S1 - Ep 246 - Noordhoek - The Stunning Drive Across Chapman’s Peak!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2023
- The excitement was high in the car this day. We knew to get to Noordhoek from Hout Bay we had to drive across the stunning Chapman’s Peak to get there. It did not disappoint! It is more beautiful than we remember and it was awesome to see the number of tourists visiting the area. Noordhoek was a great stop. We have always just driven through but not this time. We made it our mission to find the beach and walk on it for the first time and it was so much fun! I would've loved to spend more time on the beach, but it was time to move on. We will definitely be back to this beautiful place! #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #capetown #westerncape #noordhoek #chapmanspeak #houtbay
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Hi guys 114 bends in the road here we go hout Bay views great. Plenty of tourists can only be good for the country. Love the quip about the documents had the same problem yesterday with my wife in hospital car park lol efforts to keep the road secure are a credit to the country the overhangs reminds me of Italy can you imagine riding along the beautiful beach amazing and the stables my favourite sidecar .lovely horses like the joke a guy asks directions in Ireland where's the nearest pub the Irish guy says the harp is 1mile away and shamrock is 1mile that way the guy asks witch ones the nearest oh the harp he says lol lovely beach nice and quiet thanks for taking me on one of the best scenic roads in the world cheerio till the next one
Yup, I found the 114 bends quite interesting and it made me realise how much of an engineering marvel that road actually is! 😎 I hope all is well with the Mrs after the visit to the hospital yesterday. Please convey our best wishes. 🤗 I chuckled at your anecdote about the guy asking for directions in Ireland, too funny! 🤣☘️ I thought you might enjoy the sidecar again. I'll never look at a sidecar quite the same again! I'll always picture your granny with her hat off to church! 😁🚗
What a beautiful drive this Chapman's Peak is...but my first Argus Cycle Tour somewhere before 1998 will forever be implanted in my brain. My first Argus..I did 6 only.. at about 19:40 in you video just at that horses sign in Noordhoek my chain broke. So I had to walk the bicycle from there the whole of Chapman's Peak...free at the downhills into Hout Bay where they repaired the chain...just before Suikerbossie. What made things worse was the night before I hit my little toe on the corner of a cupboard and it was standing sort of like a Y next to the other toe! I think I walked for 1 1/2 hours...I think I must get into my car and drive that route again...here we live 30km from Cape Town and when last have I been there and it is just so beautiful...thanx for showing it again. You 2 rock!
Glad you enjoyed it! Your Argus experience certainly sounds traumatic enough for you to still remember the finest detail, right down to the Y-toe! 🤣 I don't mean to laugh because I know how painful an injured little toe can be, but the thought of you having to push your bicycle with the toe which must've been throbbing at that point, is kind of funny in an evil way! 😈 But I immediately take my hat off to you for having done six races, that is truly an achievement of note! 🥇🚴🏻 Thanks for sharing those memories with us, I enjoyed reading that! You're so right, us who live here don't go and see the beauty of our area often enough. We drove Chappies in 2021, but before that I can't even remember when last. I hope you'll jump into the Toyota (either one) and hit the road in that direction soon. Leave the bicycle at home this time. Enjoy! 😁🚗
@@DustBugsTravel Got rid of the bike long ago. Became too dangerous to practice
There's always that one guy walking the Chapman's Peak road that makes you wonder where they came from
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@Baldwin 🤣 That's too funny! You read my mind, I was wondering the exact same thing! 🤷🏼♂️⛰️
Cruising around like this must be one of the best things anyone can ever do. You are so blessed to be able to go on this endevour . And now to have the technology to bring it to anyone all over the world is absolutly magnificent . I enjoy this so much.
The sound at Noordhoek beach is incredable . That is what the sea sounds like and I can almost smell it!
Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear that you enjoy watching our trips as much as we love taking them and sharing them with you! There is such an abundance of natural beauty in this country, it absolutely has to be shared! 🚗🇿🇦 We love taking slow drives and discovering little things and new places which we never noticed when we were still just rushing through. 🤩 And, you're right, the sight, sound and smell of the ocean at Noordhoek Beach was fantastic! I could easily spend a whole day in that tranquil and beautiful place. 🌊
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Thank you for taking the time and providing so much detail and commentary. It's top quality indeed!
Thank you so much, I'm happy to hear that you enjoy our chattering! We love sharing our thoughts and little interesting tidbits we happen upon. 😁🚗
Welcome to beautiful Cape Town!!!!. My parents love watching the two of you. You are their favourite. Thank you for visiting the most unusual places that the majority of us didn't even know existed. LOL.
Safe travel and enjoy scenic South Africa. XXX
Thank you so much, it's wonderful to hear that your folks enjoy our videos! 🤩 We thoroughly enjoyed rediscovering Cape Town and so close to where we live! 😎🚗 We'll be hitting the long road again soon to new and exciting places! 😁
Oh dear, stuck in the UK, now officially feeling homesick...
