Curtis and Sonia, after I've watched most of your videos...Curtis, you speak so respectfully to your wife. And Sonia, you to him. I love it. And you laugh together. You are an example and an inspiration. Thank you.❤
Once again thanks for your excellent presentation of Reitz we enjoyed it a lot and appreciate the time and effort you put in your productions thanks again
Thanks for Reitz, down memory lane, came for holidays as a child to friends on a farm, was last here 44yrs ago !!! When we stayed during school term, remember Transvaal holidays were different from Free State, so we would stay in Town and go to farm over the weekends. The farmer drove back to the farm each day to work!!
Impressive large town with lovely trees that somehow appeared to shimmer in the sunlight, producing a soft green hue in the streets. For some reason, the town reminds me of Welkom (without the mine headgear and mine dumps) where I spent two years of my life way back in 1979/80. What an absolute gem Hoog in die Takke is - truly a unique spot! Thanks for the visit.
My favourite time. Driving around with you. Did not expect to see these animals living blissfully in the middle of the town. Never realised there was such a large Agricultural School. Your accomadation was absolutely lovely . What a lovely way to wake up with sun coming up and all the lovely noises. Thank you. Enjoyed the trip.
I love all the trees. It makes the town shine green. Well maintained town alive and well. I love hoog in die takke. Well done little house. And so well equipped. Thank you for a stunning visit. I loved it. You will have to tollerate me on the next one!
I live in Reitz. I am sorry that you did not get to see the inside of the DR Church. It has lovely light woodwork (opposed to most churches having dark wood) and original seating calacity was 1200 so its big, spacious and a lot of light enters the building. The organ of said church is also worth mentioning. It is 110 years old this year and still in original condition. Will send photos to your email. Thanks for this channel. It is a lovely way to travel virtually and even learn something new about the towns you live in or oass through
Hi Sonja and Curtis. I hope you have enough beer to sip on while sitting on that beautiful deck. I simply adored that town. I love mealies. Stay safe till the next vlog.❤❤❤
Battle of Vaalkop was near Reitz, Genl's de WET and de la REY was involved in a battle against Genl Hammilton's forces in March 1900......Rudolph Brits from Heidelberg lost his life.....2 x cousin of my grandfather
Stunning little big town with spring buck galooh in it! Have a childhood friend who lives in Reitz! We used to listen to story time on springbok radio with Tannie Esme’ Euvrard together! Lekker times! Thank you!
Do i remember ever seeing a township during your tours? Townships are part of any given town. Maybe it can be shown in passing by; just my thoughts! I have traveled with you everywhere you toured and enjoyed and cherished every moment. Thank you.
We fully realise and acknowledge that townships form part of every town we visit and we often drive through them on our travels. Both of us have worked deep inside townships in the past too. I film out of the window of our vehicle though and there have been a few incidents in townships where my camera was almost grabbed out of my hand. I will therefore not film in or around townships again. It's really as simple as that. 🤷🏻♂️ Thank you for travelling with us.
Hoog in die takke can also mean drunk😂😂 love the wild life, could that one antelope be an impala? Town hall is such a beautiful building. I think that building in the park is a rotunda. Often used as a bandstand. The tree house looks divine. Maar al die trappe....ai! Sonja!! Hope you managed okay
We loved the Town Hall too, it was quite a striking and unusual building. 😍🏛️ I didn't spot any impala there. Another viewer mentioned that it's a mountain reedbuck. 🦌
I was also surprised at the size of this town. I dont remember it being this big. Loved your overnight stay. It is a unique space up in the tree branches. Safe travels and well done to Soni doing the steps challenge. Lotsa love ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤ toot toot where to next????😅😊😅
Our accommodation was fantastic and Sonia actually managed the stairs very well! 🥰 They're not steep at all, so that helped a lot. I'm sure you'll enjoy the next town too. See you Monday! 🚙😁
@@DustBugsTravel I did notice they not standard spec for stairs. So I would also manage those. Why can't they make all stairs like that is my first thought. Have a good weekend
Hi guys another gem clean and tidy well ordered town how great for Sonia to see the town of her fathers birth. All the facilities you could ask for including a swimming bath !!! Only in South Africa springbok in town!!! Beautiful stone NGK massive grounds the dome garden building could maybe a bandstand??? Loved the memorials as always caravan park in town love it the Christian academy lifts my heart Christianity still going strong in SA. I was very impressed with Reitz had a good vibe .brilliant video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
