Chapter CLOSED. I have a story to tell...

In this episode of Safari Journals, Byron and WildWild Journeys find the closing of a chapter in Marakele National Park. With that comes the story of a 'dream' unfolding in reality. Be sure to watch to the end for chapter one of this dream to come together.
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[@cs-wildcam]

Thank you Byron! Loved it! Accepting our own limitations gives us that peace and freedom, and within that freedom our creative mind flows into an artwork that might surprise us. I feel you bud! Great work! Cheers🇿🇦🙏🏻

[@WildWildJourneys]

That is so well said! 💯 thanks so much. Super glad you enjoyed it

[@ryansim408]

Absolutely beautiful Byron 🤩 On this the next chapter!!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks Ryan! 🙏🏼

[@jaapcornelius4903]

The way you package a fantastic story is amazing!!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much, Jaap!

[@stephanietaylor7532]

What spectacular footage Byron! I really loved the lilac breasted roller and mongoose sections. Here’s to a great next chapter ⭐️

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much, Stephanie!

[@jbuehlerjr4289]

A day in the bush is better than a day anywhere else. Looking forward to what you and Villiers are up to.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Absolutely 💯 thanks for joining. Counting down the days

[@lisaandjoejoereynolds2335]

Stunning. Thank you

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@wildwind8245]

Awesome. Really like how you keeping the journey real. Thanks for sharing and all the best for the future. Cant wait for the next adventure!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you! Appreciate you being here 🙏🏼

[@nerinecruywagen2008]

This is another awesome video! Thanks for all those beautiful wildlife moments. My favourite was the newborn Zebra foal. ❤ Good luck, you are ready for the next chapter of your journey. 🎉

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you so much! Can’t wait to get going on this next chapter. I also really loved seeing that newborn zebra foal 🙏🏼 Thank you for watching

[@TheMavExpedition]

Beautiful and wonderful narrated! Better luck next time with the lions!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you! Just another reason to back again sometime…

[@michaelflinn7784]

Wow. Another special time with you. Thanks for sharing Byron. Loving your perspective on things. And now for the next chapter. Can't wait.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks Michael for watching again and the amazing feedback as usual. Can’t wait to get going in this next phase and happy to have you join for the ride!

[@Africa_Explored]

Ever since I first visited Marakele I've been lured back. Not for the abundent sightings as you experienced on this trip but for the beauty of the park, the peace and rest I find there. I have visited six times in the last two years in all seasons. I've seen lions twice (60 second sightings), leopard once (in and out of sight in the distance) and hyena once yet I still want to spend more time there. What I love the most are the rhino sightings, in all thier full majestic horned glory. The male rhino in this video is an exceptional example and there are not many places to see this. That alone was worth the trip. As for the mountains, well there isn't another park that can compare and when you can view the vultures taking flight above the cliffs it's even better. Enjoy the WildWild Journeys and keep sharing!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks for sharing that - I agree fully. Like you said, there’s a certain lure about Marakele. I feel like it’s a very meditative place. Great point on the majestic Rhinos too 💯

[@WildWildJourneys]

…haven’t been able to see the vultures yet, but I’m happy to have another ‘excuse’ to return!

[@Africa_Explored]

@@WildWildJourneys the largest or second largest (Marakele vs Blouberg) Cape Vulture colony in South Africa. Awesome to watch them take flight in the morning and catch the thermals. In the afternoon you can see them above the mountains opposite the view point coming in to roost for the night.

[@WildWildJourneys]

@@Africa_Explored will definitely make more of an effort to see that next time

[@nicksmithwildlifephotos]

Wonderful video! This was highly inspirational for me, as someone who is just starting their journey of showcasing wildlife to the world, thank you

[@WildWildJourneys]

Love to hear that, Nick! Thank you. You have a lot to look forward to then - wishing you all the best on your journey 🙌🏼

[@nicksmithwildlifephotos]

@@WildWildJourneys legend thanks a lot! Cannot wait to get back to Africa ASAP, Uganda next after a quick stint in South America :) All the best with your new chapter!

[@neilblunt1926]

They have said it all down below. Keep them coming.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you, Neil 🙏🏼

[@Mallo_Nair]

Great episode as always, Byron. I did 3 nights in Marakele this March and saw... not a single mammal 😊 Not even an Impala 🙈 But then as I was packing up at Tlopi, a Malachite Kingfisher came right to my tent and just posed for a thousand pictures. It really was a dream sight. I've seen nothing on both my Marakele trips, but they were still amazing 🙏

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you! Wow, maybe I was just really lucky the first time around.. that kingfisher experience does sound amazing 👌🏼 special place regardless of sightings for sure

[@bornfree8487]

Superlatives are deserved Our Philosopher of Nature taking us to his special world

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you, John. Appreciate you being here 🙏🏼

[@MikeLangfordGoogle]

Nice one!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks Mike!

