Kruger Day 9 - Eswatini / Malalane to Crocodile Bridge
Apparently an annual catholic event where worshippers from the area come to enjoy an evening of worship, wine, and hip swinging happened to be on the night we had planned for our early start. The music blared into the night but thankfully it still gave us enough time to rest well before the 5am alarm call. Trees Too Lodge is conveniently located in proximity of the Crocodile Bridge Gate which in our opinion is the finest of the access points we'd visited in the park. Once through the gate, it is all to play for. The only time we had entered the gate at the 5.30am opening time to chance upon some early foraging mammals. It was a truly stunning morning. We wanted to re-trace our steps from the day before taking the S28 north. The lions were still in situ but we didn't linger too long in the area and continued heading north. Birds were more of a feature this morning more than mammals. This brown snake eagle posed beautifully for us. Whilst common in the park, lilac-breasted r...