Beautiful Zimbabwe : Episode 4 - "Bald Heads" South Of Bulawayo
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- In part four of Beautiful Zimbabwe, Ryan from @4x4ventures_southafrica and I meet up in Motobo National Park. The name Motobo translated from Ndebele into English, means Bald Heads. With all the granite outcrops we can see why the name was given.
We do some exploring and in true fashion, we also decide on an adventure route to Gonarezhou.
Ngiyabonga, (Thank you in Ndebele) for all the support and thank you to Ryan @4x4ventures_southafrica for providing me with some commentary, and videos.
Thanks for that. Brought back great memories. Originally from Bulawayo. When you went to Matopos cave paintings recalled going there as a cub scout. Camped at Gordon's camp. Absolutely brilliant.
Oh awesome. Very happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching
no man Bruce - this is the second Zim video that you’ve made a grown man cry with nostalgia. (Attended Blakiston Primary School in Salisbury at 1976 and 1977)
I’m sorry about that and I hope they were good tears.
Busy with the next episodes of my travels through Zim in October. Hope you enjoy them.
Thank you for watching.
Great video Bruce. I love this series. It’s a million miles from suburban England but it’s a great escape watching them. You’re the best advert for Zimbabwe and Land Rover. Hope they recognise that.
Thank you so much Phil. Really appreciate the kind words and support mate.
Please put in a good word for me with Land Rover and Zim tourism then I can retire and do this full time 😂😂
Just kidding but thank you for watching and the kind words
Hahaha retire huh?
@@thetad1242 we are allowed to dream. 😂😂
Bruce I really like your sense of hummer and the the way you still remember things that happened decades ago.i will also follow you and get more advices.iam a 4x4 driver too with East Rand Toyota since 2016 Tony is my laader the best ever.
Thank you so much I’m glad you enjoy it. All the best and thank you for watching
I am from Matobo watching this from JHB made me miss home so much and thank you for portraying it in a positive light and we enjoyed this episode and all your videos looking forward to the next one and yes when i go back home i will reach out to borrow the might Defender love it so much please show us how you pack it and the roof space
It’s a pleasure Mthulisi. I have had a few requests to do something on the defender, so I am thinking about doing one soon. Watch this space.
Thank you for your comment and support.
What a mooshie trip and enjoy the episodes you Bruce and Ryan are doing together as mates .. hamba gashle ( Travel safe ) guys , looking forward to the next one 👌🏻👏👏👍
ndatenda shamwari. It was a moonshine steric trip. 😂
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Our beautiful Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 🇿🇼 🇿🇼 i've shared your Zim videos
Hi Sherry. Thanks so much and thank you for coming back and watching and commenting again.
@@OverlandingwithBruce You're very welcome
MANY MANY braais and lazy days swimming in Maleme dam as youngsters in the 1960's and 1970's - I truly miss my home town, Bulawayo!
What awesome memories to have of what sounded like the perfect childhood. I don’t think many people can experience that any more.
Thank you for sharing and for watching
My Sister lived on a sugar farm in Chiredzi, beautiful country. Greetings from Durban.
Oh wow that’s awesome. I will be going through there on Monday. Beautiful area
Bin there with my unimog from 91 to 94 several times, wonderful beauty park, but much more people in the past times. Impressive landscapes 😎👍
That's awesome. I was also first there at about that time and battled to recognise the place. I think it was a lot more wild then and I remember crocodiles "jumping", trying to catch the tick birds in the trees above the water.
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Great video Bruce! Thanks for sharing the adventures with us. Look forward to the next episode... Hopefully not too long a wait 😅 Go well & safe travels 🤟
Thanks for watching and commenting again AidenRIR. I’m already working on the next one. Hopefully in the next two to three weeks. 🙏
Thanks for the travels. Privileged to travel with you guys. Nostalgic. Never had the chance to visit much of my country. Hope to one day.
It’s a pleasure and thank you for watching
Thanks for this!!! Waiting for Gona one!! Love it chaps!! Zimbabwe is amazing!
Absolutely. I’m working on The final already but it’s going to take a while. Hopefully up in two weeks.
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Thanks Bruce and Ryan, most enjoyable. Well produced and very entertaining and informative.
