We were in the Park at the exact same time as you guys. Also for a week. Went in at Malelane on the Saturday but moved north to Satara. No place like KNP.
The animals are in a pretty good condition. The monkey nearly enjoyed Curtis nice breakfast. The gentleman guarding the camp are so nice and professional. The memorial is so nice. Huge tracks of his good work left behind. The crocs are wild. Amazing creatures. Thanks this trip was stunning. I will wait tomorrow to get on board
You two share my husband and I’s love for the Kruger. We used to live just a 30 min drive away, but unfortunately have not been back for many years as we now live in the UK. Thank you for making us feel like we are there with you. Our own personal Kruger holiday from the couch.
We choose to make and share our videos and it's such a joy to hear from folks who love and appreciate Kruger as much as we do, and who enjoy our videos. It makes the long hours and days of editing totally worthwhile! And if we can make you feel like you're right there, we couldn't ask for anything more. Thank you for watching from afar, you can look forward to a longer Kruger holiday from your couch, continuing on Monday. 😍🚙
I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. There was quite a lot of posing going on and Dusty and Sandy enjoyed it just as much as the two of us. 😍🧸 I love it that you love the wildlife so much, the feeling is entirely, entirely mutual! 🤩🚙
Wow! Thank you for another great video and taking us through Kruger in all its beauty! Those sightings of the buffalo herds were great! Seeing so many of them cross the road and the river was great! Thanks for your great videos! You made my Sunday and I've been binge watching your videos for a good part of the day today! Thank you so much!
You're so very welcome, I'm happy to hear you enjoy Kruger from the comfort of our backseat. 🚙😁 Those buffalo just kept on coming, it was awesome to see. 🐃
Thanks Sonia for finally coming into view on this video after all this time watching your channel from here down under. Curtis usually plays the starring role.
She agreed that I included this one pic of her, which I was super stoked about. She's still not keen on being filmed though, so we'll see if I can convince her down the road. 🥰 You may just have to continue looking at my ugly mug for the most part! 😁🚙
Beggars can't be chosers I suppose.😅 More of Kruger please Curtis and maybe around Cape Town suburbs as well for us expats. I'm in Sydney since 1977 and visit SA often.
Hello Curtis and Sonia. Nice to see another pretty picture of you Sonia. I enjoy this thrip in the Kruger more then the previous one with you. Maybe because you not rushing this time😊
We did indeed take it super slow this time around because we didn't have to pack up every morning to move on to the next camp. 🚙😁 After an absence of 19 years, we're happy that we covered all the camps though (except of course some of the bushveld camps, which were just too costly) so that we could make a decision on which camps we'd like to stay at longer the next time. I'm glad you're enjoying this incredible place with us.
And a perfect comment. 🤩🚙 It was indeed a perfect day in the perfect place. I get all dreamy sitting behind my desk, thinking of how that place makes us feel. We'll see you on Monday for Day 5!
So good to see another day in Kruger. Those monkey's are the reason I've never had a picnic meal at Nkhulu. I've seen them steal a whole loaf of bread. Good to finally see Sonia. Keep enjoying and sending us videos.
Like you probably heard Sonia say in our video, we feel very strongly that the monkeys are most certainly not to be blamed for the situation at Nkuhlu. It is sadly a situation created entirely by humans and their behaviour and now we just have to live with it. From what we witnessed on this trip, the same behaviour continues which will continue to exacerbate the problem in the environment which the monkeys call home. We will never stay away from Nkuhlu though, we're just too happy to be in their company. 😍🐒 I hope you enjoy the rest of our Kruger visit as much as we did. 🚙🤩
I also thought it was a pretty pic of Sonia, Dusty and Sandy. 🥰🧸 You got to see all four of us in this episode, that doesn't happen often! It was an easy dinner this time around as we were both full and lazy. Perhaps something a little more interesting on Day 5, you'll have to wait and see! 😁
Wow what a day those Buffalo were amazing. Loved the Giraffes especially that very tall dark speckled one .A precious day for the two of you. A first photo after over 500 episodes you derserve a medal , great photo. Eagerly waiting for day 5 😊
I was so happy that Sonia agreed to a photo in this episode! 🥰 Those buffalo were just incredible, they just kept on coming! And we would've happily waited as long as it took to see them all cross. 😍🐃 I'm glad you're enjoying this trip through our favourite place. We also look forward to showing you what us (and the wildlife) got up to on Day 5! 😁🚙
Wow, I really enjoyed the trip. It's so great to see the animals in the wild, free, and eating in peace ! Those boulders were amazing 👏 Thank you again ❤️ 💖
Those boulders were HUGE! 😳 We must've seen them on previous occasions, but it was as if it were the first time. Sonia wishes there were lions around, I on the other hand don't. 😁🦁 I'm so glad you're having fun with the four of us in Kruger!