I hope a good kind of homesick! Luckily you're able to jump on our backseat any time you wish and explore your home country with us! 🇿🇦🚗
No words are adequate for this kind of beauty and you have to see it to believe it. My last visit was in 2017 but thank you for taking me around this spectacular drive again. STUNNING!
So it's been about six years since you've been in this area, I'm sure it's still as breathtakingly beautiful as ever! We were happy to have you along for the drive today through this gorgeous part of the Peninsula. Beauty surrounded us from start to finish and we never ran out of things to marvel at! ⛰️🌊
Stunning. Thank you for this.
Only a pleasure, I'm so glad you enjoyed this outing with us! 😊🚗
Got to be one of the most beautiful drives in the world. But not for someone who gets carsick! Talk about an attack of the Bends! Two of my children got very carsick, not nice!! R57 now! When Roger and I were around there we would moan at R20. We were still lucky. Such a beautiful view of the Sentinel! Now that is a painting. Noordhoek is another beautiful memory for me and my Beloved. We went there for lunch at one of the lovely restaurants for a weekend treat. Those horses you saw are part of a riding school. There are quite a few of them out there. We often visited the farm village, which has a lot of craft shops worth looking at. Noordhoek is a lovely beach to take a nice long walk, but dont go when the wind gets up, unless you like being sandblasted. Instant exfoliation😅🤣
Well, judging by the number of tourists we saw in the time we were on Chapman's Peak Drive, the beauty and splendour of the area are certainly admired by people from all over the globe, so it must be kind of special! 🤩⛰️ I can only imagine carsick experiences on that road can be a rather harrowing affair! 🤢 I'm glad you found your first painting on Chapman's Peak, albeit of the view from there. 👌 We thought the horses that were being led around, must be from a riding school and I think I zoomed in on one such one from the top of Chapman's Peak. Super cool to always see horses when driving through Noordhoek, we just love that! 🐎 Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane with us today! 😍🚗
Thanks for the drive..wonderfull
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed! 🛣️🚗
So when are we going to meet Sonya! Love the episodes, must be amazing to explore like this:)
We're really having loads of fun taking these slow drives through areas we know and others we don't know so well! We're happy to have you along for the ride! 😎🚗 Sonia is very camera-shy and flatly refuses to be filmed. I'm trying to convince her, but so far she's not relenting. Let's hope she changes her mind one day, but until then her voice will just have to do! 🥰
All I can say is Spectacular its so beautiful and just loved the horses at Noordhoek. Could actually recall the smell as you walked on the beach. Thank you for this much appreciated episode.
Yes, the smell of the ocean was so fresh the day we were there! It was just a fantastic feeling to walk on that white sand. I thought you might enjoy the horses, they were really beautiful! 😍🐎 Thank you for tagging along today, it was fun! 😁🚗
WOW , WOW ,WOW. absolutely FANTABULOUS, I'm not a seasoned travel but I doubt there is anything as beautiful in this whole wide world .thank you so much you guys, did get a bit nervous while you were under the overhangs
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed this beautiful drive with us! 😊 I don't blame you at all for getting nervous, one has to have a healthy respect for that road and its rockfaces and overhangs. But it remains spectacularly beautiful and can only be admired! Luckily you were safely strapped in on our backseat and it was great having you along! ⛰️🚗
Just brilliant. Thanks for posting.
Anytime! Happy to hear that you enjoyed this drive! 😁🚗
Hi you two! Thank you for taking me along right through to Noordhoek.
A few decades ago I lived in Greenpoint for parts of a year or two (for work) and on Saturdays would take my bicycle on that road, but only to Hout Bay and back (no toll gates). I can still vaguely recognise some of the scenery, but at the time I needed my eyes and energy for the road.
Now I could enjoy the stunning cliffs, beaches, sea and greenery without distraction
That Noordhoek beach is really out of this world!
Please note that I'm holding my breath for the next outing, so don't take too long!😚
Stay safe!
So you do know this part of the world quite well! You must've been quite fit for such long rides through pretty steep terrain! 😳🚲 I can only imagine how tiring that must be! I would huff and puff so much I wouldn't even look left or right, so I totally get it that you couldn't exactly admire the scenery on those rides! You know we never take long between outings, just two more sleeps! I hope you'll enjoy that one just as much! 🚗🤩
Beautiful drive along coastline.
Indeed! Thank you for joining us! ⛰️🚗
My gosh you two 😊 This has become my favourite channel! As an advocate and relocating, I need to be sort of close to the High Court. But taking us all along on your travels, I am beginning to rethink Blouberg? Any suggestions as I adore Noordhoek? Still loving the conversations ❤ You chaps are super informative, thank you so much.