Thank you for watching and commenting Brian.
That was mouthful Bruce,” politicians can’t agree and people have to die for it “.
That’s what I think. So many peoples lives cut short because of politics. I really find it sad
Loving the videos, been waiting for the Matopos episode which was great
Thank you so much. So happy people are enjoying the videos.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting again. Really appreciate the support! Thank you
Another treat of a video to bring back those cherished memories of climbing up kopjes examining rock paintings (could remember the smell of dussies and dirt, lichen and granite…) and have the pleasure of joining you by the magic of TH-cam to experience more! Cheers 🍻 Bruce thanks maningi sterrek for yet another fantastic episode. Looking forward to the next one ✨.
I think you need to come and do the voice over in the videos as your description is spot on! :)
Thank you for returning and watching as well as commenting again Erin.
@@OverlandingwithBruce lol no ways shamwari you’re excellent with the commentary! Supporting you for sure, what a joy to have your videos to keep watching ✨cheers
@@ErinFromZim thank you. I’m going back to zim in October so wait until you see what I have planned next. Can’t wait to share it when I am back.
Always such a good watch Bruce. Thanks for taking me places I have never seen before. Your content is excellent really informative. Keep going strong bud. I will travel with you one day!!!
Thanks so much bud. You welcome any time.
Thanks for watching and commenting
The Zimbabwean(African) spirit in you is bloody awesome... God bless you for stopping over at the tuckshop and have a chat with the lady
Thank you Fungai. I appreciate the blessing and support
Mhoro zve Magumise
@@shunguchisaka1812 :)
Lekke episode Bruce say hi to Ryan the scenery is out of this world
Thanks so much Shaun. Absolutely agree the scenery is amazing.
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Sir! The more I watch your videos the more I enjoy your style of production! Thank you for showing me places I have never been to! Soon I will also be there in my Jimny I hope!
It’s a pleasure Davin and do it! It’s an amazing place.
My style will hopefully improve as I learn but thank you for watching and commenting. Really appreciate the support.
Thank you for such a beautiful video
My pleasure Peter. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you’ve seen the other episodes. Thank you for watching and commenting
Cheers for that Bruce and Ryan, the memories came flooding back watching that video. I can recall visiting the MOTH shrine with my Grandad every time we went in and out of the park to pay our respects. 👍
It’s a pleasure Ross. I’m sure Ryan will be doing an episode also.
It is so nice that it is still maintained to this day.
Thank you for watching and commenting again. Really appreciate the support.
Im from Matobo.Thanks Bruce
You welcome. Thank you for watching
Been waiting for this 😊Thanks Bruce
Thank you for watching and supporting by commenting Louis. Appreciate it 👍
Our lovely red soil and friendly Rhod/Zim
man
That’s true. There is something about it. Next I need to find a flame Lilly
We just love your videos. So glad you decided to be a you tuber. Did notice that there is hardly any game in Zim. Has the game been eaten or was it just the time of year you went lots of water all over the bush. We would like to go to Zim but also want to see game.
Thanks so much Sue. I don’t quite think I qualify yet but am working on it 😂 but thank you for the amazing complement.
Honestly we saw game but a lot less than I remember being around in the area we visited. I don’t know if it is because there is less game or because it was just the wrong time of year.
Thank you for your support and comment. Gonarezhou is next and you will see a lot more game there.
Thanks Bruce, the weekend begins
Very Nice vlog as always,
The risk of fire when stopping on tall dry grass is very real.
Yes, true. Thanks for watching again
Howzit Bruce, I have really enjoyed your series of videos.
I grew up in Zim and been working overseas, my most recent place I called home for some time was Hong Kong. But recently I’ve moved back to Zimbabwe to live life and enjoy what she has to offer.
I have always wanted to explore more of zim and this series just shows an insight as to what Zim can offer.
Hope to catch you around along the way.
Best wishes and safe travels
Dozer
Hi Dozer. Thanks so much. I often have get togethers when I visit zim so watch out for the next one.