What a lovely video! You are spoiled with so many sightings! Seeing Sonia was the highlight. You are so beautiful Sonia! I always look forward to your videos. Thank you Curtis and Sonia for sharing your sightings with us. ❤❤❤
Thank you, I happen to agree with you about my darling wife. 🥰 We just continued to enjoy every single animal and bird we saw, we were in paradise! 🤩🚙 Always happy to hear you join in on all the fun.
Those boulders at Renosterkoppies were much bigger than rhino, that's all I can tell you. They were actually rather intimidating, but so incredibly beautiful! 😍⛰️
Love your videos. So much to see. Loved the camel horses Curtis they my favorite and another pic of your lovely Soni and the two little ones in the back. I thought you had been at hamilton memorial last year....but im not sure So many videos later😂😂😂 What a trip guys... IT'S WILD !!!!!
Camel horses, we love them very much too and they don't really mind what we call them! 😍🦒 We've certainly been at that spot several times in the past, but not sure anymore when exactly it was. 🤭 I hope the fact that you're catching up, means you're feeling a whole lot better. 🌸 This trip was indeed WILD! 🤩🚙
A "Line "in the rocks, buying "Lions" at the shop but so far , no Lions in the bush. Thanks for your amazing Kruger experience.Looking forward to Day 5 !👍
Yup, they were indeed in short supply, especially so for the south! We did see the two lionesses in the bush on Day 2 though, which was great. 🚙🦁 As long as the liquid lions aren't in short supply, I'm as happy as can be! 😁🍻
Well, hopefully you feel as if you're there with us. That's our goal at least. 😊 We show you Kruger through our eyes and I'm so glad that you're having fun watching. 😁🚙
I had such a chuckle at the Alligator Bridge and Camels. Just an observation: The Egyptian Goose getting irate at the little crocodile might have had eggs or recently hatched chicks close by. They can be very protective of their young. It was a very interesting sighting.
We literally found ourselves calling Crocodile Bridge Alligator Bridge sometimes after that cool encounter with the tourists. 🐊 The Egyptian Goose definitely seemed alarmed, so we were also convinced it must've had something to do with their young. I never got to see or hear the croc slap into the water like Sonia did, but I'm sure that was enough to alarm the goose. 😨🦆
YES, Dusty & Sandy & … SONIA 🎉❤. Geweldig leuke en bijzondere verrassing Sonia om u ook even in beeld te zien! U bent immers 100% onmisbaar tijdens onze DustBugs avonturen. Al is tot nu toe de leopard steeds zojuist foetsie als jullie Kwid ter plekke is 😅, jullie spotten steeds weer andere mooie dieren en zeker de vogels. Prachtig de optocht der waterbuffels, zelfs 2x, en ook de olifanten en nijlpaarden kunnen er wat van deze keer. De baby dieren zijn en blijven zo lief om te zien. Ook altijd een vertrouwd en huiselijk ‘beeld’: het bekende tafellaken over de picknicktafel. Geen wonder dat de aapjes gerichte pogingen doen om te smikkelen van de potjie resten 😋. Op internet heb ik er inderdaad meerdere recepten van gezien en moet dus eigenlijk nog eens terug naar Zuid-Afrika om dit gerecht ter plekke te proeven 🇿🇦
The ever-elusive beautiful leopard. 😍🐆 Sonia is very happy to meet you finally too! You have to make sure you taste a traditional potjie when next in our beautiful part of the world. I have no doubt that you'll love it! 🥘🇿🇦
Hi julle nog n suksesvolle dag dit was wonderlik daai 2 bokkies wat mekaar so gewas het Sonia ek het ook nie gewwet hulle doen dit nie. Daai aapies is lekker vol draad werk hou julle op en wakker. Dankie dit was pragtig. Mooi loop
Those two bokkies were so cute, we loved watching them. 😍🦌 The little monkeys were as hungry as us that morning, they certainly kept us on our toes. We love them though! 😁🐒
Yes elephants are pachyderms, I think it has something to do with thick skin. Rhinos and hippos are also pachyderms. What a magnificent kudu!! Looks like he is posing for the camera 😅 Never a dull moment when monkeys are around! 😂 So entertaining, but people shouldn't feed them. Thank you for all the beautiful animals particularly the elephants, oh the babies are so cute!!! Gosh, those huge rocks are impressive! They look like giant frogs! And one tortoise. So lovely to see you, Sonia. You are beautiful! 😍 Love you 😘
Pachyderm is a new one on me, I can't say I've ever heard (never mind used) that word ever before! 🤭 Those kudu bulls are just the most magnificent antelope with their majestic horns, especially when they tilt their heads back. 😍🦌 We saw quite a few folks (local and international) feed the monkeys (and birds) on this trip and it's just beyond us. Us humans make them used to food and then we call them naughty afterwards. I'll never understand humankind. 😏 Sonia says thank you for the kind compliment. 🥰
