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25.01.2022 The cameleers have been kept busy on the station and are also enjoying spending time with some beautiful Queens of the Desert. The weather has been mixed with spectacular and varied cloud formations. Wishing everyone a fulfilling day or night, whichever side of the planet you are on!... www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

25.01.2022 We have the best time on treks! It’s been a treat going through the images from Kim Blackmore’s 9 day trek with us. Everyone needs adventures! www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

23.01.2022 And sometimes, this is how we roll! www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

23.01.2022 Continued trekking memoirs from Kim Blackmore’s 9 day desert adventures. Wishing everyone a happy weekend ahead. www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

22.01.2022 If sharing is caring then that's what we've been doing since 2013 ... mentoring cameleers in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia. https://www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au/courses

21.01.2022 Lucille and Saleeha, ready to explore! Lucille arrived here in August assisting with our short, yet intense trekking season. Many an adventurous spirit travels here to safely try on the alternate life of a Cameleer. One of the best things about experiencing this adventure is shedding your familiar skin, before seeking a permanent change. ... Lucille may very well decide this lifestyle continues to fit into 2021, and is currently planning to pursue her love of camels. More information about becoming a Cameleer in 2021 can be found - https://www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au/courses www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

19.01.2022 The current team from left to right - Karen aka Indy, Paul and Lucile posing for fellow Cameleer & Desert Photographer Andrew Harper who we have suspicions might actually like to sneak this big boy into his trailer and head trekking! We all like big friendly camels! Wishing everyone a happy weekend. www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

15.01.2022 The crew are busy today pumping water and watering seedlings as we expect 43 degrees today and 45 tomorrow. The pumping for the immediate station area all starts here, where camel history established itself, at the Afghan Well on Beltana Station. Wishing everyone a happy day!... www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

13.01.2022 Lucille and Ed in the yards this evening following a blast furnace of a day ... tomorrow we expect 45 degrees. It’s desert camel weather for certain! www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

11.01.2022 So proud of our camels being part of a Flying Kite Pictures success!! www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

11.01.2022 The weather is heating up towards 45 degrees, so starting super early and working later into the day has been the go. Long but rewarding days. Wishing everyone happy days, wherever you are ... www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

10.01.2022 Wishing everyone a day off today. It’s Sunday, rest or party, but make it your day! We’re saddling up camels this morning and Lucile is heading out on her first solo walk. She’s going to be a boss lady Cameleer this 2021, so we better let her get some independent adventures under her belt! www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our friends at Flying Kite Pictures ... well done & well deserved!

09.01.2022 Keeping cool today will be harder than normal and we’ll be retreating at some point indoors with air conditioning. Stay cool, don’t over do it outside, drink plenty of water, if you’re driving remote carry heaps of water, don’t leave kids or pets in the vehicle - not even for a minute!

08.01.2022 Today’s 40 degrees feels cool compared to the 46 degrees with a hot northerly wind we had over the weekend. A camels ability to withstand dehydration far exceeds many, still they are always grateful for clean water and frequent drinks in hot weather. Paul filled a bird bath, placing a fallen branch inside for an easy exit option should some of the young Willy wagtails get stuck. We’ve noticed birds of prey coming down to drink on these hot days. Having a bird bath in your bac...kyard can be very rewarding. Marla enjoyed a drink straight from the hose this morning. Thank you Lucille for truly loving the camels. www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

07.01.2022 It’s not all the time we have new camels in the yards. We wanted to maximise sharing what we do to get trek ready with YouTube’s people can watch. I’m covering lots of basics and my stern ‘halters on, halters off’ message is a 101 shout out to new camel handlers / owners. This video shows a camel who does not want to be haltered. My app only allows for a max of 10 minutes filming, so I’ve sped up some sections. But you can still see what’s going on I hope. ... I’ll keep sharing videos in the hope it might help a new camel owner see that the camel is not put in a metal crush, that I’m a little person, that there is absolutely no use of sticks or hitting the camel. BY the way, she’s not a little camel, she is 6 years old with about an hours training under her hump so far. We’re putting in the ground work time so she can happily, without stress accept a halter being applied on and off. I am really very concerned about learning some people are training feral young camels by putting them in metal crushes, and worse still leaving halters on for months. For goodness sake let them be tiny tots and when they are mature enough to commence ‘solid’ training take the halters off them, otherwise they will damage their muzzle / noses. I want to stress how important this is because Paul and I have been called out to assist cutting halters off camels and donkeys which skin has grown around, and that’s disgustingly sad. Huge thanks to Ed and Lucille ... they have been invaluable assistance and steady iPhone hands. https://youtu.be/V8eJeE-5VpQ

06.01.2022 Images from above ... wild and free feral camels www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

02.01.2022 Saleeha, Sali for short, is a great little camel and needed some help getting over unknown trauma on her left side. We have provided her with a second home and so can’t be 100% certain what caused this. We have many camels arrive here with past histories and we work to help them settle. In this video you’ll see Karen blindfolding Sali, she doesn’t use blindfolding everyday, it might only get pulled out of the tool kit once a year ... here’s an application of blindfolding whi...ch has helped this little Queen move forward. If you’ve enjoyed this video and you’d like to see how she behaves the day after here’s a follow up YouTube link https://youtu.be/ivZn-LWix00 ... you’ll see it looks like this little Queen is moving forward. https://youtu.be/-09DLxxO_t8

01.01.2022 It’s like a blast furnace outside today ... our temperature reads over 46 degrees here today. Ed, Lucille and Karen are looking forward to slightly cooler weather before wrapping up 2020 camel training. Thanks for following along! ... www.cameltreksaustralia.com.au

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