S1 - Ep 432 - Balule Satellite Camp!

[@lyndseyfirm]

We found Dustbugs some time ago and are working through the videos Just watching the Kruger series I left Somerset West Cape Town 20 years ago This channel is a perfect cure for home sickness and there is so much you taught us about SA I feel I have gotten to know you both Thank you for the wonderful videos We wish Sonia would be in the frame! We will get to the last video and start at no.1 again! Thank you and god bless xx

[@islandgardenfeatures4846]

Everything tastes better with All Gold . Love that camp , rondavels 👍

[@flodillon991]

Another unforgettable episode . Those giraffe drinking was so beautiful as well as those Hyenas. You really see very many different buck thats amazing. I really enjoy this. Thank you.

[@beryl9538]

Your introductory song gives me goose bumps.

[@dawnbarnes1361]

I love it too 😅 I get so excited when I hear it because I know we are going on an adventure 😂 Yahooo 🎉 Happy 2024 to all Dustbug Travelers ❤

[@axelmertens7762]

You showcased Balule so well! Willebees of te not I will visit the satellite camp! Save travels!

[@lindenhardy9021]

Happy New Year and all the best to you both for 2024!

[@mariusroos]

Balule was also excellent. So much to see. Thanks guys for this one i sat and watched and could not stop. Well done and i am on board for the next one

[@monicaalberts8130]

Babule is my favourite camp....have been there many times Thanks, have a good time!!❤

[@caroleparker8063]

Sooooo enjoying your videos. Africa is deep in my heart and especially the bush.

[@laliedutoit]

What a fabulous entry to the new year! Thank you and a Very Happy New Year to you two 🥳🥂

[@liezlvisagie5744]

Geniet julle videos so! Ons is mal oor toer, maar CRAZY oor die Kruger. Geniet dit so dat julle so unpretentious is en laat ons lekker saam lag, want ons kan met baie assosieër. Ek sien die Wildtuin het lekker baie reën gekry van julle daar was! So dankbaar!

[@beryl9538]

Thank you, thank you and thank you. I have never been to the Kruger N.Park. but this episode was the boss. From the animals, trees, and even those patties, mh mouth watered. ❤❤

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Another exciting camp to look at with you.

[@Mankind0112]

Happy New Year, Olifants bridge once stop had awesome views with many elephants 🐘 drinking water, crocodiles 🐊 and hippopotamus 🦛.

[@annacassisa9151]

GEE YOU MADE ME VERY HUNGRY, EATING THE BURGER. THAT IS ONE OF MY FAV MEALS. I WISH THE 2 OF U A HAPPY 2024 ANDLOTS OF DAFE TRAV.

[@charlietreston4035]

Hi guy's happy new year 🎉 and what a way to spend it loving these videos and today my two granddaughters are coming to visit and i am going to show them where their grandfather was in Africa. The sound of the hyenas ahh the memories!!! I could smell the braai and the African night praying mantis owl loved every minute your luck with the animals is amazing especially the giraffes drinking. The railway track repurposed as a fencing those details so interesting guy's enjoying these videos better than any wildlife film on tv thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one

[@yahya_kaduji]

Lovely show more about the rare animals where you sighted which side ❤ thanks for sharing

[@DustBugsTravel]

We didn't visit the Park for the rare animals, but for the overall experience. 🚙😍 If we were lucky enough to see any scarce species, it was a huge bonus and we would include foorage of it in the video of the particular camp in the general area where we had the sighting.

[@ajl1973]

"A sausage roll under a sausage tree!" Hehe... the shade and relaxing atmosphere out in the middle of nowhere is stellar! BTW, I greatly miss those pies, but not the electric fences. I once sideswiped one (in Namibia) and paid the price.⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@christiaangriesel8486]

Just found your channel, love the unfiltered content, just two people enjoying Kruger as they should🎉

[@neilblunt1926]

This brings back so many memories of our camping days in Kruger. At Ngotso North watering hole was where, in 1999, we saw our first ever pride of lions.

