Spectacular drone footage. You've become quite the pilot Curtis! Most impressive. The Karoo has and will always hold a certain intrigue - it has a very unique beauty to it. It is indeed so sad to see how run-down the grounds of the beautiful De Hoop sandstone church are. We can only have faith that the property will be purchased soon and restored to it's former beauty whether as a church or residence, or even as a lodge/inn or function venue. The awesome Eight Bells Mountain Inn, where I've had the pleasure of spending a few night's in the past, is indeed steeped in history and offers a memorable experience in a superb setting. Thanks for the journey.

Love eight bells we were there many years ago stayed in one of the rondavals lots to do very relaxing.

Wonderful to see the donkey and horse interact with you! The roads you took look really quiet and peaceful and I love those blue skies with the patches of white clouds making it look like a painting! Sad indeed to see that that historic church building is no longer in use! It reminds me of what my grade 1 teacher used to tell us: "Van nuuskierigheid is die tronk vol en die kerk leeg," although that's probably not the reason this church closed down😉

Great trip this one. I love it when you stop and listen to the silence. That brings back great memories of when we did long road trips from the Transvaal to the Eastern Cape as children at Christmas. No aircon in car, leather seats, canvas water bottle hanging off front bumper. How we kids moaned.

Hi you two! Thank you for taking me on this trip. I didn't realize that places like these still exist. Surprises everywhere you look. Even a has been railroad! Your drone views around the beautiful old churches topped it all! Thanks Sonia for the info and history you provide along the way. I'm ready for the next trip. Can't wait! Keep safe!

@dawnbarnes1361

14 күн бұрын

Yes the Drone views were fantastic !! 😊

Lovely to see you again. Often been past 8Bells but never been inside. What an interesting place. The projector made me smile. My dad had just such one of those. He was a teacher and you could get pretty good fillums 😂😂 from the education department. Every fortnight we had movie night. Us kids would get so excited. Donald Duck, Goofy, Jiminy Cricket, Laurel and Hardy, and really good movies about other countries like Thailand (Siam in those days) Namibia, Kruger national Park, wildlife, cowboys and Indians and many many more. And then the film would break, and Dad would get out the splicing machine. That oak tree is impressive! The stone church is beautiful, those old wooden pews... my back aches just looking! Its enon rock that makes the mountains red. You should really visit Red stone Hills. 100%Afrikaans, could be another Volkstaat 😅 so interesting to find Hoopvolstasie, i had a sneaky suspicion there would be a station somewhere down the line.

Thanks agsin Sonja and Curtis. Another hidden dismond in the rough. That oak tree, that Eight Bells Guest House interior and exterior absolutely stunning. Stay safe.❤

😮 wow

Thank you. I love traveling SA with you. God bless you. Safe journeys

You must have "Volmoed" to tackle your opponent on that rugby field.😂❤

Pragtige kerk.Mal oor die Aalwyne langs die voetpaadjie na die kerk toe.❤

@KarinHelga-zb6rn

15 күн бұрын

Die orrel is besonder pragtig!! Hoe sterk moes destyds die geloof gewees het, om so 'n pragtige kerk te bou!! Heel waarskynlik was dit die boere destyds! Wonderlik, pragtig!!❤

It's beautiful! And I was so impressed with the Eight Bells Guest House!! Beautiful !!

Beautiful. Love the church and eight bells. Thanks for the drone footage it always shows us the area. Indeed tranquill. One shul go and stay there for a week to win your soul back! Stunning guest house in nowhere. Well done guys an excellent trip. Will be on board the next one.

Baie dankie vriende.

Baie mooi!

OMW what beautiful little places. That Church was so beautiful, loved the Aloes growing on each side of the walkway ❤ As for that Guest House😮 "LA Plume" it is Stunning !! Very sad about the Church which is no longer in use but I'm sure God will choose the right person/persons to purchase it. Great trip 🎉 bless you both 😘 OH yes, those mountains were magnificent joh 🤗

❤ Mooi So Aan❤

Never been there❤ Definitely new to me🧡 Dankie julle!

my knees hurt just looking at that rugby ground , but 'Ive no doubt if you survive playing on this pitch then you defiantly can think of the green and gold later

Sjoe dis mooi

Hi guys two villages with hope in their names but as you said not much in one but never say never!!! Loved the banter at the garage stop are brefels in English brevels ? Eight bells was stunning with lots of history Royal Air force and the Royal Navy .unfortunately the bar was closed so you couldn't get Eight sheets to the wind ( drunk ) lol😂 love the billiards room. ( when I was in Netherlands we saw a bar with the sign billiards and said let's have a look how shocked we were to see a table about the size of a pool table with no holes the game is played with 3 balls the object of the game is to make double hits on the ball) .the stunning red roof stone church and the parsonage in the middle of nowhere you took the words right out of my mouth. As the drone showed interesting about the parsonage having 16 kids wow Loved the name of the town full of hope pop 239 100 % Afrikaans. La plume country was a surprise beautiful grounds and a bandstand plus wildlife trail .Dehoop was sad with closed church but still in good nick .the station board Hoopvol sums it up brilliant video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one

@DustBugsTravel

15 күн бұрын

You hit the nail on the head. The names of the two tiny towns and the station are all tied in nicely and, as they say, where there is hope, there is life! We found such unexpected joy in visiting these two places and I'm so glad we decided to visit them. 🚙💒 We had jaffles for breakfast, which are two slices of bread with some kind of filling toasted in a jaffle iron, which is made up of two heavy-duty round steel parts, heated over a flame or on a stovetop. I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for coming along, as always!

I see GoogleMaps are outdated. Though it lists the Church as Volmoed, it names the locations still as Armoed...

Loving the travel...when are you coming to Newcastle KZN

@DustBugsTravel

15 күн бұрын

I'm not sure yet. Hopefully on a return trip to your beautiful province in the not-too-distant future. 🚙🤩

@tammykoen7846

15 күн бұрын

@@DustBugsTravel thanks

Jan pierewit, Jan pierewit my vrou, Jan pierewiet Jan pierewiet... Goeie my more man daar is koffie in die Kan. ( Ek is in so n droomwereld Ek het Al die woorde vergeet! )!!!!😂😂

Volmoed en De Hoop (Sal nie beskaam nie)…. Klein maar die rus en vrede wat geen geld kan koop nie

What you are doing now my late husband and I did in the late 1960's. Eight bells has been in existence since 1960 s - so you are not discovering anything new.

@DustBugsTravel

15 күн бұрын

Wow, what visionaries and pioneers you must've been back in the day! 🤩 Such a pity you belittle others' experiences, which is not our vibe at all. We share our own experiences and, just so you know, we've travelled extensively too and whether we've seen something 100 times or we're seeing it for the first time, it's new and exciting to us. Somehow I don't think our channel is the right one for you.

@loerietraam6429

12 күн бұрын

Go back to 1960 and keep quiet, please. We enjoy and love the experience. It is a pity I cannot swear here. Thanks a million guys for sharing with us. Some people just cannot enjoy the things others do, just ignore them. We love it to bits.