Then off to the camel ride. I can't believe I did this in retrospect (being an animal rights person...). But, the camel owners I saw seemed to actually like their animals and treat them well. I saw several camel herders petting their camels and talking to them in quite moments when no one was around. :-) The camels and their owners walk from town (Arrecife) to "work" each day; about an hour each way.

It was fun - in a touristy kind of way - but I am glad I did it. Now I've ridden an elephant and a camel.