DustBugs & company, it looks like I got in early to catch the comments. A couple or three things, in the Northern Cape, churches again are well maintained and plentiful, people are happy to see visitors, and there is not a single lawn mower shop. Thanks for the ride.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

No lawnmower shop in a few hundred kilometre radius, I'm sure. Bone dry and almost no grass grows anywhere. As far as the churches and the friendly people go, absolutely agree too. 💒 This part of the Northern Cape is dry and hot, but has this magical attraction and of course the quiet stillness of the surroundings. So surreal at times. 🚙🙂

Such ridged beauty love the No name sign 😅

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

That sign was next level, we had a good chuckle too! 🛣️🤣 You're right, the stark beauty in this area, has an attraction all its own. And the intense silence. 🚙

Hi you two! What a wonderful trip. Blue skies and abundant rough road driving. Beautiful churches and a lot of peaceful open space. The trip up the hill really put your driving skills and your small car to the test. It was worth it with the hilltop view making up for not being able to send up the drone. Being the driest town in the country within sight of a large dam makes Van Wyksvlei very special. The dry plains will never cease to fascinate me. Thank you for taking me along. Looking forward to the next time. Keep safe!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

An absolute abundance of peaceful and open space indeed! Add silent to that and you have a deadly combination! 🚙🤩 It was great to see the dam in the distance and we heard that, since the dam has water again, lucerne has been planted which is such fantastic news! We are equally fascinated by these endless landscapes of seeming nothingness. But there's so much if we just take the time to look! I think you see it too. 😊

Daai kar werk vir sy geld.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I'm blown away every time by what a brilliant job it does! 🚙🤩

What I like of your videos you and Sonia do your road trips the same way as me..... myself since the early 80's. You are probably the only one who in person respond on your followers comments......Great

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

You've got a few years on us as far as roadtrips go, but I'm glad to hear you enjoy ours too! 🚙😁 I enjoy reading our viewers' comments and responding to them, we love sharing our experiences on the road with like-minded folks. 👍🏻

Sonia, the area is capturing you in like it does to those who care to go spend some time. Thank you for being brave with the road, the hilltop view was very worthwhile. Grass clumps vs sheep- you're allowed. Amen to liking the quiet country towns Curtis and great driving skills.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

The area is most certainly very captivating if given an opportunity to show what it has to offer. We never linger in one place, but the time in Van Wyksvlei was rather impactful and I think the silence, except the soothing sound of the breeze, was what had the most profound impact on the two of us. 😍 Sonia was indeed very brave with the road up the hill, she wasn't altogether happy I might add. But she did give me a big smile when we were down at the bottom again. I'm glad you enjoyed the view from up there, I did too! 🚙😁

I just love your passion for each town!! Yes, the car is amazing Curtis. That road up that hill really tested the car's ability! I must say you are an excellent driver. I am like Sonia, my nerves would have been shot. She really trusts you!! Vanwyksvlei is so tiny.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Each town is so incredibly unique and offers so many different things and the overall experience and vibe are so different. Van Wyksvlei is really small and very, very dry, but we had a great time and we're happy that you made it up that hill with us! So I had two nervous passengers on the way up. 😨🚙 Sonia knows that I won't ever take any unnecessary chances, so all was good and the view from up there was fantastic. 🤩

Enjoy is for me the same as positive, healthy energy ( that is what I see, you visiting all the small towns and enjoy it). Thankyou

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We're absolutely loving every single second! 🚙😁 It is such a privilege to see these places which we've only heard about and some even never heard about. It's a great pleasure too sharing it with folks who enjoy our videos, so thank you for watching!

If there was ever great footage accompanied by real unscripted commentary for a car advertisement, then it was your trip up that hill...Renault should really sponsor you guys...you're really showing the Kwid's capability and worth. Salute to the Policeman's kindness and sense of place to take us up that hill, what an incredible view. I smiled when you were ascending the hill and Sonia was saying that something was big and to your right was that big "donger" in the road,with half the road missing 😂meanwhile she was talking about the goat missed the "donger"..we know how nervous she gets.😅 Those who created the water solution have another big solution to solve...your opening shot of the quiet open road, I would love to be there. Hopefully Vanwyksvlei will see some rejuvenation after this episode. Was the front facade of the NG church rebuilt, the brick part? I love the incorporation of the "slasto" stone its iconic, sad story re their Dominee...Thank-you for taking us with..🙏