Wow Hong Kong? A bit different to Zim 😂
Thank you very much for watching and commenting. All the best
Wonderful, thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you for watching the channel and commenting again Louise. All the best
Beautiful zim..I am enjoying
I'm glad, thank you for watching
Loving the vidio, thank you Bruce
Ah! It’s a pleasure thank you for watching and commenting
This marvellous,,,enjoy your trips
Thanks so much Tawanda. Will be in Zim again next month and will be visiting some truly amazing off of the usual tracks places! . Can’t wait!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Thank you so much for taking me down memory Lane
It’s a pleasure Liz and thank you for watching and commenting
Matopos Hills, my favourite place in the whole damn world, right there. Eish, gets me every time.
It’s a magical place and the only thing I regret is I didn’t spend enough time there. But that’s a good thing as it’s an excuse to go back. 😂
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really enjoying your vids & commentary, so nostalgic from a Chinhoyi boy, well done
Thank you very much. I’m very happy to hear that.
Will be back in two weeks to visit some of the eastern highlands
Well done Bruce, another great video giving a personalised view of your adventure's.
Thanks very much Ken and thank you for coming back and watching again.
Lovely stuff Bruce...... My beautiful country
Thanks very much . It truly is a beautiful country.
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Matobo is home. My dad grew up on the outskirts of the park and we still take long quiet walks whenever we're there. Beyond the beauty, there are so many deeply spiritual aspects that are very special about this area. It's no wonder the hills were added to the World Heritage list. Thanks for another awesome video.
Wow must have been amazing to grow up here. Thanks for sharing your story and for the support.
I’d love to hear about the spiritual aspects you’ve mentioned? So special that you can call the area home!
Good question. The respect accorded to the Matobo Hills lies in the fact that local Kalanga people believe that spirits reside in caves, hills, woodlands, hollow trees, and many secluded environments. Cecil Rhodes is buried on the summit of Malindidzimu which loosely translates to "hill of the spirits." My family's homestead is in the shadow of Njelele Shrine, where pilgrims still visit every year to ask for the rains. They are accompanied by the shrine's custodian who has the power and purity to speak to uMlimu (God) through our ancestors and there's plenty of traditional beer to go around. This hill is so sacred that it is taboo to point your fingers at it.
Spiritual practice here has gone on for millennia and this interaction between the religion, the people and the landscape manifested in the rock art which is everywhere here. There are over 3,000 documented caves of historical significance in these hills. In fact, a 40,000 year old skeleton was found in the cave Bruce visited. Also, some impressive archaeological finds from the area are on display at the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo. It's hard to put it all in words. There's so much history and an air of grandeur in the hills which has to be felt rather than described.
@@ncubesays thank you for sharing. Very interesting
@@ncubesays wow! Thank you 🙏🏻 very much for taking the time to go into such detail and share what is clearly very important information and such sacred information. Fascinating to read about and I can understand what you mean when you comment about the grandeur that has to be felt rather than described… if I’m ever able to visit the area I’ll remember your words and tread carefully to honor these sacred aspects there! It’s so special that these practices still take place and that your family’s home is in such a meaningful area. Must have been (and must still be) a wonderful enriching place for you in your life. Thanks again for sharing!
👌👌👌 What an adventure 😉
Absolutely. Thank you Thabiso.
Absolutely love your content Bruce. Reminds me of home. Just a random question. If things are to improve would you ever consider moving back to zim lol
Thanks so much Peter.
It’s not as easy as that as I have my daughters who have started their lives here in SA and I would hate to miss any of that, but apart from that I would love to move back to Zim..
Thank you again for watching
#Chasing Smiles... Thanks Bruce & Ryan for the invite. Patiently waiting for the next episode now
Thanks so much for commenting and watching.
Next month I will be #chasingsmiles in Zim again. Can’t wait!
So look forward to the next episode. Love seeing your travels.
@@nigelworthington6637 thanks very much Nigel, really appreciate the positive feedback.
Already started on the final episode of this trip. Will hopefully be up in around 2 weeks time.
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I enjoyed that and most informative.
Thank you for the feedback Michael and thank you for watching
Enjoyed the memory trip in Harare, st Georges college.great story telling. Looking forward to more of yr videos
Thank you very much Bernard. Thank you for commenting and supporting the channel.