[@deonzar]

Thanx for another great show, you picked your places well

[@franspistorius1886]

Good day, glad you showcased Balule, we used to group camp there. During our last visit that low water bridge deck was submerged under water. My kids used to call the water bucks O-bokke, impala M-bokke as in Mac Donalds bokke and giraffes kameeldoringboomperde. They were also crazy about the burned porridge at the bottom of the potjie and called it vaspap. Safe travels Frans

[@tonynz9954]

Thanks guys for a fantastic visit to Balule Camp .Remember in the 1960's and early 70's we used to use parafin lamps and cookers when we went camping. You had to keep pumping them !! Lekker Wildebeest Patties. I have eaten Buffalo and of course my favourite , Kudu., but never Wildebeest. Did you hear any lions roaring during the night ? I agree with Curtis about the lovely setting and atmosphere at Balule Camp. No miskiete jag ? Die verweker van malaria sing nou jou laaste aria. Can't wait for the next episode. So nice to see an old Tusker still alive and not poached .🐘

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you! 🚙😁 We didn't hear any lions roar the night we were at Balule, no. 🦁 The mozzies, on the other hand, were zooming about, but fortunately we had stocked up adequately on repellent sprays and sticks and such, so we were sorted and they thankfully left us alone for the most part. We believe Kruger is still a risk area for malaria, so we tried to take the basic precautions. 😨🦟

[@maricharlesscheepers3924]

I absolutely love your video of every camp you visited, as well as your trip all the way from Cape Town, please give us more!!😊

[@frederikbrits9559]

Goodness, number 5 was my rondavel in March 23. My second favourite camp. Origanally a outpost for Reitz Pont in the early years.....much lions, cheeta and leopard on the roads to Satara

[@dawnbarnes1361]

Hellooo again 😅 loved Balule! It's so sad to leave a place and the people you meet there 😢 Those rocks 🪨 remind me of Hippos 😂 Thank you for the trip ❤🎉

[@gollygosh40]

Happy new year, thanks for a great channel.

[@loksterization]

Another great Kruger Dustbugs video. I'm using them now to cure my Kruger nostalgia a bit, until I can visit SA again!!

[@maricharlesscheepers3924]

👍👌wonderful wonderful

[@dennismichas285]

I’m officially jealous, Balule is without a doubt my favorite camp in the park. I was last there a few years ago and from what I see , the only thing that has changed is the location of the braai’s, they used to be along the fence between hut 6 and the freezer room. Glad to see Justice is still there and wonder if the ablutions still have its “Resident Leopard “👍👍 Totally enjoy your videos 🙏🏻

[@DustBugsTravel]

We specifically asked Justice about leopard in the area, but his only reference to them was the one they spotted from camp three days prior. I so wish there were still a resident leopard around camp, that would've been super special to see! 🐆😍

[@1812nico]

Happy New Year you two! Another great trip, full of beautiful views over and around Balule and the Olifants river -- one of my favourite camps. Your close up shots of the zebra were very special Curtis. I won't be surprised if someone like National Geographic Magazine comes after you! I will remember this trip for the fantastic sunset and sunrise, and the praying mantis you had supper with. I'm ready for the next part of the tour. Keep safe (lions are not always so lazy as they appear)!

[@rosemarymoolman6765]

Happy New Year to you both! I enjoyed this episode so much. I have never stayed there, but my brother camped there and loved every minute of it. Such a lovely little camp. You saw a lot of game.

[@dracy7024]

First!

[@cbyhahn1]

I spent 160 nights in the park altogether, and another 22 nights will be added in January/February 2025 (Malelane 1, Letaba 1, Punda Maria 5, Satara 7, Lower Sabie 3, Croc Bridge 4, and Malelane 1). However, Balule is one of the few Sanparks Camps that I misseed so far (except Maroela, Sirheni, Talâmati, and Tamboti). It will definitively on my list for late 2025!

