Amazing Botswana - Midlife Escape Episode 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2022
- Join us in Part 2 of Midlife Escape where we explore Moremi and have the most amazing wildlife sightings.
Heath, my brother also joins Elmarie and I in Moremi game reserve for his first true overland bush trip.
Another great video Bruce. Getting very excited about our Bots trip in Aug/Sept 2023!
Thanks very much Graham. Be assured where ever you go it's going to be an awesome adventure.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
Great stuff Bruce, keep them coming!
Thank you. Will try to do so.
Thank you for watching and commenting
@@OverlandingwithBruce Your welcome. I know how hard these are too put together :)
@@roamingyak but you are a natural and an excellent story teller
@@OverlandingwithBruce Thanks mate :-)
Thank you Bruce for showing the world the magnificient wonder that is Botswana ❤🇧🇼❤
It's a pleasure and thank you for watching and commenting. We are truly very lucky to have such a beautiful diversity in Southern Africa. So much to see and do.
Take care and thank you again for watching and commenting.
“I hope you got that” 😂 priceless 👌
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Great episode Bruce! Thanks for sharing your adventures - really enjoy them and look forward to the next one
Go well!
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Hi Aidan. Great to hear from you again. Thanks for watching and commenting again.
I’m a little late to the party as I have just come across your channel but I am loving every minute of it! Coming to you from Virginia, USA and appreciate all the sights, sounds and tips! Who needs Netflix when you have Bruce! Cheers and many thanks.
Hi Charles. As they say, better late than never but jokes aside, thank you for the awesome message and I’m so glad to hear you enjoying it. Thank you for watching.
Another excellent video Bruce pitty about the ethics of some campers don't know why they visit these places if they can't respect them.
It makes absolutely no sense to me.
Thanks so much for watching again Garry.
Great video. Good to meet you at 3rd bridge. This brought back wonderful memories of our Moremi trip
Hi Malcolm. Great to meet you too. Did you see your vehicle had a staring role? :)
Thank you for watching and commenting. I’m very glad you enjoyed it.
@@OverlandingwithBruce yes I did, thanks for the inclusion. Kermit was in its element in Moremi. Made all the water crossings and assisting others (Land Rover driver, due to operator error) in getting out of difficult situations🤣🤣
Awesome. Also glad you were the first vehicle over the new 3rd bridge
Another fantastic video Bruce. For those of us stuck in the cold northern hemisphere over winter, hearing the sounds of the animals and birds uninterrupted is like therapy. Thank you
Hi Karan. I am very glad to hear that and will try and improve on those sounds even more in future.
Thank you for watching and for the feedback. Really appreciated.
Another great video Bruce. And you must be congratulated on your Chasing Smiles initiative. Pity the tour operators don’t seem to contribute much other than frustration for everyone else.
Hi Keith. Thanks very much. Yes I think that something needs to be done about these guys and the bad discipline as it will destroy the area eventually.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting
i think we need a new series called overlanding with heath 😂, definitely my kinda style 😂
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Awesome Episode as always Bruce.
Hi Awie. thanks so much mate and thank you for the support.
Brucy , your brothers camping vehicle takes the enxiety away from Newbies its so pleasantly easy.
It’s nice to have all the gear and Lekka stuff but you don’t need it so don’t let that hold you back from getting out there.
Thank you for watching and commenting
Nice one, Bruce! Jeez! Lekker lion experiences! Thanks for sharing your good spirit with us 👏👍
Hi Andrew. Yes we were very lucky and it was the best sighting of lion I have ever had that's for sure.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Lekker, Bruce! Looks like you had a ball…
It was brilliant thank you. Hope you are well too and looking forward to your next episode. We still need to come for Selome photography lessons so saving up and will contact you next year.
Thank you for watching and commenting mate.
Great adventure full of spectacular sightings and amazing footage.
Thank you Juan. We were very lucky. There was so much to see its actually difficult to capture it all.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
I love how your brother’s setup is so simple and just shows that I don’t need to have a fully kitted vehicle to be able to go out there.
Exactly Max. All the stuff we modify and carry is mostly nice to have.
Just get out there and enjoy.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Loving all the episodes. Sitting here in the cold UK and missing home
Thanks so much Jack and thank you for watching.
You will have to come visit.
Thank goodness for the Snorkel re River Crossing !!
Haha
Thank you for watching and commenting Peter.
Great episode really enjoyed that!!👌🏽👌🏽
Thanks very much Tyronne and thanks for watching bud
Absolutely brilliant video.
