I saw on tv about a week ago where this guy went and spent a week with the Bedouin. He was surprised that they knew alot about him already, when he was coming, where he was coming from, why he was coming, etc. "The mobile told us" the oldest son of the family said. These Bedouin were pretty much sedentary though they still used camels and did some trekking but what stood out most in my mind was not the fact that they had a pickup in pretty good shape being a late model, but that the youngest son was alllowed to drive it around near the compound. There was young Muhammed, who could barely see over the steering wheel and was exempt from many of the adult male duties because of his age, driving like a champ, kicking up dust and having the time of his life. I remember well his words, "I'm free" he said. His older brother had taken a camel out onto the desert to look for firewood.