Beautiful video thank you ❤️💕👏👏
It’s a pleasure and thank you for watching and commenting Rutendo
Some observations Bruce:
I really like that your Defender is the means and not the end....it's how we get there to see the wonderful country which otherwise not be seen...the means is great but the experience is what it is about.
The incidental music is great! Can you credit it?
Thank you Mahn. The music all comes from TH-cam studio. I just selected it. It’s probably the hardest part for me is finding the right music - well and getting the volume levels correct.
I will try find the music details and post it for you.
Thanks so much for the support and for taking the time to comment.
Thanks again Bruce waiting for another episode Hommie
Up soon mate. Hopefully in the next two weeks.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I am visiting Zim again next month. Can’t wait
Great content Bruce and I luv how you relate the history, the local stories and experiences on your trips. Even the Fanta in a bottle🤣. Bring on the next episodes👌
Thanks so much Nhlanhla. So glad you enjoying it. I am working on continually improving so hope it will only get better.
I will be in Zim again in October and have some exciting content I hope to be able to share and maybe a get together in Harare too. Please watch my Instagram and Facebook for details if you are in Harare.
Thank you for watching and commenting Nhlanhla.
Nostalgia- I remember real Fanta and real Coke too- it’s all been packed up and shipped off to kiosks in the middle of nowhere- so they can get addicted to it like us, and then get saddled with ChemCocktail cans of soft drink like us 😂
And thanks for the heads up on the grass situation- I had wondered why you were going to such lengths. Good to know if I ever do this trip 🇬🇧
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You good uncle Bruce😊...thanks for putting us on the map!
Thanks so much bud. Hopefully we can meet next month. I am going to try organise a get together on the 10th or 11th in the early evening. Would be great if you could come.
Also do you have any suggestions for a venue?
Thanks for watching and commenting again. Wait until you see what I have planned next.
@@OverlandingwithBruce that would be great Bruce 😀😀😃 such an honor honestly. 😊😊 I will definitely keep an eye on your your next trips buddie. There's Garden of Eden in 23km away from Bulawayo CBD...got nice recommendations there from friends..a very nice hideout. African Bush Sites also a lovely place mate😃..
@@zimplanetearthsighting3656 awesome. Thank you
Stay in ur good spirit brother
Thank you talent. Will definitely do that mate.
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Great stuff guys. Would have loved doing this trip from my old stomping grounds.
Thank you Lourens. Final episode for this trip is coming up next Friday.
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❤ Well done Bruce! ❤
Thanks so much. Thanks for watching
Thankx for visiting my homeland
its a pleasure. Thanks for having me. Did you see the latest video of my latest trip? (Chasing Smiles Episode 1)
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I did't esh tag me please
@@skizokarel3051 Chasing Smiles In Zimbabwe Ep. 1
th-cam.com/video/L2wnTcCrkEI/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoy your videos well produced, well spoken and interesting stories. THX for sharing Zim with world hope you get more views
Thank you so much MN P. Im hoping to improve still so I am very happy to hear that. Thank you.
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@@OverlandingwithBruce Comments and likes help the algoritm. A lot of youtubers find people and students that work with video, often in asia to edit the videos and know hot to make them popular on youtube - often for their CV.
You should get a sponsor, perhaps a travle agency that do 4x4 in southern africa.
I would love if you made a video or podcast about: How to plan your own uniqe 4x4 in southern part of Africa. with subjects of buying car/bike or renting, dangers and safty, roads and daily travel distances, fuel, water, equipment. places to stay, needs for prebooking. Camping scares a lot of people that dont know, and even roof tent camping.
I plan on a month long biketrip, but many dont understand that ex Zim is one of the safest places to travle, people are so nice!
People often go on road trips to the US, and then dumb expensive safries packed with tourist. Go in 4x4 to Zim, Bot, Nam, Malawi etc.!
you know the youtuber "itchy boots" she motorbiked the area, and have a hugely popular youtube channel!
@@mnp3713 I am not going to deceive people or be dishonest by hiring students and paying for likes, subscribers and comments. I am aware some do this and if you look at their channels it's blatantly obvious.
I am doing this for fun and hopefully I will inspire others to do similar things. I have already made many good friends through TH-cam and hopefully made a difference to a lot of people, so I am already very happy with the results.