Hi guys the amount of wildlife is amazing and as I always say real .lovely spot for breakfast with the monkeys for entertainment. Aubrey has a great job fireing his catapult ( I still have the one I bought in the Kruger 20 years ago) .you guys have great luck sitting in your car surrounded by elephants. Rhino rock was amazing I could imagine it being in the film King Solomons mnes .the history about the memorial love it skucusa the man who sweeps clean. Its great you get to speak with the German tourists brilliant. Camel lots of laughs. So many elephants and the never ending buffalo!!! love it steak in pot back seat .Sun set dam plenty of Hippos!!! Big croc .potjie for lunch. Terrapin mind blowing to me no water. Lion kill ambush story great memories. Buffalo crossing river and elephants..torch light trip to the shop and florescent Scorpion .another great video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
As always, you're the master of summing up our videos and I love it so much that you take everything on board and enjoy it with us. That makes you an awesome travelling companion. Thank you for that. 😊🚙
Hi Curtis , Sonia , Dusty ; and Sandy. Excellent video. Im amazed that even on this 4th day, the wildlife is still so plentiful. Great you captured that florescent scorpion thanks to the assitance of the gentleman. Very interesting reaction with the UV light making it fluoresce. I wonder why it does that. Something on the scorpions body that makes it do that perhaps? Lovely to see the herd of buffalo crossing the road and river.
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. The number of animals we saw blew our minds and they just kept on coming, especially those buffalo! 😍🐃 I would still love to know how many there were exactly, it was a LOT! We were so chuffed that one of our neighbours went to show us the scorpions in the tree right next to our hut. He's been checking them out for years since someone else showed him. I read on Google that 'all scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light. The blue-green glow comes from a substance found in the hyaline layer, a very thin but super tough coating in a part of the scorpion's exoskeleton called the cuticle. 🦞
I was both a Castle and Black Label boy for a long time, but they both started giving me headaches eventually and I moved on to 🦁. I'm not sure what I'll do if they start giving me headaches too, I've tried most of the others too. Cheers to you! 🍻
I'm stressed out for that Goose. The Crocodile must have been after her babies 😢😢😢 Those Monkeys are so cute, a person just wants to feed them which is not a good idea because they can become a nuisance. Cutis is lucky he still had his breakfast to eat 😅❤ What beautiful Elephants and Buffalo we saw 🎉 I'm still busy watching but I had to chat quickly. Buffalo crossing the road now 😂
We were also worried about the goose, it seemed in distress somehow, so I'm not sure if the croc actually managed to grab a little one or something. 😨 We will always love the monkeys, even if they try and 'steal' our food! 😍🐒 I'm happy to hear you enjoyed our video so much that you quickly have to pause to type your comment. 😁
Scorpions with small pincers are the most venomous!! I know I was stung by one when I was 11… pushing a piece of wood into the fire… wasn’t funny - my arm went lame… was far away from help… my Dad who was a Vet - helped me hold my arm up all night .. too painful to let it down… I was lucky - I survived but will never forget it - I’m 72 now 😆
Nope, we don't have that kind of luxury when we explore towns and cities. We spend a few hours in each and we move on. That's good enough for us and there are too many other places also waiting to be explored. 😁🚙
One other comment I would like to make. The pronunciation of Lubyelubye. It intrigued me and so i asked our black ranger who took us on a night drive from Lower Sabie. He said it is pronounced LU BEER BEER. For what it's worth.
Intetesting. Sounds about the same to me than how we pronounced it. Sonia is quite adept at pronoucing Sotho and she again asked one of the gentleman at Nkuhlu just to be sure and he said that she was spot on. Luckily we're not a language channel. In the end, it's the same place and that's all that counts. 🚙😁
Your Crowned Lapwing early on was actually a Wattled Lapwing, I think. (The yellow, "turkey flesh bits" are called wattles, and a normal Kiewiet doesn't have them). (The way they mess with the common names in the guides irritates me. If you want the "real name" it's the Latin one, and it's fine for the common name to just be a cultural legacy. That gives us things like the Neddicky, for instance - whose common name has probably been "corrected" now. Doesn't make any sense to me. Take the Kiewiet, for instance. There's one very distinct bird called just a Kiewiet. No need to change it (but it looks like they have). Maybe it's just some editor who thinks this way they can get away with being lazy about lists of common names - which are mainly for "detective work" - guessing from what someone who doesn't care for bird books called the bird. In South Africa, you can put "Kiewiet" in the list of English common names in a bird book, because it's an English word, too - just like Kudu - well qudu, apparently, but near enough - is not just a Xhosa word. As far as the old English common names of these birds went, they were all called various kinds of Plover. Biologically obviously that's wrong, but a common name is not a biological one. The biological name is in Latin. Sorry. Rant over.)