[@frederikbrits9559]

The construction in the river and sub station on the opposite bank of the river is "Reitz Pont"

[@ingeborgvanderveer789]

Een wildebeest burger … kortom, gezien jullie aanprijzing en het enthousiasme van Sonia moet ik ooit een keer terug naar Zuid-Afrika om die eens te proeven! 🍔 Wat knap Curtis dat je de sausage met die dot ketchup netjes kon eten, bij mij zou er allang een klodder saus op mijn kleding zijn beland 😅. Die sprinkhaan deed een leuke gymnastiek oefening over de fles heen 🦗En wat een oog voor details heb je, zowel die oude spoorrails balk als de in de struiken verstopte uil worden waarschijnlijk zelden opgemerkt door andere toeristen. Maar ja, je bent trein en spoorwegen fan of niet 🚂?! Goed om te zien dat de campeerders zo netjes met alle faciliteiten omgaan, het glimt en blinkt alsof er een roedel Nederlandse huisvrouwen heeft gepoetst 😁🧼🧽. Last but not least, ook nu weer legde je veel prachtige dieren vast. Een giraf met dorst moet sportief aangelegd zijn om diep door de knieën te buigen voor een slokje water 🦒 De ster van deze episode was wat mij betreft de soort van hamervogel op de reling van de brug, een fraaie close up 👍

[@DustBugsTravel]

You know us! We can never knowingly pass anything railway by without at least a mention. That piece of steel was super cool to see in the Park! 😁🚂

[@Gilesfly]

Simple about the Mantis. "Species that live on the ground floor tend to be spotted brown while species that live in trees are most often green and leaf-like"

[@bullaschonken521]

That is the watering plant

[@maureenrule8244]

What type of gas lamp are you using in this episode?

[@DustBugsTravel]

It's a Cadac Supalite 300 which we bought with our skottel about 25 years ago. It surprises me every time and still works as well as the day we bought it. 😁 We just buy new mantles when necessary.

[@renemichas8384]

Hello. The Boabab in Balule is the most southern Boabab in the Kruger park. Is there still the resident leopard in the tree at the ladies bathroom?

[@DustBugsTravel]

Interesting about the baobab in camp. 🌳 On our map, the southernmost baobab in the Park is indicated as being between Satara and Tshokwane, but I'm no authority on the baobabs in the Park, so I really don't know for sure. The baobab I filmed is the closest tree to the ladies' side of the ablution block and the camp attendants didn't mention a resident leopard close to camp and we specifically asked about leopard in the area. 🤷🏻‍♂️🐆 I'm not sure if you're perhaps referring to the ladies' bathroom on the camping side.

[@keithmatthias4348]

@@DustBugsTravel you are correct, Sonia / Curtis

[@kerryenslin7669]

Hi guys, we really enjoy your content from Australia but wanted to say that the footage for your Kruger trip was not clear on our screen, especially when you are driving? Is this something that we could rectify, or is this something only you can control? Thanks .

[@DustBugsTravel]

Many thanks! 🚙🤩 It sounds like it's only the Kruger episodes which aren't clear on your screen and I'm not sure why that would be the case. I haven't heard any similar report from other viewers and the footage is clear on our screens at home. It could be that a KZbin setting changed for you. If you click on the little gear icon below the viewing screen, you should have an HD option enabled. I used the same cellphone I used on previous trips to film with in Kruger, so there really shouldn't be any difference. I hope you're able to resolve the problem. 🤞🏻

[@kerryenslin7669]

Thanks very much for getting back to us, appreciate it. We are about to watch Satara so will play with the settings for the HD options.cheers

[@kerryenslin7669]

Checked the settings, you were correct, on our channel it was set at 480 SD and have changed to 720 HD , has made all the difference- happy days and thanks again.

[@neilblunt1926]

They were lying very close to the concrete block. It was completely open with no bushes blocking our view. Zebera's were also milling around.

[@keithmatthias4348]

Time for a GoPro or DJI Action camera, Curtis?

[@DustBugsTravel]

Nope, totally happy with my simple setup of my cell phone, mounted on a selfie-stick. 😁📱

[@NkhanyeziUnathi]

great video! we'd like to see your wife in 2024😊

[@DustBugsTravel]

Sonia isn't keen on being filmed. So you'll see only me until she hopefully changes her mind one day. 🥰