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Matthys, thank goodness you posted that link, 'cos I'd forgotten who it was!!!

I got the corpse off and scrubbed the area where it was with Sunlight and bleach but do you think I could get rid of the smell?

Camping at the fence here at Croc Bridge is probably a 'hotter' option that deep under the shady trees further back. (We do have some shade.) But it is a small price to pay to be on the fence. Not that there is much game here .... the road running to the staff village and ranger's post goes right by the fence. But that offers something different to view ... the comings and goings from the ranger's post. Interesting.

It is strange how darkness brings out the worst fears in us. During the day we travel Kruger’s roads with impunity, lording it over the animals in our noisy vehicles. We don’t even give a moment’s thought to our own vulnerabilities. But at night things change. You become small, vulnerable to the slightest mistake.

They say that lion become fearless, sensing that its’ old mortal enemy is weak, almost blind when darkness falls. But the real animal which brings fear into ones’ heart is that iconic night hunter, the leopard. It happens in an instant, often without the victim even realising that death is but a breath away. The ultimate night time assassin.

whoever invented the digital camera should be thanked, and then soundly kicked in the shins!