Thanks Bruce. 👍
Thank you Stephen. Very happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for the support mate
This was the best Moremi view ever in my recollection.
Congratulations. Your best ever production. (so far)
I'm looking fwd to your following Midlife excursion(s)!
Wow that’s a massive compliment thank you Michiel. I am trying to learn and improve all the time.
Will hopefully get the next one out before Christmas.
Thank you for watching and commenting
Bruce the night and early morning nature sounds wow out of this world yes water crossings be careful and now your surroundings, animal sightings drone footage as always epic, and last but least jip die nuwe Defender Bruce is n puik 4x4 voertuig instaat tot alles
I’m glad you enjoyed it Shaun. Thanks for watching and commenting again.
Another great video, thanks very much Bruce. Each one gets better, the wildlife in this one was great and the videography really good.
Thanks very much for watching and commenting again Brian. I am trying to improve all the time so glad you seeing it.
Another smashing episode, its absolutely great the way you interact with your audience. Look forward to the episode.
Hi Ken. I am so happy you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for the support and feedback. Its truly appreciated.
This was absolutely brilliant! Very well done. Thank you
Thank you very much Graham. So glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks so much for the support and taking the time to comment. 👍
Amazing 👍
Thank you Antonio and thank you for watching
Can’t wait for the next episode now!!
Thank you bud. Footage is all sorted now I have to put it together
Thanks for the comments Graham
Great one Bruce 👌
thanks very much Diane and thank you for watching and commenting. Appreciate the support a lot.
Thank you Bruce for keeping us in the diaspora entertained and taking us home a little bit.
It’s a pleasure Revonia and thank you for watching and commenting.
Wow wow wow! An amazing video! The footage as well as the editing is amazing. The perfect blend of animals scenery and talking. Personally I would enjoy to see more of the actual camp life and the vehicle/trailer etc but I know that's not everyone's cup of tea and it is harder to film that. All in all a fantastic episode well done Bruce!
thanks so much Murray.Thats a good point and will try do more of that in the next episode so watch this space.
Thank you for your ongoing support mate. Its truly appreciated
Again thanks Bruce.
Your brother and his Discovery for the win.
If you can increase the volume when you speak off camera that would help.
Hi Andrew. Thank you for the feedback. As I am learning more I am seeing so many things wrong so hopefully ion the next episode I will correct those. I also purchased a new desk professional type mic which I need to learn and set. Will get it right so dont give up on the channel please. :)
Thanks for watching again and thank you for taking the time to give me some feedback. It always helps.
@@OverlandingwithBruce No worries Bruce.
Detail videos of lion kills is fantastic, they certainly didn't show that kind of detail when I was watching wild kingdom on tv as a little kid.
Thanks,looking forward to the next episode. Cheers
@@LandRoverDS2020 it’s a little gruesome but I feel we were very lucky to see it and to be able to share it. Thanks again for the support
Bruce, another great video. One request, less music and more sounds of the bush please
Hi John. Yes I agree fully but I have a confession to make. Most of the time that I use music is because I am trying to cover up talking, engine sounds, coughing or just general other "unnatural" noise during filming. If I could figure out how to cover all of that up without music it would actually help so much as its a battle to find the right music without copyright restrictions.
Thank you for watching and for taking the time to make a suggestion. I agree 100%.
7:06 amazing drone shots, probably one of the best shots on the channel thus far 👏🏽
Thanks so much. Very happy you liked it. I have some more coming up in Ep.3 which I am hoping you will enjoy.
Thank you for commenting and watching
This is fantastic video. Thanks Bruce
Thank you very much Owen. Appreciate that. Thank you for watching and commenting
What an adventure Bruce.!! Thank u for "chasing smiles😁". Great wildlife and bird sightings. The Mighty cat 'Lion'🦁 really gets some respect in the wild 😜 kkk. Tx funny how u felt a little safe with ur spade will river crossing kkk Dude the Crocodiles would have made a meal out of u 😂 but none the less twaz 👌 an epic adventure Bruce. Waiting for episode 3!!!!
😂😂😂 thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Your reaction is exactly what I’m hoping for thank you
Good job boet - thanks for the adventure..
Thanks to you too boet.
