#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define all(v) v.begin(), v.end()
#define rall(v) v.rbegin(), v.rend()
#define rep(i,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n);i++)
#define drep(i,j,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n-1);i++)for(int j=i+1;j<(int)(n);j++)
#define trep(i,j,k,n) for(int i=0;i<(int)(n-2);i++)for(int j=i+1;j<(int)(n-1);j++)for(int k=j+1;k<(int)(n);k++)
#define codefor int test;scanf("%d",&test);while(test--)
#define INT(...) int __VA_ARGS__;in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define LL(...) ll __VA_ARGS__;in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define yes(ans) if(ans)printf("yes\n");else printf("no\n")
#define Yes(ans) if(ans)printf("Yes\n");else printf("No\n")
#define YES(ans) if(ans)printf("YES\n");else printf("NO\n")
#define popcount(v) __builtin_popcountll(v)
#define vector2d(type,name,h,...) vector<vector<type>>name(h,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__))
#define vector3d(type,name,h,w,...) vector<vector<vector<type>>>name(h,vector<vector<type>>(w,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__)))
#define vector4d(type,name,h,w,d,...) vector<vector<vector<vector<type>>>>name(h,vector<vector<vector<type>>>(w,vector<vector<type>>(d,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__))))
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
template<class T> using rpriority_queue = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;
const int MOD=1000000007;
const int MOD2=998244353;
const int INF=1<<30;
const ll INF2=1LL<<60;
void scan(int& a){scanf("%d",&a);}
void scan(long long& a){scanf("%lld",&a);}
template<class T,class L>void scan(pair<T, L>& p){scan(p.first);scan(p.second);}
template<class T,class U,class V>void scan(tuple<T,U,V>& p){scan(get<0>(p));scan(get<1>(p));scan(get<2>(p));}
template<class T, size_t size> void scan(array<T, size>& a){ for(auto&& i : a) scan(i);}
template<class T> void scan(T& a){cin>>a;}
template<class T> void scan(vector<T>& vec){for(auto&& it:vec)scan(it);}
void in(){}
template <class Head, class... Tail> void in(Head& head, Tail&... tail){scan(head);in(tail...);}
void print(const int& a){printf("%d",a);}
void print(const long long& a){printf("%lld",a);}
void print(const double& a){printf("%.15lf",a);}
template<class T,class L>void print(const pair<T, L>& p){print(p.first);putchar(' ');print(p.second);}
template<class T> void print(const T& a){cout<<a;}
template<class T> void print(const vector<T>& vec){if(vec.empty())return;print(vec[0]);for(auto it=vec.begin();++it!= vec.end();){putchar(' ');print(*it);}}
void out(){putchar('\n');}
template<class T> void out(const T& t){print(t);putchar('\n');}
template <class Head, class... Tail> void out(const Head& head,const Tail&... tail){print(head);putchar(' ');out(tail...);}
template<class T> void dprint(const T& a){cerr<<a;}
template<class T> void dprint(const vector<T>& vec){if(vec.empty())return;cerr<<vec[0];for(auto it=vec.begin();++it!= vec.end();){cerr<<" "<<*it;}}
void debug(){cerr<<endl;}
template<class T> void debug(const T& t){dprint(t);cerr<<endl;}
template <class Head, class... Tail> void debug(const Head& head, const Tail&... tail){dprint(head);cerr<<" ";debug(tail...);}
ll intpow(ll a, ll b){ ll ans = 1; while(b){ if(b & 1) ans *= a; a *= a; b /= 2; } return ans; }
ll modpow(ll a, ll b, ll p){ ll ans = 1; while(b){ if(b & 1) (ans *= a) %= p; (a *= a) %= p; b /= 2; } return ans; }
ll modinv(ll a, ll m) {ll b = m, u = 1, v = 0;while (b) {ll t = a / b;a -= t * b; swap(a, b);u -= t * v; swap(u, v);}u %= m;if (u < 0) u += m;return u;}
ll updivide(ll a,ll b){return (a+b-1)/b;}
int msb(ll v){return 63-__builtin_clzll(v);}
template<class T> void chmax(T &a,const T b){if(b>a)a=b;}
template<class T> void chmin(T &a,const T b){if(b<a)a=b;}

template <class S,S (*mapping)(S, S),S (*id)()> struct dual_segtree {
    public:
        dual_segtree() : dual_segtree(0) {}
        dual_segtree(int n) : dual_segtree(std::vector<S>(n, id())) {}
        dual_segtree(const std::vector<S>& v) : _n(int(v.size())) {
            log = ceil_pow2(_n);
            size = 1 << log;
            d = std::vector<S>(2 * size, id());
            for (int i = 0; i < _n; i++) d[size + i] = v[i];
        }
        const S& operator[](int p) const {
            assert(0 <= p && p < _n);
            p += size;
            for (int i = log; i >= 1; i--) push(p >> i);
            return d[p];
        }
        S& operator[](int p) { 
            assert(0 <= p && p < _n);
            p += size;
            for (int i = log; i >= 1; i--) push(p >> i);
            return d[p];
        }
        void apply(int p, S f) {
            assert(0 <= p && p < _n);
            p += size;
            for (int i = log; i >= 1; i--) push(p >> i);
            d[p] = mapping(f, d[p]);
        }
        void apply(int l, int r, S f) {
            assert(0 <= l && l <= r && r <= _n);
            if (l == r) return;
            l += size;
            r += size;
            for (int i = log; i >= 1; i--) {
                if (((l >> i) << i) != l) push(l >> i);
                if (((r >> i) << i) != r) push((r - 1) >> i);
            }
            while (l < r) {
                if (l & 1) all_apply(l++, f);
                if (r & 1) all_apply(--r, f);
                l >>= 1;
                r >>= 1;
            }
        }
    private:
        int _n, size, log;
        std::vector<S> d;
        void all_apply(int k, S f) {
            d[k] = mapping(f, d[k]);
        }
        void push(int k) {
            all_apply(2 * k, d[k]);
            all_apply(2 * k + 1, d[k]);
            d[k] = id();
        }
        int ceil_pow2(int n) {
            int x = 0;
            while ((1U << x) < (unsigned int)(n)) x++;
            return x;
        }
};
using S=int;
//xにfを作用させた時の値の変化
S mapping(S f,S x){return min(x,f);}
//作用させても変化させないもの
S id(){return INF;}

int main(){
    INT(n);
    vector<int> a(n-1);
    in(a);
    dual_segtree<S,mapping,id> seg(n);
    seg[0]=0;
    rep(i,n-1){
        seg.apply(i+1,a[i],seg[i]+1);
    }
    out(seg[n-1]);
}