It was rough. So rough! I was not expecting that hubby wanted me to ride a camel while we were there in Agra right after our Taj Mahal tour. Of course I grabbed the opportunity, for an experience, that I didn’t mind climbing up the uncomfortable camel’s back. The owner didn’t even put a decent covering there (he was as surprised as I was), but “I’m a cowboy” kumbaga. It was very funny and rough experience. All the people around in the streets were amused and laughing because I am sure my face was showing something funny when the camel started to get up. Camels can run up to 65 km/h (40 mph) in short bursts and sustain speeds of up to 40 km/h (25 mph), and I mean it. Those long slender legs walk so fast we were a good distance already in less than a minute. We paid 500 rupees for the ride, a rough 2 minute ride.

Frontier trivia of the day:

The kidneys and intestines of a camel are very efficient at retaining water (hence perfect in the desert). Urine comes out as a thick syrup, and their feces are so dry that they can fuel fires. (Wikipedia)

Safe and Secured. I’m up high here, you can not steal me. Who would dare?
There are many people who steal things, and don’t forgive even construction equipments, especially portable ones. So construction team end up securing and hanging the tools with the crane. They would have to struggle if they really want to steal the equipments. Worth the theft effort? This was taken during our trip to New Orleans during our swamp tour.

Frontier trivia of the day:

One of LoJack’s Guide to Theft Protection is to park equipment close together and in a circle if feasible, with smaller pieces in the center; chain small equipment to larger equipment

Inside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. It was a pretty place with a lot of ancient works still preserved, especially the stone works and carvings. It was beautiful.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India is a land where temple elephants exist amicably with the microchip (tourindia.com)

I am sharing photos of just some of the street scenes on our way to our next destination, the national park. A cyclist and a driver riding their public mode of transportation they call auto “rickshaw’. Rickshaws all over the place have the same colors and styles, and as taxis.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India’s Judicial system consists of a Supreme Court (one chief justice and 25 associate justices are appointed by the president and remain in office until they reach the age of 65 or are removed for “proved misbehavior”)

Now here are the two fellas. I have also talked about them here. This was on our way from the National Park.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India is capitalizing on its large numbers of well-educated people skilled in the English language to become a major exporter of software services and software workers.

There was a place where we could go boating in the lake. It was pretty cute. Obviously Paul knows so much about his place, even those in the remote areas, I forgot the name and even this lake’s name. But until now it is still clear in my mind the whole place, the store, the dining place oh well, and the gate. It was a good experience though. And I really appreciate Paul’s service.

Frontier trivia of the day:

The huge and growing population is the fundamental social, economic, and environmental problem.

In the hotel lounge while waiting for Paul to pick me up for another day of tour. Paul was one of hubby’s partners driver there whom he offered us for chauffer services for free, a very nice courtesy.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India is the world’s largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceutical trade

A shot of the hotel. I liked how it came out, seeing the beautiful huge clouds and well, the sun, creating a little silhouette of the building. Some of the wall dirt were still clear, but I believed they had taken care of that long after we were gone, I hope so.

Frontier trivia of the day:

Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to examine contested boundary sections, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities from Nepal