Ai what can I say about the Gamtoos Valley, I knew a girl there, she was built like a Race Horse but she had the heart of rugby player, a real Tomboy at heart, you know the type you could just sit and stare at for hours and wonder what was God thinking when he made her. We were at the Biltong festival at Somerset East when she so nonchalant wandered over and took my beer out of my hand and downed it right there right in front of me. My jaw dropped and I noticed the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen, when she smiled at me , I smiled back she winked at me and said, "See you on the other side" I thought she meant on the other side of the Dance Floor, NO she meant not right here, not right now, but when we are both DEAD!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

😁 I'm so happy our video brought back such a good and vivid memory for you! Thank you for sharing this delightful story! 💃🏻🕺🏻

Beautiful, I love the Eastern Cape.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the scenery in the Eastern Cape is something to behold! 🌳🌊

I was mesmerised by these huge white sand dunes in the Eastern Cape!!! Stunning!

Once again thank you. Stunning beautiful

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked this one, the Eastern Cape has some of the most beautiful scenery, especially along the coastline. 🤩🌊

Wow!!! The road sandwiched between the rock formations and the river! Scary but exciting! Lucky folks to enjoy these places live🥰

Stunning and again though rally enjoyable thankyou guys,

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We're so glad you enjoyed this one, thank you! 🚗😁

I will repeat your word "WOW " that is so green and beautiful but the eastern cape is just so. Those sand dunes are incredible reminds when my children were young and we went to the beaches in East London, miss those days.Thank you for the reminders of what was.!!!!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

The Eastern Cape truly has some magnificent scenery and this place was fantastic to explore. So happy to hear that you were reminded of happy days in the past. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌊

this brings back bittersweet memories i spent a day fishing with my dad and late nephew there when he was young

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully the sweet outweighs the bitter. Thank you for sharing this special memory with us. 😊

Myself (Paul) @ Diane together with our three children -Mario Nicholas @Natasha spent many holidays with my in laws Ayliff @Meg Barnes at their house in Gamtoos those are cherished memories

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

That sounds fantastic! Those must've been such special times, thank you for sharing that memory with us. 😊

Awesome love your programs

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, we appreciate that! 😊🚗

W😎W!! , what stunning places you take us to! "Homo Sapiens" ....I had a good laugh...judging by the conditions of some of those roads, Sonia's wish - for more gravel roads may soon be granted 😀

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

One place wants to be more beautiful than the previous one, it's such a pleasure to discover some of these places which we've never been to before and to share it with like-minded folks who also enjoy them. If Sonia (and I to be fair) has her way, she will never put one tyre on tar again. 😎🚗

So many beautiful places in South Africa thanks for another fantastic video and for finding these places so enjoyable

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The natural beauty in this area was something to behold and we were happy to share it with you! 🚗😁

Fascinating 🤨,

Margaret and Ayliff Barnes, my late aunt and uncle, used to run that caravan park in their later years. I seem to remember it belonged to Colin Rushmere, father of famous cricketer Mark Rushmere. This episode stirred up a lot of happy childhood memories, swimmimg in that river and scrambling around those awesome dunes. Braai on the river bank. Simpler times. Will have the coffee ready for your next episode ☕☕

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

That is so interesting, thank you for sharing that! It must've been super fun to run the caravan park, I can only imagine what some of their visitors got up to! 🚗😁

Loving that greenery……. Beautiful 👌👌👌

Dankie vir die video

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure. 😁🚗

Ahh! The yellow sands of the Indian Ocean... Got to get there soon! Thanks again for taking us along

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, you have to! 😁 Thank you so much for watching.

Thanks so much guys. This brought back lovely memories.

Het nie geweet van al die mooi net n klip gooi van die N2, altyd n gejaag om by die uind bestemming tekom, mis so veel!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

True story! We also only recently started taking the time to explore away from all the main roads. It's so rewarding! 👌🚗

Beautiful homes too! Reminds me of Port Alfred on this Eastern Cape…… very similar environment! Just Wow!!!!

This brings back so many happy memories. It broke my heart to leave our home in Cape Town. But you know, God doesnt take away without giving also. When we had to move because my hubby got a good position in PE, I so fell in love with Eastern cape, and we visited here and all around and it was just so beautiful, and two of my children were born here. Homo sapiens...please forgive the huge eye roll 😒🙄😖

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I know both provinces very well too and can relate. Fortunately both are truly beautiful in their own way. I'm so happy to hear that you were reminded of fond memories of this area. 😁🌊

I would like to see you take a trip through the Gamtoos Valley, Hankey, Patensie to the Kouga dam. Thnx.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We will certainly keep that in mind for a possible future trip. 😁🚗

Similar environment as Port St Johns too👌👌

Although very green,this area is in a serious drought

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We saw the signs requesting residents and visitors to conserve water. One would never say it when driving through this area. 🌳💧

Very interesting! I've not heard of the Gamtoos River until watching this! When I looked it up, I saw that it's the 7th longest river in SA, even longer than the well known Olifants and Tugela rivers!

Gamtoos A khoisan word

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. 👌

Ok I was really interested to see this river, because my ancestors used to have a hotel called the Bland drift hotel along the river. before bridge was built in 1893, there was an old pepper and blue gum tree in front of the building. It was Alexandera Downing who owned the hotel was also a post office. sad that none of this history is recored anywhere.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It really is a beautiful area. Thank you for the info. 👍🏻

Welcome to my world guys. I stay on one of the farms 7kms up the road from the village. This place is soo beautiful and peaceful, I just LOVE it. The drive to Jbay for grocery shopping always reminds me of the drive to the coast for childhood holidays, so I feel like I am on a constant holiday living here. We have porcupines on the farm and mongoose which often visit in the little garden behind my cottage, and the bird life is spectacular. Please come again when the aloes are blooming, the cliffs along the river turn into a carpet of red, orange and yellow, too beautiful for words and then to top that off near the end of winter the wildflowers cover this world in yellows, pinks and purples, it is blindingly beautiful. Everybody rushes off to the Western Cape for the wildflowers, I look out my back door 😍😍 So glad you loved it here. Happy Travels - May you never run out of interesting little gravel roads

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching our video and for your comment. 😊 It's always fantastic to hear how someone loves the natural environment they live in. You're indeed very fortunate to call this area home. We thought the natural beauty was just amazing, from dunes to estuary to rock formations. We loved it all! 🤩🚗 The aloes and wildflowers certainly sound gorgeous, we'll remember that. For us, the absolute ultimate would be seeing a porcupine. We're obsessed with them, but have only been lucky enough to spot one once. 😍

Hi you two! Thank you for introducing me to Gamtoos River Mouth. Those white sands along the water (with only three homo sapience visible) is unbelievable and the greenery is fantastic. Glad you could duck and dive to avoid the N2 in favour of some gravel roads! I'm looking forward to the next trip. Keep safe!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It was such a fantastic drive along the water's edge! The fact that it was on gravel and there happened to be incredible rock formations mere metres away, was simply amazing! Those long white sand dunes were a sight to behold, it felt like they were never going to end. So happy that you also enjoyed this one! 🤩🚗

The Gamtoos drained all the rivers between Willomore and Steytlerville. The beautiful Langkloof is the feeds the Kouga river

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. 👌🏻

Are there crocodiles in that river?

@ga8410

Жыл бұрын

No . No crocs at all . Just fish .

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

No, I don't believe so. 🐊😳

@michellebruton6287

Жыл бұрын

never seen a crocodile, but Stingrays yes

@Shawn-ts4jw

9 ай бұрын

No, but apparently mud crabs that's 140cm+ across the back if you look at that one board haha