Yesterday, we went to a camel farm, which had both "regular" camels and racing camels. One of the drivers' family owns a camel farm just outside of Yanbu. So, we had a caravan of cars to travel to it. It was off the road in the desert and turned out to be several camel pens, a chicken coop and several small "buildings" and a big tent. The camels were so cute and eager to be fed and cuddled. The driver placed grass on one lady's head for the camel to eat. The camels were very gentle.
Also, as you can see in the picture below, there was a camel with a bag covering its private parts. It turned out that it was a female camel that would be milked in the afternoon. The family does not sell the milk, they just use it for themselves.
One of the racing camels had unusual markings on his face and leg. One of the ladies, who has lived in Saudi Arabia for quite awhile, said that it was to mark the genealogy of the camel for breeding.
There was a chicken coop with a big rooster in it and then, there was the big tent on a platform. A few of us went up to look in. there were several young guys lounging around watching TV. I guess they had a satellite. I asked if I could take a picture.
Then, when we all got to the tent, our driver served dates and hot tea with cardamom.
These young men were very hospitable to us. They took pictures with us.
It was a very interesting morning!
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