On Thursday evening, Elizabeth and her daughter Alex arrived for a few days in Robe as part of their holiday, bringing Steven, strawberries and white wine with them. On Friday, the four of us went up to Sanetti Plateau with Tamaru, their driver. We saw a total of 5 wolves and ate strawberries at the top of Tullu Demtu (the highest point in the Bale Mountains at 4377 metres) before driving to a viewpoint overlooking the Herenna Forest. On Saturday evening, Clare, Julian and two of Clare’s friends from the UK (Anna and Gordon) arrived, so we all went to the Harar Beer restaurant for dinner. Anna and Gordon slept on mattresses in my lounge, while Clare and Julian joined Elizabeth and Alex in Hannah’s house. Luckily, the water had come back on during the day!
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