Thanks for the correction. 🐦 I hear you about the bird names, but we've decided it's way too much of a complicated hobby for us to take it seriously on any level. We'll do just as we've always done. Identify some, misidentify others, not be able to identify most and that's how we have the most fun. It's all about the enjoyment of the entire Kruger vibe for us, not really achieving incredible bird or any other wildlife sightings. We'll take them if they come our way, of course, but that's not hugely important to us. We just love the place, period. If you don't know that already. 😁🚙
@@DustBugsTravel Just loving the place is the best way to always enjoy Kruger. Absolutely right. And a sign of people who feel that way is that they're patient enough to let all the buffalo cross, instead of rushing to keep some appointment, for instance. (Or stopping to watch the impala sometimes, and learning something new about them that people who just "tick them off the list" never get to learn). (And why the learning anyway? It's just to add awareness. It's an amplifier for the love of just being there. You spot the butterfly you know, and maybe you know it only pollinates the Impala Lily or something, and then lays eggs that become the worm with the green face. Something like that. All little details that add things to the place. So in the end it's all about loving the place, whether you add in some birding or some insect spotting, or longer conversations with the tortoises than the hasty stop to have.)
😁 We had several long conversations with tortoises, and countless other animals too! 😍🐢 If you thought even for a single moment that Sonia lets me just pass without her cooing, there is zero chance! 🤩
As far as Kruger goes, I agree with you 100% and I'm so happy we took it slow this time around. 😍😁 When we explore towns though, it's a different matter altogether and we're always on a tight schedule because we want to visit as many places as we can while on the road. We're not too fussed about missing out on anything in any particular town, but suffer from major FOMO while in our favourite place! 😁🚙
Thank you both for sharing your trips, I get as excited as Sonia when spotting the animals. You are both excellent guides.
What a highlight to see Sonia at last. Lovely lady she is. ❤
I happen to agree with you fully, it was actually my highlight of the entire editing process too when she agreed to have the pic included. 🥰
We were in the Park at the exact same time as you guys. Also for a week. Went in at Malelane on the Saturday but moved north to Satara. No place like KNP.
The animals are in a pretty good condition. The monkey nearly enjoyed Curtis nice breakfast. The gentleman guarding the camp are so nice and professional. The memorial is so nice. Huge tracks of his good work left behind. The crocs are wild. Amazing creatures. Thanks this trip was stunning. I will wait tomorrow to get on board
Thank you Curtis and Sonia Im really enjoying this series.
You two share my husband and I’s love for the Kruger. We used to live just a 30 min drive away, but unfortunately have not been back for many years as we now live in the UK. Thank you for making us feel like we are there with you. Our own personal Kruger holiday from the couch.
Perfectly describes my situation too! I so miss Kruger, want to go next year to SA to be there. Last time I was there was in 2009.
We choose to make and share our videos and it's such a joy to hear from folks who love and appreciate Kruger as much as we do, and who enjoy our videos. It makes the long hours and days of editing totally worthwhile! And if we can make you feel like you're right there, we couldn't ask for anything more. Thank you for watching from afar, you can look forward to a longer Kruger holiday from your couch, continuing on Monday. 😍🚙
And finaly we get a glimps of Sonia
Thank you Sonja and Curtis. I loved the pics you took with that huge rock. The animals always blow my mind. Stay safe.
I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. There was quite a lot of posing going on and Dusty and Sandy enjoyed it just as much as the two of us. 😍🧸 I love it that you love the wildlife so much, the feeling is entirely, entirely mutual! 🤩🚙
Thank you so much for posting this trip!❤ I love the Kruger with all my hart❤ You two are such beautiful people❤
Thank you so much for your kind words. 🚙😊 We're happy to be in your company as a fellow Kruger lover.
Wow! Thank you for another great video and taking us through Kruger in all its beauty! Those sightings of the buffalo herds were great! Seeing so many of them cross the road and the river was great! Thanks for your great videos! You made my Sunday and I've been binge watching your videos for a good part of the day today! Thank you so much!
You're so very welcome, I'm happy to hear you enjoy Kruger from the comfort of our backseat. 🚙😁 Those buffalo just kept on coming, it was awesome to see. 🐃
Stevenson-Hamilton was the first warden of Kruger. He was instrumental in starting and growing the park.