I'd say a bandstand is a very good guess, especially thinking what grand occasions the Mayor must have hosted in that beautiful Town Hall way back when. 🏛️👌🏻 I agree with you, Reitz had a good vibe and it was a joy to visit from beginning to end. 🚙😁
I'm happy to hear you enjoy the smaller places as much as we do! 🚙 We didn't even realise that there were no traffic lights in town, but I think you may be right! How interesting that you noticed that. 😁🚦
Is in hierdie dorp waar Kolonel Laas en Dr Hans van Rensburg tot die gedagte gekom het in 1938 om die Ossewabrandwag te stig.........the town looks fairley good
Sonia doesn't like to go into too much detail, but she has had three failed surgeries and has serious issues with stairs / steps, uneven surfaces and longer distances. She's a brave girl though, so she makes the most of a bad situation. 🥰
HI, Sonia and Curtis, that was just a wonderful trip through Reitz, thank you very much. very brave of Sonia to climb those stairs. There is just the small matter of Sonia been camera shy, well this is the 476th episode of Dustbug's travels which we love very much, and I don't think I'm the only one thinking this, but could we maybe see a picture of you and Sonia together in celebrating the 500th episode of od Dustbug's travels........ PLEASE!!!!!!
It was a wonderful visit to this pretty Free State town, we enjoyed every moment too! 🚙😁 Sonia is just not keen on being filmed. I'm hoping that she'll change her mind one day, but no luck so far. 🥰
Hi you two lovely people, thanks again for taking us along to this part of the Free State. I might be wrong but the buck you thought to be a water buck might be a lechwe ram. They are in abundance in the Okavango Swamps.
This trip was about six weeks ago already and we're long back in the Western Cape, where we live. We'll look at including Harrismith on a future trip back to the Free State, but there are no firm plans for that yet. I went to school in Harrismith for a while, but I haven't been back in a long time either! 🚙😁
Hmm ... All those black Springbok and white ones make me suspect that what you're seeing is them either being kept as a semi-domesticated pet by someone, or being bred for "variety", to give hunters "new" trophy options to buy. I used to be in contact with conservation insiders a lot of the time, so I know there's a lot of selective breeding going on for a certain segment of the hunting market, but that green field looks like it might just be someone's menagerie. There's some concern with messing up natural bloodlines (something that has survival implications, so it's not just "cosmetics"), but I suppose that if they were exposed to predation, the predators would sort out which ones survived and which didn't, and you might find the "fancy breeds" didn't last long. And if not, well evolution has spoken, hey? It's probably not something to get all concerned about. Lion cub petting facilities are another matter, though. From what I've heard, there's quite a lot of "canned lion hunting" in the Free State. I think I'll just leave this as a kind of dishonourable mention, with a warning that if you look it up you might find what you learn upsetting. And I'll just tell myself the bokkies are in a menagerie. And maybe even when their human comes to visit they run up to say Hi. Yes, that's what I'll think. It's possible, and a rather pleasant thought. Best ones to keep in mind.
We're completely aware why we see all the differently-coloured antelope wherever we travel, but we were certainly not going to spoil our enjoyment of the antelope in town by thoughts of hunting. Not our vibe in the slightest, so we prefer to not even think about it. 🤷🏻♂️🦌
@@DustBugsTravel And it really might just be someone's menagerie. They look very relaxed. I think I'll go for thinking they're all the pets of someone who collects bokkies. Maybe didn't want the white one to be used in a canned hunt and bought it. And now where to keep it? It's not impossible.
Curtis and Sonia, after I've watched most of your videos...Curtis, you speak so respectfully to your wife. And Sonia, you to him. I love it. And you laugh together. You are an example and an inspiration. Thank you.❤
That was a charming fact
Thanks for taking me places where I've not been. What a neet and well kept town Reitz is.
Once again thanks for your excellent presentation of Reitz we enjoyed it a lot and appreciate the time and effort you put in your productions thanks again
Thanks for Reitz, down memory lane, came for holidays as a child to friends on a farm, was last here 44yrs ago !!! When we stayed during school term, remember Transvaal holidays were different from Free State, so we would stay in Town and go to farm over the weekends. The farmer drove back to the farm each day to work!!