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

There were quite a few donga's and luckily my darling wife didn't notice them all and looked at the goats instead. Thank you to them for distracting her! 🥰🐐 We chatted to a local gentleman in town and he explained that the brick facade was indeed added later and built over the original plasterwork to cover the damage caused by years of sun and rain damage. The slasto bits were also added later to cover the concrete which got worn by the elements over the years too. 💒 They love their church and take great pride in it! We appreciate, as always, you coming with! 🚙😁

Wonderful trip, thank you. So glad the town is surviving. There is such a deep history and should be going strong. Shame the drought is terrible. To see how your sheep die of hunger. I take my hat off to the farmers. They put their entire life into their land and many lost everything. Well done with this trip. Till the next one

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

The drought has been ongoing for many years now in and around Van Wyksvlei and is causing real hardship for the folks there. 😥 I join you in tipping my hat to the farmers, it's a tough life in a very harsh environment. Thank you for coming to Van Wyksvlei with the two of us! 🚙😊

Beautiful drive lovely place

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed! 🚙👌🏻

You guys should be sponsored, at least that car. Is it a Renault Kwid. It goes anywhere.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It is indeed a Renault Kwid and it goes almost anywhere! 🚙😁 I'd say 5% of roads will be a problem for us and we're totally cool to avoid those. 😎

Van Wyksvlei remind me of the series Going Nowhere Slowly.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I can see that. The vibe that time stood still in Van Wyksvlei is rather strong as one drives through the town. 🚙

@PeterdeKlerk-nb6gn

Жыл бұрын

they were there some time ago as for Erens being one of "Agterpaaie" s presenters...

Coming down from the lookout point there were 4 or 5 little powder puff clouds. They stood out for me. At first I thought it was something on my cell screen. 🙄😁 l loved the rustling of the wind through the poplar tree's leaves where you were visiting the church.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It was rather breezy and I also enjoyed the rustling of the leaves in the wind. At times that was the only audible sound, it was quite special. 🍃💒 There weren't too many clouds in the sky that day, but we always enjoy the cottonballs when we see them! 🚙☁️

@hendrinalazarus8882

Жыл бұрын

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Great video as always guys! This is one of the small towns I have not been to, so it was great to be on the drive with you 💯

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We're happy that we could take you to Van Wyksvlei! 🚙😁 It's a dry town, but so charming and it was great fun to explore!

I call them suntanned rocks

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

That's a good name for them! 👌🏻 Although some of them have the tanned (more scorched if you ask me 😨) parts at the bottom. I'm not able to explain that one, it's very intriguing. 🤷‍♂️

It is lovely to see that the community maintains their place of worship

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I agree, it's fantastic to see the churches being taken care of so well. 🚙💒

@annawitter5161

Жыл бұрын

Ja dis n riem onder die hart

Thoroughly enjoyed this one, especially the descend from the mountain!😅❤️

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

You and me both! 🚙😎 My darling wife was all smiles, but only once we reached the bottom. On the way down, she was still a little nervous, but had some idea what to expect! I'm glad you enjoyed this video of our visit to Van Wyksvlei! ⛰️

Look at that blue sky! Perfect!

Somehow Van Wyk's Vlei s3ms so sad. Often wonder what the first settlers experienced so many years ago. Travelled through there in 1971 on the way to Namibia for a hunt. So enjoyed these last three clips. Must say I also envy you doing what I would love to do. Took some screenshots of the Karoo from Brandvlei and Van Wyk's Vlei clips. Keep them in album with many others from previous trips. Keep going, just love it.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I think the little town may seem sad to you because it's so dry and that does make it seem rather desolate. I can assure you it's not the case though. We met some fantastic and friendly people who are so open and willing to share their knowledge of and love for their town and that will ensure its survival! 🚙😍 You take as many screenshots as you wish, that makes us very happy! If you've enjoyed the last three videos, you may just be in for a very big treat this series. 👌🏻🤩

Beautiful dusky pink church👌👌👌 Stunning!

Hi guys someone was definitely joking with the name its very dry like Christmas when they got a regular water supply love the the 146 km gravel road love the funny banter about the sheep and the almost blank street sign as you said thank God for maps me and my pal 1992 driving through East Germany managed to miss a massive town we had a map from 1985 it said karl marx stadt but they had changed name back to Chamiets ⁷drove straight past it lol the DRF church built in brick just stood out in almost the middle of nowhere. The hotels and omallys bar loved it pity it wasn't in use im with you love these little towns well done Sonia putting up with the ride up that steep hill it was like a roller coaster .i know what you mean elbows and knees on that rough surface on the rugby pitch when i was a youngster we played soccer on ashfelt pitches another place to add to my education thanks for taking me your laughing always cheers me up cheerio till the next one

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It is truly like Christmas for them now that they've got a regular supply of water. That which we take for granted every day of our lives, it kind of puts things into perspective a little. 💦 I loved your story about the map from 1985 not telling you the current name of the city in East Germany! 🚙😁 I often wonder how we coped without satellites and online maps, there was indeed a time when we relied solely on road signs and paper maps. 😱 Soccer on asphalt pitches sounds about as bad as rugby on that hard ground surface in Van Wyksvlei! Sonia felt very sorry for the locals' knees and elbows! Thank you for always having a chuckle with us, travelling wouldn't quite be the same without a healthy dose of humour! 😆

You can hear yourself think.🙃🙏👍

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, spot on! 👌🏻 And therein lies the beauty of this place. 🚙😍

So beautiful.