Yup, we even read a piece about him from our Map in our video. You should check it out! 😁🚙
Thanks Sonia for finally coming into view on this video after all this time watching your channel from here down under. Curtis usually plays the starring role.
She agreed that I included this one pic of her, which I was super stoked about. She's still not keen on being filmed though, so we'll see if I can convince her down the road. 🥰 You may just have to continue looking at my ugly mug for the most part! 😁🚙
Beggars can't be chosers I suppose.😅 More of Kruger please Curtis and maybe around Cape Town suburbs as well for us expats. I'm in Sydney since 1977 and visit SA often.
Hello Curtis and Sonia. Nice to see another pretty picture of you Sonia. I enjoy this thrip in the Kruger more then the previous one with you. Maybe because you not rushing this time😊
We did indeed take it super slow this time around because we didn't have to pack up every morning to move on to the next camp. 🚙😁 After an absence of 19 years, we're happy that we covered all the camps though (except of course some of the bushveld camps, which were just too costly) so that we could make a decision on which camps we'd like to stay at longer the next time. I'm glad you're enjoying this incredible place with us.
Love seeing you both - making me smile again. And I'm glad the lions were nowhere around! 😃
Sonia wishes the lions were around! 😳🦁 But I'm with you! It's good to hear that we make you smile, I'll take that as a good thing! 🚙🙂
Sonia 😅
Just another perfect day in a perfect place. Peace, tranquility, beauty and harmony. Day 5 coming down ........
And a perfect comment. 🤩🚙 It was indeed a perfect day in the perfect place. I get all dreamy sitting behind my desk, thinking of how that place makes us feel. We'll see you on Monday for Day 5!
So good to see another day in Kruger. Those monkey's are the reason I've never had a picnic meal at Nkhulu. I've seen them steal a whole loaf of bread. Good to finally see Sonia. Keep enjoying and sending us videos.
Like you probably heard Sonia say in our video, we feel very strongly that the monkeys are most certainly not to be blamed for the situation at Nkuhlu. It is sadly a situation created entirely by humans and their behaviour and now we just have to live with it. From what we witnessed on this trip, the same behaviour continues which will continue to exacerbate the problem in the environment which the monkeys call home. We will never stay away from Nkuhlu though, we're just too happy to be in their company. 😍🐒 I hope you enjoy the rest of our Kruger visit as much as we did. 🚙🤩
Thank you for a lovely day in KNP. Also so honoured to finally "meet" Sonia. Be safe and enjoy your next trip.
And Sonia says the feeling is entirely mutual. 🥰 Thank you for joining us on Day 4!
Hi Curtis, Sonia (mooi kiekie ❤), Dusty and Sandy, still loving it at Kruger and always eager to see what you preparing for dinner 😊, safe travels 🥾🥾
I also thought it was a pretty pic of Sonia, Dusty and Sandy. 🥰🧸 You got to see all four of us in this episode, that doesn't happen often! It was an easy dinner this time around as we were both full and lazy. Perhaps something a little more interesting on Day 5, you'll have to wait and see! 😁
Wow what a day those Buffalo were amazing. Loved the Giraffes especially that very tall dark speckled one .A precious day for the two of you. A first photo after over 500 episodes you derserve a medal , great photo. Eagerly waiting for day 5 😊
I was so happy that Sonia agreed to a photo in this episode! 🥰 Those buffalo were just incredible, they just kept on coming! And we would've happily waited as long as it took to see them all cross. 😍🐃 I'm glad you're enjoying this trip through our favourite place. We also look forward to showing you what us (and the wildlife) got up to on Day 5! 😁🚙
Love your videos! The love u two have for another is so evident too!
❤ Day 4 again that potjie look delicious on day 3🤗
Wow, I really enjoyed the trip. It's so great to see the animals in the wild, free, and eating in peace ! Those boulders were amazing 👏 Thank you again ❤️ 💖
Those boulders were HUGE! 😳 We must've seen them on previous occasions, but it was as if it were the first time. Sonia wishes there were lions around, I on the other hand don't. 😁🦁 I'm so glad you're having fun with the four of us in Kruger!
Joh, you could have come face to face with anything walking there😳🤓 Beautiful pic of Sonia 🥰 very cute.
What a lovely video! You are spoiled with so many sightings! Seeing Sonia was the highlight. You are so beautiful Sonia! I always look forward to your videos. Thank you Curtis and Sonia for sharing your sightings with us. ❤❤❤
Thank you, I happen to agree with you about my darling wife. 🥰 We just continued to enjoy every single animal and bird we saw, we were in paradise! 🤩🚙 Always happy to hear you join in on all the fun.