Hi Bruce, those shots of the birds were fantastic not to mention the sunsets……great. Although maybe a little more moist on the inside, but very sure that the OD 130 would have walked that water crossing, especially with the longer wheelbase and the flat Defender nose 😂🤟
Haha we will need to debate that around the campfire sometime 😂
I’m really enjoying the photography and attempt at filmmaking so very happy I upgraded the camera. I have so many great pictures too but not sure how and if they should be used in the videos? Please let me know what you think.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Good idea Bruce 👍,
Brilliant!
Thanks very much Paul. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Bruce. Thank you for sharing with us your wild adventures. I enjoy every episode coz I love nature and the great outdoors as well. I have a question I'd like to ask: When you have a roof tent and you decide to use your vehicle to go to the ablution block at night, do you drive there with roof tent pitched or what?
It’s a pleasure.
Most of the time it’s better to go to the ablution block before setting up. A lot will also depend on where you are what tent you have etc
If it’s a middle of the night quick bathroom break then use a tree around the campsite.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Man you're lucky to be driving through the African bush in the hot sun. Right now we're freezing our socks off in cold England with just the pub as a social hub.Catch you on your next video after Natha on your way down South. I've now joined the squad on the " fifth floor " birthday greetings 🇧🇼 🇿🇼
Hi Temba. Thanks very much mate. If it makes you feel better I did get a bit sunburnt 😂😂
Take care and thank you so much for watching and commenting.
You two gentlemen have rewrites and set up the highest standards of Southern African Safari and teach us wildlife that will be hard to be broken.you two are really perfect for the wildlife Africa.im so proud that you are from within us.big up.
Thank you so much Mash that is very kind of you to say.
Thank you for the support and for taking the time to comment.
the video is so cool It's amazing. good to see .
Thank you. Happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and commenting
Thanks.
Hope you enjoy
As always bloody great Bruce! Hurry with the next episode please
haha thanks very much. Very happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and commenting again. These sorts of comments are really motivating. Thank you
Because of you I can see the beauty of Botwana. The video makes me feel warm watching it from cold middle Europe at this point in time,Thanks a lot for your magnificent job.
It’s my pleasure Tebbo and thank you for watching and commenting.
Keep warm and all the best
This was really engaging and I'm inspired I need to do this. Hope to meet you Bruce. I'm here Gaborone Botswana. Kudos
Thank you Leago. You should and must do it. I think we need to organise a get together in Bots next. I have an idea so watch my social media next year. Would be good to meet you too.
Thank you for your support and comment Leago.
Another smashing set of videos Bruce. Thank you so much for sharing them. I am sitting in the very chilly UK watching this video and marvelling at the wildfire and the scenery. So entertaining and informative. Thanks again.
ThNks very much Philip. Very happy you enjoyed them. The finale will be coming soon. Busy with it now.
If it makes you feel any better it is already about 22 deg Celsius here and it’s only 7:30am 😂
Thank you for watching and commenting again. True lot appreciated
Awesome episode Bruce. Thanks for the great content
You welcome and thank you very much for watching and commenting. Don’t laugh to hard at me when you see my mistake in the next episode 😂
@@OverlandingwithBruce Can’t wait. Your content really good. Keep it up!
@@vindieter thanks so much mate. Hopefully improving all the time. Thank you for the support and taking the time to comment
Bruce, Just come across your channel, Fantastic brings back memories of traveling the same areas in the 1980's. Happy traveling and look forward to following more of your trips.
Thanks so much Gavin and I am very happy you found the channel and enjoyed it.
Thank you for watching and commenting
Fantastic stuff Bruce.... Why no fishing
Thanks very much. I actually need to buy some fishing gear. For the May trip to Zim I will definitely try and feed the fish.....I mean catch some fish :)
Thanks very much for watching
Hi Bruce great series so far. Looking forward to the next episode. How do you manage to get such clear sounds of the animals. Do you leave a mic close to them while you film. Great channel .
Thanks so much mark. I use a rode Go II mic connected to the camera. Just lucky I think 😂 as I’m not sure.
Thank you very much for the complement and support. Finale is busy loading now. Something totally different. Hope you enjoy that also.
Hi Bruce. I really liked your video. Well done and thanks for all the good advice. I also tow a Companion and thought it wise to replace my 10y old Monroe's shocks, before leaving for Mabuasehube, with brand new Tough Dogs. Very disappointing to say they couldn't even get me to Mabua, they both failed. On my return, I took them to my Conqueror branch in Zambezi in Pretoria and they replaced it with Monroe's again. We did a Moremi trip now in July without any issues. Tough Dogs are not so tough after all. With what did they replace yours? Cant wait for your next videos.
