So the next morning we headed back to where we saw the dogs last.
Didn’t find them :-/
At Gezantfombi dam close to Crocodile Bridge there were people looking at (presumably) the Maribu Storks in the tree. I spotted some shapes in the river bed, grabbed the binoculars… lions. The other people left, (presumably) tired of looking at the Maribu Storks.
Ah well.
Fancy that.
So after a break at Crocodile Bridge, I took the S25. Terrible road (it’s a dirt road, so I repeat myself. SANParks has to do something).
We found this fellow foraging next to the road (our second ratel for the trip, the first one crossed the road and disappeared before we could get a decent picture. This one stayed mostly parallel to the road).
Eventually we found the “lions with cubs on the S118” which we had been looking for. They were not close.
They were also not doing much.
So we headed down to Malelane gate for a loo break.
… and found a different pack of doggies, sleeping by the side of the road.
Took the loo break, came back, they were waking up.
Puppies!
But they didn’t want to come out of the bushes.
So we went for lunch at the train in Skukuza. Disappointing. Can Not Recommend.
Saw two more lions, kind of far away in the river, on the way back to Lower Sable.
And so ended our 2024 Winter Kruger experience. The next day we hooked the teardrop and headed out of the park. Did get to see a chubby unicorn with a calf, quite close to the car, but in long grass so the pics are for reference only.
Drove up the mountain, many places in second gear, because something is Not Right with the Golf. I suspect I’m losing boost air. It’s better at sea level, but up at 1600 meters it’s no fun. Overnighted in Ficksburgh, saw 
If you squint you’ll see it was -6.5C at 05:31 just south of Ficksburg.
And then we were in Addo.