Impressive large town with lovely trees that somehow appeared to shimmer in the sunlight, producing a soft green hue in the streets. For some reason, the town reminds me of Welkom (without the mine headgear and mine dumps) where I spent two years of my life way back in 1979/80. What an absolute gem Hoog in die Takke is - truly a unique spot! Thanks for the visit.
My favourite time. Driving around with you. Did not expect to see these animals living blissfully in the middle of the town. Never realised there was such a large Agricultural School. Your accomadation was absolutely lovely . What a lovely way to wake up with sun coming up and all the lovely noises. Thank you. Enjoyed the trip.
I love all the trees. It makes the town shine green. Well maintained town alive and well. I love hoog in die takke. Well done little house. And so well equipped. Thank you for a stunning visit. I loved it. You will have to tollerate me on the next one!
I live in Reitz. I am sorry that you did not get to see the inside of the DR Church. It has lovely light woodwork (opposed to most churches having dark wood) and original seating calacity was 1200 so its big, spacious and a lot of light enters the building. The organ of said church is also worth mentioning. It is 110 years old this year and still in original condition. Will send photos to your email. Thanks for this channel. It is a lovely way to travel virtually and even learn something new about the towns you live in or oass through
Great to see a fully functional and vibrant Free State town. Your accommodation looked amazing!
Hi Sonja and Curtis. I hope you have enough beer to sip on while sitting on that beautiful deck. I simply adored that town. I love mealies. Stay safe till the next vlog.❤❤❤
Battle of Vaalkop was near Reitz, Genl's de WET and de la REY was involved in a battle against Genl Hammilton's forces in March 1900......Rudolph Brits from Heidelberg lost his life.....2 x cousin of my grandfather
Stunning little big town with spring buck galooh in it! Have a childhood friend who lives in Reitz! We used to listen to story time on springbok radio with Tannie Esme’ Euvrard together! Lekker times! Thank you!
Wat n besonderse plekkie ek sou ook graag daar wou bly , ek het nie geweet dis son groot plek nie. Wees veilig julle
Wow
Do i remember ever seeing a township during your tours? Townships are part of any given town. Maybe it can be shown in passing by; just my thoughts! I have traveled with you everywhere you toured and enjoyed and cherished every moment. Thank you.
We fully realise and acknowledge that townships form part of every town we visit and we often drive through them on our travels. Both of us have worked deep inside townships in the past too. I film out of the window of our vehicle though and there have been a few incidents in townships where my camera was almost grabbed out of my hand. I will therefore not film in or around townships again. It's really as simple as that. 🤷🏻♂️ Thank you for travelling with us.
My dorpie where I was born in 1956.
Rooiribbok....Mountain Reedbuck
Hoog in die takke can also mean drunk😂😂 love the wild life, could that one antelope be an impala? Town hall is such a beautiful building. I think that building in the park is a rotunda. Often used as a bandstand. The tree house looks divine. Maar al die trappe....ai! Sonja!! Hope you managed okay
We loved the Town Hall too, it was quite a striking and unusual building. 😍🏛️ I didn't spot any impala there. Another viewer mentioned that it's a mountain reedbuck. 🦌
Wow reitz is not bad at all
Hi guys forgot to mention hooghly en die thake top notch 👌 👍
Hello again, i loved Reitz and i really loved the Tree house you stayed in! The trees in Reitz are so beautiful too ! Thank you once again ❤🙏
I was also surprised at the size of this town. I dont remember it being this big. Loved your overnight stay. It is a unique space up in the tree branches.
Safe travels and well done to Soni doing the steps challenge. Lotsa love ❤❤🎉🎉❤❤ toot toot where to next????😅😊😅
Our accommodation was fantastic and Sonia actually managed the stairs very well! 🥰 They're not steep at all, so that helped a lot. I'm sure you'll enjoy the next town too. See you Monday! 🚙😁
@@DustBugsTravel I did notice they not standard spec for stairs. So I would also manage those. Why can't they make all stairs like that is my first thought. Have a good weekend
The world would be a much easier place for my darling wife to navigate, that's for sure! 🥰
Started school there in 1949......