Stunning day interesting rock formation 😊
Those boulders at Renosterkoppies were much bigger than rhino, that's all I can tell you. They were actually rather intimidating, but so incredibly beautiful! 😍⛰️
Love your videos. So much to see. Loved the camel horses Curtis they my favorite and another pic of your lovely Soni and the two little ones in the back. I thought you had been at hamilton memorial last year....but im not sure
So many videos later😂😂😂
What a trip guys...
IT'S WILD !!!!!
Camel horses, we love them very much too and they don't really mind what we call them! 😍🦒 We've certainly been at that spot several times in the past, but not sure anymore when exactly it was. 🤭 I hope the fact that you're catching up, means you're feeling a whole lot better. 🌸 This trip was indeed WILD! 🤩🚙
@DustBugsTravel hi Curtis. Yes i am feeling better thank you. Have a great week ahead
Very very beautiful videos my friends keep well
Your kind words are much appreciated, thank you. 🚙😊
58:18 a Southern White-crowned Shrike I think
Fabulous video.
Thank you for the info. 🐦👌🏻 I'm glad you enjoyed Day 4 with us!
Sonia your a beauuuuutiful woman ❤🎉 thank you sooo much for sharing with us.. Much love and Blessings to you and Curtis ❤🙌🌻🌺🌸🌹🌷💖
Sonia thanks you kindly for the gracious compliment. 🥰 We appreciate you watching our videos.
A "Line "in the rocks, buying "Lions" at the shop but so far , no Lions in the bush. Thanks for your amazing Kruger experience.Looking forward to Day 5 !👍
Yup, they were indeed in short supply, especially so for the south! We did see the two lionesses in the bush on Day 2 though, which was great. 🚙🦁 As long as the liquid lions aren't in short supply, I'm as happy as can be! 😁🍻
Hello Sonia. So happy to put a face to the voice 🎉. Hope to see you more. 😊
Sonia is still not keen on being filmed, but I was stoked that she agreed that I put her pic in on Day 4, probably because 4 is her lucky number. 🥰
Taai biltong is n seëning!
It lasts longer that way! 😁🥓
Great episode guys
The monkeys can be so entertaining
Definitely hippo tracks😁
Finally a picture of Sonia. Pretty lady!
She says thank you. 😊 And I happen to agree with you fully! 🥰
That skilpad is fast
It was motoring to get back to the water before the sun stuck its head out! 😁🐢
Cool❤
Yup, in more ways than one! 🚙😁
Woooooooow finally we got to see Sonia, I was right saw her in Bloemfontein episode buying food.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL VIDEO. THIS IS SO NICE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THE KRUGER !!!!!
Well, hopefully you feel as if you're there with us. That's our goal at least. 😊 We show you Kruger through our eyes and I'm so glad that you're having fun watching. 😁🚙
I had such a chuckle at the Alligator Bridge and Camels. Just an observation: The Egyptian Goose getting irate at the little crocodile might have had eggs or recently hatched chicks close by. They can be very protective of their young. It was a very interesting sighting.
We literally found ourselves calling Crocodile Bridge Alligator Bridge sometimes after that cool encounter with the tourists. 🐊 The Egyptian Goose definitely seemed alarmed, so we were also convinced it must've had something to do with their young. I never got to see or hear the croc slap into the water like Sonia did, but I'm sure that was enough to alarm the goose. 😨🦆
YES, Dusty & Sandy & … SONIA 🎉❤. Geweldig leuke en bijzondere verrassing Sonia om u ook even in beeld te zien! U bent immers 100% onmisbaar tijdens onze DustBugs avonturen. Al is tot nu toe de leopard steeds zojuist foetsie als jullie Kwid ter plekke is 😅, jullie spotten steeds weer andere mooie dieren en zeker de vogels. Prachtig de optocht der waterbuffels, zelfs 2x, en ook de olifanten en nijlpaarden kunnen er wat van deze keer. De baby dieren zijn en blijven zo lief om te zien. Ook altijd een vertrouwd en huiselijk ‘beeld’: het bekende tafellaken over de picknicktafel. Geen wonder dat de aapjes gerichte pogingen doen om te smikkelen van de potjie resten 😋. Op internet heb ik er inderdaad meerdere recepten van gezien en moet dus eigenlijk nog eens terug naar Zuid-Afrika om dit gerecht ter plekke te proeven 🇿🇦
The ever-elusive beautiful leopard. 😍🐆 Sonia is very happy to meet you finally too! You have to make sure you taste a traditional potjie when next in our beautiful part of the world. I have no doubt that you'll love it! 🥘🇿🇦
Hi julle nog n suksesvolle dag dit was wonderlik daai 2 bokkies wat mekaar so gewas het Sonia ek het ook nie gewwet hulle doen dit nie. Daai aapies is lekker vol draad werk hou julle op en wakker. Dankie dit was pragtig. Mooi loop
Those two bokkies were so cute, we loved watching them. 😍🦌 The little monkeys were as hungry as us that morning, they certainly kept us on our toes. We love them though! 😁🐒
