Tuesday, Mar 7. I haven’t mentioned that the mountaintop that’s always in view is home to the world’s highest and longest par 3 golf hole. Called The Extreme 19th, the tee is 1,300 above the hole and 396 yards away. Obviously, a helicopter is used to arrive at the tee. No hole-in-one yet and only a handful of birdies. The regular course was designed by 18 of the world’s best golfers, one hole each.

Morning viewing was unexceptional. For the afternoon we first had lunch at a watering hole on the descent to the lower valley. There were people who had arrived on horseback. We weren’t told of the pool, so none of us had bathing suits. Bummer.

Nothing too exciting down below, (lions, again at a distance) but while returning on the upper level we came upon a tower of giraffes, frolicking. It was amazing to see how flexible their necks were, left to right.

Had an outdoor BBQ in the evening. Only ten guests, so it was pretty low-key. Delicious sausages.