Thank you, that's a big compliment! 😊 I'm so glad to hear you enjoy our videos so much. I would imagine your ultimate choice would depend greatly on how often you need to be in the CBD for the High Court or if you'll work remotely most of the time. Also whether you have pets and if you enjoy being physically active. Sea Point is a good option for close to town, but still having amazing beaches and green spaces to walk, run, kayak and all that good stuff! 🚣♀️🚶♀️ It'll be a bit of a trek from some areas to get to town and traffic can be rough at times, so that'll always be a consideration too. You've got some research to do and I hope you'll visit yourself too for a week or two to check out the places and feel the vibe. A lot depends on where you'll feel most at home and happiest. Good luck, exciting times ahead for you! 🤩⛰️🌊
Thank you for every ride we have with you. We are living in The Netherlands at the moment and very homesick haha.We look forward to every episode, there is not a more beautiful place than South Africa, and we miss it baie. Thank you for all your efforts with these videos making SA feel closer. Appreciated.
Greetings to you in The Netherlands! I'm glad to hear that you enjoy our videos and that they make you miss your home country! 🚗🇿🇦 We look forward to taking you to many more special and wonderful places! 😎
Amazing journey through Chapman's Peak! Stunning beach! Thank you so much guys, really enjoy travelling with you! :D
Loved loved love this! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much! I'm always happy to hear when you enjoy an outing with us! 🤩🚗
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Wow .. what a super 33mins outing. Why are there no cyclists on the mountain road ?
Glad you enjoyed this drive! 🚗 I'm not sure why there were no cyclists that day, the roads were altogether quieter than on previous days and it was overcast. Not sure if that could've been a reason. 🤷🏼♂️🚲
Hearing the sea I can almost smell if from Gauteng . Eish my man!
And we were happy to bring it to you all the way to Gauteng! It is really a spectacular beach. 🌊😍
Wow! How you must feel driving in that splendour!! Nature!!! And driving under the rocks….. freaky but exhilarating!!!
I have a very healthy respect for those huge boulders up top there. 😳⛰️ But the spectacle which surrounded us while driving there, was worth every glance upwards to make sure they're all still firmly in place. They certainly do a spectacular job of keeping this road in tip-top shape! 👌🏻
Beautiful ❤
Beautiful Cape -Town ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Indeed a fantastic drive. Thank you. Have not been there for about 12 years but live close by! Thanks guys well done I loved it
At 13:26 two new BMW 7 Series models drive by in the opposite direction. Since it's local launch is said to be in the fourth quarter of this year, it seems to be that they are using these cars for promotional shoots. I often see Western Cape locations being used by the various car manufacturers in their press photos, and Chapman's Peak is one of the more popular locations.
How interesting! I saw those huge kidney grilles as they were driving past and had a good look while I was editing! They looked quite cool! I recall reading some time ago about Chapman's Peak being used for promotional shoots for vehicles and such, so I'm sure you must be correct. Quite cool that they would use that setting as backdrop, can't blame theml! 😎🚗
A porcupine crossed in front of me at night just after I came off Chapmans peak drive into Noordhoek. Spikes up and trotting straight across the road. This was back in the 90s when I used to live in CT.
I allways recommend people to do it in the other direction. Closer to the scenic edge, Easier to turn into the lookout points and further away from potential rock falls
Just watching those bends on the mountains made me dizzy !! 😂
A good kind of dizzy though! The beauty in that area made my head spin even more! 😁⛰️
@@DustBugsTravel Indeed. Keep up the good work
Leuke video! Groetjes uit Heiloo Nederland 🖐️
Chapmans’ bay is beautiful 👌👌👌👌
It is indeed! And Noordhoek Beach was every bit as beautiful as it looked from the viewpoint on Chapman's Peak Drive! 🌊🤩
Thanks for the virtual trip
Sure, you're very welcome! 😁🚗
Pragtig dankie vir die deel hiervan 🎉
Just beautiful ❤
It really is! The coastline is so pristine and almost untouched in this part of the Peninsula. And so much quieter than on the other side of Chapman's Peak! 😎🌊
Great for geography students!
Lovely 🌹
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the drive! 😁🚗
Super
Long Beach is in Simonstown...
Thank you for the clarification. 👍🏻 We'll have to visit that beach one day, we've never been. 🌊
You saw a sign for porcupines crossing at night, in Noordhoek. One night on Boyes drive above StJames / Kalkbaai I saw two in the road. It was very strange because they had all their spines erect, so they looked like two people dressed in black & white crawling around, and only as I got closer did I realize what they were.
Wowzer! You were indeed very lucky to have spotted porcupines and two no less! I can only imagine what a sight that must've been! That's one of the animals we would absolutely love to see! 🦔 Thank you for sharing that super special sighting with us! 🤩👌🏻
That's a long road I know water front not Chapman's peak, im afraid of heights
EN HIER IS SY WEER. DIT PAD TUSSEN D "BERGVHEUWRLS?" HET ONS GENOEM, 1STE CUTTING. EN 2DE CUTTING.
It's such a stunning road this one! 🚙🛣⛰
ALWEER EK, VAN HOUTBAAI, DAAR WAAR DIE BUS GESTOP HET, EN JULLE, KON MENS MOOI DIE BERG OP D "HOEK" AAN D HAWE SE KANT DIEN, HAAR NAAM IS HANGKLIPBERG
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