Camel Meal

    We were able to get through Timbuktu and Taghaza fairly quick and were now on the final leg of our journey. We were headed to Tripoli back in the Hafsid empire. We were actually impressed that they were able to spread Islam all throughout the regions we traveled through. We were now in the middle of the Sahara when our canteens went dry. We thought nothing of it and headed to the wagon to refill them. The gallon containers of water we brought with us were slashed though. Someone had cut open our water containers and they were empty! There was not a single oases within sight. While our camels would be ok we would eventually become dehydrated. We decided our only choice would be to keep going and hope nightfall came soon. After 18 hours in the burning sun we decided we could go no more. Our mouths could no longer make saliva and we were not even urinating anymore. The camels suddenly seemed like our only choice. Those luscious humps and stringy hair… We didn’t want to but it was our only choice. We cut open the hump of our weakest camel and had our canteens pick up any liquid that poured out. The water was surprisingly clean considering it was inside of it. We made a fire and cooked up the remains of our camel. It took quite a while to make sure all of the lice and hair on it died and it was safe to eat. After that disgusting meal we headed back on the road in search of an oases to refill our water sources with.