Hi Paul. Thanks so much for watching mate. Yes the shocks failing was very disappointing. I was told that there was a bad batch. Not sure why they didn’t issue a recall then. Anyway. Mine where replaced under warranty due to the van being brand new.
Thanks again for the support and taking the time to comment. It’s really appreciated thank you
Great episode Bruce. So wonderful to see what Botswana offers. Really jealous!!! Great job, again!!
Thank you Leon. Appreciate the feedback and comment mate.
Thank you for watching and commenting again .
Nice video. Had to be pretty intense having those lions near your camp!
Thank you Robert. That's the weird thing about it, I dont find it tense at all. I think it's because I always have an escape plan and generally we always know exactly where they are. If you had seen the first Beautiful Zimbabwe episode where we were at Chitake in Mana pools surrounded by a pride of 22 lions, that was a bit more intense :) :)
Thanks very much for watching and commenting.
Nice one Bruce. That “wild” life in Moremi is just amazing. I recognized that water crossing with the little island and 2 lines that you guys were walking. I have some old footage going through there, also took the left option. Keep up the great work 👏
Yes it’s definitely the safer option I think. Thanks very much for watching mate.
fantastic your brother …. low budget camping … although i would be sleeping in my hilleberg tent
I know how awesome is that. He proved that you don’t need all the stuff that most believe are minimum requirements
Thank you for your comment and for watching
Awsome video Bruce.Just wanted to say be careful when stoping at 2nd bridge.I saw a lion at 2nd bridge in April of this year
Thank you. Yes you have to be careful everywhere in the bush. It’s so easy to become complacent
Thank you very much for watching and commenting Reagile
Thank you Bruce always great traveling with you through your videos and #chasingsmiles This was totally wild I dont know if im brave enough to fall asleep peacefully knowing there is a lion a few meters away
hahaha the Lions are ok its the humans that you have to worry about :)
Thank you so much for watching and commenting Tawanda. (and for making me laugh this morning)
@@OverlandingwithBruce Humans dont know how to respect nature. Happy to give you a good laugh. l
Lovely footage Bruce and very nicely put together. I'm busy with a cruiser 105 job and this was inspirational indeed.
Thanks so much Mark. A 105 is a beast. What are you doing to it?
Thank you so much for the comment and support.
@@OverlandingwithBruce I replaced the original engine with a " multivalve" hd ft turbo diesel but apart from that will keep it simple and functional and just cant wait to get some of these places.
@@markwinter7511 awesome. Good luck with it and hope you get it done soon 👍
what was the Bateleur Eagle up to. I have never seen that action before?
I think it was its mating dance although we didn't see the female. I filmed that with a 600mm lens from a long way away, so im sorry it was not so stable.
Thanks for watching and commenting Mike.
Hi Bruce,
Just wondering what was your favourite campsite ? I did a two week self drive camping safari in Namibia in October and I'm thinking Botswana next year or so.
I think on this trip 3rd bridge for sure. Thank you for watching and commenting and have a great trip
Hi Bruce, I absolutely love your videos, but if you could keep the music lower in the mix. It seems it’s about 5 or 10 db above your narrative. Personally I’d rather not have the music, but your narrative or ambiance. Thanks.
Hi Robert. Thanks so much mate. To be honest the colour and sound levels is a constant struggle. I am far from professional so often when I film there is other "unnatural" noises, like the car, a camera clicking, the EGR clicking, people driving past, and worst of all the lens I have makes a noise when it focuses which I only discovered when editing this video. Will have to try use it in manual mode next time. So in all honesty I use the music to try and cover up a lot of that. I do try and keep it to a minimum though. The good news is I will be upgrading the mic's and have ordered some speakers for the "studio/office", so hopefully there will be an improvement. Im learning daily.
Thank you so much for watching and thank you especially for the honest feedback. It always helps.
Thanks Bruce, again, keep up the great work.
@@robertfrost4433 thank you
Hi Bruce! Watching from The Netherlands and enjoying big time. Can you tell me what rim and tires you run? Thank you and safe travels.
Thank you. I have friends in Netherlands, love it there.
On my D240 I used Compromotive 18 inch wheels with maxxis tyres. On my D300 I am using the standard 20inch wheels and I have not had any issues. I’ve just got back from another amazing trip to Zimbabwe’s most northerly point next to the Zambezi.
Thank you so much for the support and for commenting
@@OverlandingwithBruce Thank you!
My pleasure
Good to see you man though virtually.