Love the peace and quiet me👍

Thank for sharing nice videos

I would also have thought those bushes to be sheep. So you are forgiven. I think they come loose from the soil after a while and then the wind blows them all over the place. It's called hobos.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, we never knew that! Although we've seen a few of them blowing in the wind and always mistake them for tumbleweeds. Or sheep in this case! 🤣🐑

Vanwyksvlei...I just have some short memories of very friendly people, I was there twice in the late seventies for only 2 days at a time, the Hotel was still going then, and yes there were a few more people in town...now it looks like a ghost town.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

So you were there some time ago, it must look really different to what you remember! It's so incredibly dry, but the landscapes are awesome. 🚙😁 It was rather sad to see the hotel closed, I can imagine some fun times there!

If the Churches are anything to go by, we south Africans should have a ticket straight to heaven. 🙃😳🙏👍

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It is always encouraging to find the churches so beautifully-maintained and looked-after in almost every town we visit. And we always have to stop to inspect close up! 🚙💒

Sonja that was definitely sheep, that's our story & we're sticking to it 😂😂😂

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I wish you could hear her chuckle when I read your comment to her! 🤣🐑 She says thank you! Methinks you two are in kahoots!

Such peace. Some people cant handle it, I love it! Grasskapies! Dont blame you, they really do look like sheep. And those black rocks look like tortoises. Shows how cleverly animals are made to disguise themselves in the background. Could the rocks be black as result of volcanic activity? Burnt by lava? Or maybe its some mineral deposit like iron or manganese? We passed through VanWyksvlei back in 1989. Doesnt look a lot different. It was in July that we did our tour and the weather was much nicer, not so hot, but still pretty warm. Nice to see the Taalfees monument. I see most houses have a fat watertank, including the Fullies Church! Its the way to go out there. So strange to see a rugby field with no grass. Makes me think of the old Ingrams advert...hands, heel, knees and elbows....Nice helpful cop. But he should have picked you up at the bottom of the koppie and saved the petrol! What an amazing view from up top!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

We just love the peace and the quiet and both of these seem to be in endless supply in Van Wyksvlei. 😍 Sonia and her bush sheep, that provided us with endless chuckles wherever we saw sheep or those clumpy bushes along the way for the rest of the trip. 🐑🎋 Volcanic activity may very well be responsible for those blackened rocks. No research we did, could provide us with a definitive explanation, so it remains a mystery. 🤷‍♂️ In Mervin, the policeman's defence, he did offer to take us up the hill in the police vehicle, but we declined since I wanted to tackle that road myself. It was fun! 🚙😎

@annawitter5161

Жыл бұрын

@@DustBugsTravel yes i can understand the challenge of getting up the hill, might have had a go at it myself!

My husband always puts the sound off when its only music (it's too hard for him, while I can't hear your voices if he doesn't lift the sound, hehe), then when it started and there was no sound, I was about to shout at him again when I realised you deliberately wanted us to "hear" the silence. That was so clever.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Yup, that silence. It's actually unreal how quiet it is, we could sit and listen to it for hours. In silence of course. 😶 It sounds like you and hubby have figured out a system by which the music doesn't bother him, but you can still hear us talk. Sounds like a good compromise to me! 🚙😆

Ha Curtis olé mijn reactie is alweer weg gevallen. Het blijft een mysterie... ☹. Enfin hopelijk heb je het wel kunnen lezen en weet dat ik genoten heb van jullie tocht naar en in Van Wijksvlei ❤ Via de heenweg met die zwart/gele gekleurde keien, die mij aan Dutch salmiak snoep doet denken, de fraaie witte kerk met mooie psalm verzen op de diverse stenen, leuk klein taal monumentje met een soort kroonpen bovenop, een immens groot rugby veld, een geweldige speelplaats by the way! en die lieve ‘oom agent’ als begeleider bergopwaarts. Het plaatsje oogt zo vredig dat je je afvraagt of men veel te doen heeft op dat politie bureau. De Renault Kwid heeft zich weer fabelachtig goed bewezen en speelde lekker buiten. Dankzij jouw zelfverzekerde houding en uitspraken dat het allemaal goed zou komen, zat ik gerust op de achterbank 😅👏🏻. Hopelijk beleeft dat hotel nog eens een doorstart!