Yes elephants are pachyderms, I think it has something to do with thick skin. Rhinos and hippos are also pachyderms. What a magnificent kudu!! Looks like he is posing for the camera 😅 Never a dull moment when monkeys are around! 😂 So entertaining, but people shouldn't feed them. Thank you for all the beautiful animals particularly the elephants, oh the babies are so cute!!! Gosh, those huge rocks are impressive! They look like giant frogs! And one tortoise. So lovely to see you, Sonia. You are beautiful! 😍 Love you 😘
Pachyderm is a new one on me, I can't say I've ever heard (never mind used) that word ever before! 🤭 Those kudu bulls are just the most magnificent antelope with their majestic horns, especially when they tilt their heads back. 😍🦌 We saw quite a few folks (local and international) feed the monkeys (and birds) on this trip and it's just beyond us. Us humans make them used to food and then we call them naughty afterwards. I'll never understand humankind. 😏 Sonia says thank you for the kind compliment. 🥰
Hi guys the amount of wildlife is amazing and as I always say real .lovely spot for breakfast with the monkeys for entertainment. Aubrey has a great job fireing his catapult ( I still have the one I bought in the Kruger 20 years ago) .you guys have great luck sitting in your car surrounded by elephants. Rhino rock was amazing I could imagine it being in the film King Solomons mnes .the history about the memorial love it skucusa the man who sweeps clean. Its great you get to speak with the German tourists brilliant. Camel lots of laughs. So many elephants and the never ending buffalo!!! love it steak in pot back seat .Sun set dam plenty of Hippos!!! Big croc .potjie for lunch. Terrapin mind blowing to me no water. Lion kill ambush story great memories. Buffalo crossing river and elephants..torch light trip to the shop and florescent Scorpion .another great video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
Maurice had the catapult 😁
As always, you're the master of summing up our videos and I love it so much that you take everything on board and enjoy it with us. That makes you an awesome travelling companion. Thank you for that. 😊🚙
Yerrr Curtis can run
I surprised myself! 🏃🏻♂️😁
Baie dankie vriende.
Sure! 👌🏻🚙
Many eliphant cows with two calves, one tiny and a youngster
Lovely sonia
I concur. 🥰
Hi Curtis , Sonia , Dusty ; and Sandy. Excellent video. Im amazed that even on this 4th day, the wildlife is still so plentiful. Great you captured that florescent scorpion thanks to the assitance of the gentleman. Very interesting reaction with the UV light making it fluoresce. I wonder why it does that. Something on the scorpions body that makes it do that perhaps?
Lovely to see the herd of buffalo crossing the road and river.
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. The number of animals we saw blew our minds and they just kept on coming, especially those buffalo! 😍🐃 I would still love to know how many there were exactly, it was a LOT! We were so chuffed that one of our neighbours went to show us the scorpions in the tree right next to our hut. He's been checking them out for years since someone else showed him. I read on Google that 'all scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet light. The blue-green glow comes from a substance found in the hyaline layer, a very thin but super tough coating in a part of the scorpion's exoskeleton called the cuticle. 🦞
@@DustBugsTravel Thanks very much for that explanation about the scorpions
Sonia you are correct Pachyderm,large mammal with thick skin...elephant ,rhino and hippo.
Yup, no wonder she knew that because she just loves elephant so much and now I know that a rhino and hippo are also pachyderms! 😁🐘🦏🦛
Sonia jy lyk oraait.....
Did u see her!!!?
@@lulamantshephe5595 yes
S-H was also a young British officer in the Boer War
Brown leaves......look like a Kierieklapper..Combretum hereroense
Men drink Lion and the boys Castle......Curtis
And Black label!??😂
I was both a Castle and Black Label boy for a long time, but they both started giving me headaches eventually and I moved on to 🦁. I'm not sure what I'll do if they start giving me headaches too, I've tried most of the others too. Cheers to you! 🍻
I'm stressed out for that Goose. The Crocodile must have been after her babies 😢😢😢 Those Monkeys are so cute, a person just wants to feed them which is not a good idea because they can become a nuisance. Cutis is lucky he still had his breakfast to eat 😅❤ What beautiful Elephants and Buffalo we saw 🎉 I'm still busy watching but I had to chat quickly. Buffalo crossing the road now 😂
We were also worried about the goose, it seemed in distress somehow, so I'm not sure if the croc actually managed to grab a little one or something. 😨 We will always love the monkeys, even if they try and 'steal' our food! 😍🐒 I'm happy to hear you enjoyed our video so much that you quickly have to pause to type your comment. 😁
@DustBugsTravel I get so excited, I just need to comment straight away!!😁
We always stay in 57 or 58
Then we would've been neighbours! 😁🏡 Such nice huts those are.
