February 23rd - continued

Our elephant safari took us across the shallow river bordering the resort, and then into the thick undergrowth. Monkeys could be seen in the trees on the way to the river. The visibility was not great due to the many fires that had been set to control the height of the grass.

We covered several miles over two hours, and were able to get fairly close to several Rhinos, spotted dear,wild boar, and an Asiatic black bear. We returned right at sunset and got a spectacular view of the sun setting over the river.

That night we were treated to a traditional Nepalese dinner served in the round house around a wood fire. Then returned to our cabin where the beds had been pre-warmed with hot water bottles. Got the best night sleep of the trip (so far) drifting off to sleep to the strange sounds of the jungle.