Thumbs up. Whats for xmas sir?
Thank you for watching again. I am hoping to get the final Midlife escape episode out before Christmas then I will be working on the latest Zim video which I am really excited to do.
Hope you are well and thank you for watching and commenting as always mate
@@OverlandingwithBruce I’m doing fine sir 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙃
wow Bruce incredible footage, thats for sharing the page! Precious wildlife. Some go great lengths to get the "shot", Ive seen it with my own eyes ( not so much time for the wildlife these days) , so destructive, you show clear respect to your surroundings. How long did you keep the D240 for and did you have many issues, ive seen some scary stories on the Defender pages, loving mine so far :)
Thanks so much Sally. I did almost 50k Kms with it and to be honest I would still have it but I just wanted a little more power for towing. The new one is exactly the same just with the D300 motor.
I had no problems at all. Remember on forums and on the net you will only read negative and hardly any positive. Thank you for watching and commenting
@@OverlandingwithBruce Really appreciate that, I was filled with dread at some of the comments, took a long time for the Defender dream to come true, 3 x discoveries over 20 years, we have kept the Disco 3, nearly 200k miles on the clock :) looking forward to watching your channel!
It’s a pleasure. Mine has done a lot of very hard Kms while overlanding (I’m guessing at least 30 to 35k) and I didn’t have so much as a rattle.
Also you did 200k Km’s in a D3 and have you seen how much negativity there is about them to? I also owned one and 2x D4’s and a D5 and nothing but happy miles. Ignore the negativity and just enjoy and get to know how to overcome the quirks that people complain about. They are truly fantastic vehicles in pretty much all conditions you can throw at them (within reason obviously)
Anyway I hope you enjoy the channel and thank you again for commenting. Al the best
@@OverlandingwithBruce Thanks Bruce, think I needed to hear that! Happy Travels!
Nicely done on another video Bruce. I see your brother is joining you on the trips now. Well done sir and hope you enjoy many more explorations. One question. Did your brother do any suspension mods on the Landie to fit those beautiful wheels?
Regards. Kagisho
Hi Kagisho. There is no plan for him to join on all the trips but he may or may not do a few more with us in future. His wife and daughters are also very keen so will make it work sometime.
There are no suspension mods to his vehicle at all but if you wanted to its a very cheap and easy mod on the lands. Look up Johnson Rods on google to see how.
Thank you for watching and commenting
@@OverlandingwithBruce No problem at all. I think simplicity is the greatest sophistication. I like his setup and yours. I am also waiting for Ed's 100 rebuild. Chris mentioned there is something nice brewing. Can't wait for your new episodes.
@@kagishomashiloane2975 who is Chris? Not sure what you mean?
Yes shame, Ed has had some bad luck but he will sort it. Both those cruisers are beasts.
Thank you again
@@OverlandingwithBruce I almost met you in person. You drove past my residence in Lonehill. Tried waving but I suppose you didn't see me at the boom gate.
@@kagishomashiloane3630 oh shucks I didn’t. Which boom was this..?
Great videos! Very interesting to look at as I have owned Discovery 4 and 5 and now have a 2020 D240 Defender like you. I live in Norway, but have actually driven the Disco 5 in Namibia via Land Rover Adventure tours. we plan to drive in Botswana now with the new Defender. Do you find the new Defender quite a bit better than the Disco 5 when it comes to off-roading? I feel it is much better built. My Disco 5 fell apart for nothing, the build quality just was not there. I also think the air suspension are better on the Defender.
Hi Stein-Harald. We did find or experience any problems with the D5 as it went everywhere the Defender went and we didn’t notice any differences in ability or performance. You will see in the next video more off roading also.
I do much prefer the New Defender obviously and it has a lot of little things that make it better but for this type of travel both will be perfectly fine. We don’t really do the hardcore stuff.
Thank you for watch and commenting and enjoy your trip to Botswana and please let me know how it goes
Overlanding and off-roading sometimes misconstrued?
@@vindieter true and then you get off the tar, or off track, remote travel or whatever. Name it what you like and just get out there and explore and forget about the title
@@OverlandingwithBruce Exactly!
Hi Bruce, what time of year is this?
We’re going in April and are unsure about how wet it’ll get.
Hi Ryan. This was in August. The cut lines around the pans (Kukonje) you will have to be careful in summer after rains but the further you get from the pans the cut lines will actually improve if they are wet.
Thank a million!
@@ryanrautenbach5649 you are welcome any time mate 👍