Sponsors are always welcome but that is not my aim and if I do get sponsors usually 100% goes to chasing smiles or given away in lucky draws like what we did in Harare in October last year.
So I guess I could say that the aim of my channel is to inspire and make a difference and hopefully teach others that it is possibly no matter what the budget is.
@@OverlandingwithBruce sounds great - it will sure grow steady and doing quite well with views, and its timeless content not like news :)
I laughed so hard when you were denying Ryan's statement about being cozy. Great video Bruce.
haha glad you enjoyed it Tshedza. hahaha
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Just sat down for this one🙌
I am nervously waiting 😂
During an extended trip to Zim 31 years ago my daughter was conceived. Most memorable!
Seems like yesterday.
Haha that’s a bit too much info I think 😂
Yes tine sure does fly.
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I wish to take my lovely family there one day.i have been to David Livingstone Botswana Namibia Lesotho and Eswatini Parys and fa rNorthen party of Polokwane with my 100 series Toyota Landcruiser 13:47
Just do it. I hope you get to do it soon. Thank you for watching and commenting
lol cosy!!!
😂😂
Zim 🇿🇼 has the best nature 🙌
It is amazing! Can’t wait to visit again next month.
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@@OverlandingwithBruce you are more than welcome 🙏 🤗
Nice video
Thank you Robert glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
stunning bud🤙🏻
Thanks bud and thank you for watching
@@OverlandingwithBruce 😉🤙🏻
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Craig
Loving ur videos Bruce well done
Thanks so much. Very glad they are being enjoyed and thank you for watching and commenting.
I like your channel because you are driving my dream car. Anyway, I measured my Discovery 4 tyres (19' rims). I get just short of 12 cm as well (responding to an old video of yours) but my tyres are Hankook Dynapros.
I love your car...I can't afford it but I love it.
Question, with all those things on your roof, what is your average fuel consumption now? You said 9.7l/100km in the other video but your roof was empty
Thanks so much mate. D4’s are also awesome! One of the best vehicles I have owned for sure.
If yours measure 12cms that’s not standard but that’s a good thing.
Enjoy your vehicle it is one of the best.
Thank you for watching and commenting even if only just for the Defender. :)
20:12 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 youtube is a workout. Viewers will never understand the struggle.
😂😂😂 it’s great exercise setting up cameras 😂😂
Not enough of Bulawayo, I'm sorry to say. I know you are "Bamba Zonke" but it's nice to see the other cities too.
I agree and it deserves another visit. There was also not enough of Motopos either. I was only there for two nights and one day unfortunately so definitely will be going back as there is so much more I want to explore.
Same old problem, not enough time and too much to explore
Thank you for your comment and watching
Thank you 🙏🏾
My pleasure. Thank you for watching
guess whos here. #THUMBS UP
You came back? 😂 thanks so much for watching and commenting again. 🙏
informative
Thanks for watching Debra.
Well done Bruce, thanks for sharing. That bush looks stunning, especially those koppies 👍. Looking forward the the next part of your trip. 👏👏🍻 ian
@@ianmansfield9654 thanks so much for coming back and watching again Ian. The bush is really stunning there and definitely a must visit place.
The country is beautiful but the citizens do not enjoy its beauty because of poverty brought by zanu. Scenery can be beautiful but its people can also be oppressed. In Russia and Cuba there are beautiful places where only the rich are allowed. Talk of the beauty of the heart
Its the same in every country. There are those than can and those that can't. Unfortunately the ratio between the two is the problem in Zimbabwe, so how do we help to fix that? Im doing my small part to encourage people like me to visit Zim by showing what it is really like.
What are you doing?
If we all make a small positive impact it will make a difference.
So lets try keep this positive and try make a positive impact no matter how small it is.
There is no alternative.
Matopos doesn't seem to have any wildlife?
I did not see much wildlife at all. Maybe I was just unlucky, Im not sure.
Is this a mimic of Great Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, so who truly built the Great Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 ruins, who were these people!!!!
There is much debate about those topics and I am not expert so I wouldn’t like to make any assumptions and possibly insult anyone.
There is a ton of information on Google.