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

I honestly have no idea why your comments disappear every time, it is indeed a mystery which I am unable to solve! 🤷‍♂️ But I did read your earlier comment and I did type up an answer, so here goes: The Kwid did indeed play outside that day and it was great fun, despite many of my passengers (in the front and in the back) being rather nervous! 🚙😁 We had done many worse roads before, but Sonia chose to forget that in the moment. Luckily all was perfectly fine and the view from the top was worth every clutch of the dashboard! 🥰 We spoke to a local person about the monuments, but he was unable to tell us whether there were any parts missing. 🤷‍♂️🏛️ The interesting thing is that the monument also celebrates the centenary of the town and deep inside are memorabilia stored, dating back to the time the monument was erected. Very interesting indeed. My thought was that the rugby field is standard size, but because it's soil surrounded by more soil, I think the size is misinterpreted. I think it might just be an optical illusion. We loved seeing the goats graze in this harsh environment, such hardy creatures! 😍🐐

@ingeborgvanderveer789

Жыл бұрын

Aha gelukkig, tsja het is een mysterie maar ik laat me er niet door ontmoedigen hoor 💪🏻 en typ gewoon nogmaals. De 2e versie blijft wel altijd staan, fingers crossed 😅. Vanaf dinsdag ben ik 4 dagen naar Berlijn met mijn vader, wij zijn beiden al decennia verslaafd aan die stad. Dus mogelijk reageer ik dan wat later dan gebruikelijk doch weet dat ik zeker mee rijd 🥳. Overigens besef ik, gezien de situatie in Zuid-Afrika, dat het wel een luxe is om een buitenlandse stad te bezoeken per internationale trein 😊🚂

And I thought the black rocks were some kind of an animal until you went closer to them!!!! Oh my eyes😢

Felt for Sonia! Don’t like steep heights too😳

Birthplace of my father...DE KLERK FAMILY 🙂

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. Thank you for watching our video. 🚙😁

Zamalek is actually a part of Cairo from which the football club takes its name.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the info. ⚽ We're not familiar with the football reference, ours to Black Label was actually a little tongue-in-cheek since that's what the beer is known as in certain parts of South Africa. 🍻 🇿🇦

The old show ground has been changed into the Bullrun area that takes place once a year

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Interesting, thank you for the info. 👍🏻

Hi, I found it very interesting, I am a de Kock, before marriage. Could be an ancestor? Gonna check my family tree now lol, thank you xx

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

How interesting, it could very well be! And we also got to know a De Kock gentleman in the town who provided us with info about the church and the monument. 💒🏛️ An interesting place Van Wyksvlei is, thank you for visiting it with us! 🚙😁

@deborahclarke8107

Жыл бұрын

No! thank you! I don’t suppose I would ever have know without you guys! Xx

The sad truth of this little town is that some farmers in the district stop farming due to liquidation and the 10 years drought.....so the result is people moving away.....sad

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Indeed very sad. 😥 I believe the dam lay dry for approximately ten years too and, since it has water again, lucerne fields can be seen close to the dam. Water is life, we can't say that enough! 🌿💦

That little bossies looks like sheep 😂

2nd building is church hall

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Noted, thanks. 👍🏻

dry and you cant drink it :)

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Bone dry, but at least the townsfolk have enough to drink now. 💦

Boarding school and school opposite with sport area

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Noted, thank you. 👍🏻

Is that a Renault Kwid ?

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

It is. 👌🚙

@adrianmcfly6603

Жыл бұрын

@@DustBugsTravel Nice! maybe I'll buy one of those for myself Greetings from Mexico.

Ek Hou van al julle uit together van Kaapstad af. Wens julle kon onderhoude voer om die mense se ervaring daar ook te Kan hoor. Hou van die storie vertel maar sou net iets anders wees. N ander demensie in julle program. Geniet julle toere soos julle tyd af vat by julle eiendoms agentskap.

@DustBugsTravel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad to hear you enjoy our videos. 🚙😁 We chat to locals in every single place we get to and always relay some of the info or stories they share with us. We're not keen on including interviews in our videos though. Editing is an enormous job with four videos a week on top of our full-time jobs and travelling schedule, so I simply don't have the time to conduct, film and edit interviews, which will in most cases require sub-titles as well. Not many folks are keen to be filmed either. 🤷‍♂️