[@colejohnston2186]

Very impressive again Bud, Always look forward to your stories that you share with us all, I always make a cup of coffee and then sit back and enjoy your film that unwinds Top quality again man and cannot wait to see the next chapter when you're the Roller now Well done bud💪💪

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much man! Appreciate the support as always 🙏🏼

[@NoamMyburgh]

I could really relate to your feeling about not seeing Lions and needing to come back. Cheetah is probably my favourite animal and I couldn't find it on my first visit to South Africa (and Kruger) so one year later I felt the need to fly again. Luckily I could see a male and a female from a distance on my last day on my 2nd visit. To be fair - It still wasn't enough for me and on my 3rd visit I managed to watch a female and 2 cubs from quite close. I enjoyed it SOOO much. After my 3rd visit, I stopped lying to myself - I come back every year not because I didn't see X or Y, I'm coming back because I'm having a great time and I enjoy the animals I do see (Lions, Kudu, Elephants, Giraffes, even Impalas!). I should be grateful to be able to watch these animals in their natural habitat. Great video, again. The Rhino sighting was beautiful. I'm sure you'll find your Lions next time :)

[@WildWildJourneys]

Loved reading that! It’s almost like you fell in love with the process of it all and the other things you found along the way while doing that. So profound and also relatable 💯 I think I was also lying to myself to a point with the lions. I just needed to be between those mountains again… Thanks for sharing that and for watching

[@patrickehrenholm]

Another great video, thanks Byron!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you, Patrick!

[@clintCGC]

Another lovely video. Thank you Byron. You, and 'The Safari Expert' remain the top vloggers. Tomorrow, I depart for Marakele, then Mapungubwe, then Punda Maria and working my way down the KNP, for a few weeks...

[@WildWildJourneys]

Wow, thanks so much Clint. Sounds like you have so much to look forward to in the coming weeks. That is an amazing itinerary… enjoy it!

[@TheMavExpedition]

Beautiful video once more Byron. Like how you easily narrate the stories. When shooting this videos do u you follow the frame per second and shutter speed rule of double the shutter speed?

[@WildWildJourneys]

@@TheMavExpedition thank you so much! I try keep it in mind but it’s often a lot higher and sometimes the rule gets broken in the moment going lower than that when in low light. Work in progress 😄

[@pervonhofsten8667]

There you go again. Sublime. Great.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you, Per 🙏🏼

[@edwildlife2896]

Flipping stoked about the start of another chapter! Insane video Byron!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much, Ed! Equally as stoked 🙌🏼

[@biancaanderson7711]

Another brilliant episode! Watching how you surrender to the flow of your journey is deeply inspiring! Thank you for sharing this with us 🙏 Cant wait for the next chapter!! 😍🙌

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you so so much, B! 🙏🏼

[@jennaholten3009]

Stunning ❤

[@iammatt72]

Let the new adventure begin. Well done Byron, another fantastic video and insight again

[@WildWildJourneys]

So excited for what’s to come. Thanks Matt, appreciate it

[@jbuehlerjr4289]

So my wife is from South Africa, she immigrated to the USA over 20 years ago. I had never been to SA before. We went in 2021 as a new wedding honeymoon and again in 2022 to bring our new born son to see family. It would be the first time she had been back in over 10 years to see some of her family. I just wanna say, I completely fell in love with the country. The raw natural beauty. There is definitely something special about it. And I too, feel the call to the bush. Every time I hear a certain song, thing of an animal, I am immediately transported back. Waiting for the day to return once again. Keep doing what your're doing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqWTp3mHi86MpMk

[@WildWildJourneys]

Looks like an amazing time was had! It’s awesome that you now also have that connection to SA and that you were able to bring the little one to feel it too. Hope you get to return again soon 🙌🏼

[@TheSafariExpert]

Goosebumps, Byron. Nuff said.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much, Villiers 🙏🏼

[@blueg7y]

Love the vid,really gave me goosebumbs lol.Cant wait for the next chapter.

[@WildWildJourneys]

That’s amazing to hear, thanks so much!

[@Dgrobbs]

Another world class video! Super production, informative and visually stunning. And important message to top it all off. Brilliant! 👏🏻

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks so much, Daz! 👊🏼

[@SaffaAsh]

Cant wait to see where your new wings will take you

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you!

[@bhavma1408]

Wow, breathtaking, cant wait to see where your journey takes you! Hope to be able to have a journey like this myself one day.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you so much! I’m sure you can and will 🙌🏼

[@christiaangriesel8486]

Another great episode Thanks Byron great way to start my wrek The part about speaking about failure really spoke to me, I feel its so easy for myself to get grumpy when you dont find a specific sighting...but it doesnt have to be seen as a failure I also find it almost funny how in the other episodes the lions play a vital role but for some wierd reason Marekeles lions dont want to play ball...

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thanks Christiaan! Yup, I’ve had to learn the ‘failure doesn’t exist’ thing a few times to really understand it… Right? Lions have been so kind to me everywhere else. I feel like Marakele is mysterious like that. It always wants me to find something abstract that I’m not looking for. Thanks again for watching 👊🏼

[@dylanlizette]

Fantastic! The game viewing is secondary but that doesn't matter in the slightest...just how it should be. If you don't get a call from the likes of discovery Channel to produce, direct or whatever then we need to shout your story a bit louder

[@WildWildJourneys]

Wow, thanks Dylan that’s an amazing thing to hear! And well said.. I’ve had to relearn that a few times. What a special place Marakele is regardless of what is seen

[@sawildlife24]

Happy Sunday! Really love the sense of scale you achieved with the mountains! And I promise I tried to resist saying this but what a lovely sighting of the handsome Rhino!🤣 and of course seeing the hyena pasting. Marakele made you wait but I feel the zebra foal was also a sign for you, somehow! Cheers Byron!

[@WildWildJourneys]

Thank you once again! It certainly helps when the rhino is walking on the road 😄 I agree with you about the little zebra… Thanks for watching and have a great Sunday!

[@robmelville9834]

Live the dream, you won’t regret it. And those lions will still be waiting.

[@WildWildJourneys]

Wise words, Rob!