with me on my camel, so I knew he would get me safely through. Nico followed us closely ready to take some pictures … but oops, as soon as he had entered the water his camel started to go down on its knees, presumably wanting to take a refreshing bath. Nico still with his camera in one hand and holding on with the other hand – a camel going down on its knees can make some drastic movements – was a little confused about what to do. The guides shouted 
to him that he needs to ensure his feet are firmly pushing down on the neck, so that the camel remembers that he is there, and then to hit the camel on its side with the cord to get it back up. Obviously everything needed to be done quickly, as otherwise our little rucksack, which was hanging on Nico’s seat, would have drowned and with it my new computer. But with both hands already occupied, it certainly wasn’t the easiest task. After all, we also didn’t want to risk the camera falling in the water. Though surely enough our Nico can manage that... in general one should have admired Nico on his camel: one- or freehanded, very relaxed, every now and then drifting away from the path, just really cool… (While I sat there tense and didn’t dare to take off either hand from the seat).
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