Scorpions with small pincers are the most venomous!! I know I was stung by one when I was 11… pushing a piece of wood into the fire… wasn’t funny - my arm went lame… was far away from help… my Dad who was a Vet - helped me hold my arm up all night .. too painful to let it down… I was lucky - I survived but will never forget it - I’m 72 now 😆
What cameras do you guys use?
We only film with my everyday cellphone, a Samsung S22 Ultra. 🚙📱
You guys need to explore hartebees In North West for more than one day. And thanks for exploring my district (Mopani district)
Nope, we don't have that kind of luxury when we explore towns and cities. We spend a few hours in each and we move on. That's good enough for us and there are too many other places also waiting to be explored. 😁🚙
oh tbose baboons! Did you get your spatula back?
One other comment I would like to make. The pronunciation of Lubyelubye. It intrigued me and so i asked our black ranger who took us on a night drive from Lower Sabie. He said it is pronounced LU BEER BEER. For what it's worth.
Intetesting. Sounds about the same to me than how we pronounced it. Sonia is quite adept at pronoucing Sotho and she again asked one of the gentleman at Nkuhlu just to be sure and he said that she was spot on. Luckily we're not a language channel. In the end, it's the same place and that's all that counts. 🚙😁
Your Crowned Lapwing early on was actually a Wattled Lapwing, I think. (The yellow, "turkey flesh bits" are called wattles, and a normal Kiewiet doesn't have them).
(The way they mess with the common names in the guides irritates me. If you want the "real name" it's the Latin one, and it's fine for the common name to just be a cultural legacy. That gives us things like the Neddicky, for instance - whose common name has probably been "corrected" now. Doesn't make any sense to me. Take the Kiewiet, for instance. There's one very distinct bird called just a Kiewiet. No need to change it (but it looks like they have). Maybe it's just some editor who thinks this way they can get away with being lazy about lists of common names - which are mainly for "detective work" - guessing from what someone who doesn't care for bird books called the bird. In South Africa, you can put "Kiewiet" in the list of English common names in a bird book, because it's an English word, too - just like Kudu - well qudu, apparently, but near enough - is not just a Xhosa word.
As far as the old English common names of these birds went, they were all called various kinds of Plover. Biologically obviously that's wrong, but a common name is not a biological one. The biological name is in Latin.
Sorry. Rant over.)
Thanks for the correction. 🐦 I hear you about the bird names, but we've decided it's way too much of a complicated hobby for us to take it seriously on any level. We'll do just as we've always done. Identify some, misidentify others, not be able to identify most and that's how we have the most fun. It's all about the enjoyment of the entire Kruger vibe for us, not really achieving incredible bird or any other wildlife sightings. We'll take them if they come our way, of course, but that's not hugely important to us. We just love the place, period. If you don't know that already. 😁🚙
@@DustBugsTravel Just loving the place is the best way to always enjoy Kruger. Absolutely right.
And a sign of people who feel that way is that they're patient enough to let all the buffalo cross, instead of rushing to keep some appointment, for instance. (Or stopping to watch the impala sometimes, and learning something new about them that people who just "tick them off the list" never get to learn).
(And why the learning anyway? It's just to add awareness. It's an amplifier for the love of just being there. You spot the butterfly you know, and maybe you know it only pollinates the Impala Lily or something, and then lays eggs that become the worm with the green face. Something like that. All little details that add things to the place. So in the end it's all about loving the place, whether you add in some birding or some insect spotting, or longer conversations with the tortoises than the hasty stop to have.)
😁 We had several long conversations with tortoises, and countless other animals too! 😍🐢 If you thought even for a single moment that Sonia lets me just pass without her cooing, there is zero chance! 🤩
@@DustBugsTravel And it's rude, not to, really, when you're visiting their home. :-)
I think if you are so in a hurry you miss out on so much
As far as Kruger goes, I agree with you 100% and I'm so happy we took it slow this time around. 😍😁 When we explore towns though, it's a different matter altogether and we're always on a tight schedule because we want to visit as many places as we can while on the road. We're not too fussed about missing out on anything in any particular town, but suffer from major FOMO while in our favourite place! 😁🚙
They will steel anything.
Yup, especially as long as us humans feed them. 😍🐒