The Brat and I were packed by 2am and after fetching my dad in Randburg we were on the road by 2.30am.
I had checked the route and seen that the N17 was open after some fires earlier on. I love our night-time drives - the Brat puts on his headphones and goes to sleep, and my dad and I chat all the way while listening to all the golden oldies. The roads were nice and quiet, it was a totally clear, moonless night and I saw two shooting stars! 
The cold front meant that for most of the drive temps were below zero reaching -7 at one point!! 
According to Google maps the trip should have taken 7 hours but we made it in 5 and a half, arriving at exactly 8am!Would love to know how the name should actually be spelt...Mkuze, Mkuzi, uMkuze, uMkhuze, iMkuze....the list goes on!
First up was a giraffe!
Then we headed towards kwaMalibala hide. We don't often visit the hides in Kruger, but I'm so glad we decided to do it here....there's always something to see!
Just before the hide I found my first new birdie...a Striped Kingfisher!! 
The hide was bustling with activity...nyala, zebra, wildebeest, impala and lots and lots of birds!
Dark-capped Bulbul and Yellow-fronted Canary
The Yellow-fronted Canaries seemed much brighter than the ones in Pilanesberg and Kruger...almost luminous!
Then I saw these three together - Blue Waxbill, Goldenbreasted Bunting and an Acacia Pied Barbet (the barbet was another first 
