As to Europeans, so few of them go up country and so great is their average ignorance of the camel that it is simple enough to deceive them…
-The Camel, Major Leonard, On the Egyptian proclivity to defraud Khawajas wishing to ride camels
Kordofan is about as far up country as a tourist can go and my ignorance of camels was great. Lucky for me, Hajj Bashir and KhairAllah were kind, generous…and both Sudanese. Hajj Bashir said, If you can eat Aseeda three times a day, you are welcome to join KhairAllah. KhairAllah said, If you can ride for fifteen hours every day for the next 40, you are welcome to join me. So I felt myself welcome, twice.