Hi guys another gem clean and tidy well ordered town how great for Sonia to see the town of her fathers birth. All the facilities you could ask for including a swimming bath !!! Only in South Africa springbok in town!!! Beautiful stone NGK massive grounds the dome garden building could maybe a bandstand??? Loved the memorials as always caravan park in town love it the Christian academy lifts my heart Christianity still going strong in SA. I was very impressed with Reitz had a good vibe .brilliant video thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
I'd say a bandstand is a very good guess, especially thinking what grand occasions the Mayor must have hosted in that beautiful Town Hall way back when. 🏛️👌🏻 I agree with you, Reitz had a good vibe and it was a joy to visit from beginning to end. 🚙😁
Baie dankie vriende.
My son was there at hi school years back. It waswel kept and clean but now gone bad same as Bethlehem as disgraze.
Love your tours of the little towns just wanted to mention that I'm watching Reitz no and see no robots is that right. ❤
I'm happy to hear you enjoy the smaller places as much as we do! 🚙 We didn't even realise that there were no traffic lights in town, but I think you may be right! How interesting that you noticed that. 😁🚦
Is in hierdie dorp waar Kolonel Laas en Dr Hans van Rensburg tot die gedagte gekom het in 1938 om die Ossewabrandwag te stig.........the town looks fairley good
What a lovely town. What is wrong with your knee Sonia. Is it something that can be fixed?
Sonia doesn't like to go into too much detail, but she has had three failed surgeries and has serious issues with stairs / steps, uneven surfaces and longer distances. She's a brave girl though, so she makes the most of a bad situation. 🥰
HI, Sonia and Curtis, that was just a wonderful trip through Reitz, thank you very much. very brave of Sonia to climb those stairs. There is just the small matter of Sonia been camera shy, well this is the 476th episode of Dustbug's travels which we love very much, and I don't think I'm the only one thinking this, but could we maybe see a picture of you and Sonia together in celebrating the 500th episode of od Dustbug's travels........ PLEASE!!!!!!
It was a wonderful visit to this pretty Free State town, we enjoyed every moment too! 🚙😁 Sonia is just not keen on being filmed. I'm hoping that she'll change her mind one day, but no luck so far. 🥰
Hi you two lovely people, thanks again for taking us along to this part of the Free State.
I might be wrong but the buck you thought to be a water buck might be a lechwe ram. They are in abundance in the Okavango Swamps.
Can please go to Harrismith in the next video I haven’t been there in a long time please 😊😊😊
This trip was about six weeks ago already and we're long back in the Western Cape, where we live. We'll look at including Harrismith on a future trip back to the Free State, but there are no firm plans for that yet. I went to school in Harrismith for a while, but I haven't been back in a long time either! 🚙😁
Okay thank you
Go to Bethlehem after this please
Just wondering. Why don't we Never had a glimps of your Travel Companion! Always Yo??
My wife Sonia isn't keen on being filmed. 🥰
I think the buck you are seeing is a letchwe.
Hi Curtis. I have a friend in Pretoria who wants to e-mail you. The one he has for you is wrong. Please let me know. Thanks.
He is welcome to use dustbugs1@gmail.com. It's always indicated in our channel bio on TH-cam. 🚙😁
Hmm ... All those black Springbok and white ones make me suspect that what you're seeing is them either being kept as a semi-domesticated pet by someone, or being bred for "variety", to give hunters "new" trophy options to buy. I used to be in contact with conservation insiders a lot of the time, so I know there's a lot of selective breeding going on for a certain segment of the hunting market, but that green field looks like it might just be someone's menagerie.
There's some concern with messing up natural bloodlines (something that has survival implications, so it's not just "cosmetics"), but I suppose that if they were exposed to predation, the predators would sort out which ones survived and which didn't, and you might find the "fancy breeds" didn't last long. And if not, well evolution has spoken, hey? It's probably not something to get all concerned about.
Lion cub petting facilities are another matter, though. From what I've heard, there's quite a lot of "canned lion hunting" in the Free State. I think I'll just leave this as a kind of dishonourable mention, with a warning that if you look it up you might find what you learn upsetting.
And I'll just tell myself the bokkies are in a menagerie. And maybe even when their human comes to visit they run up to say Hi. Yes, that's what I'll think. It's possible, and a rather pleasant thought. Best ones to keep in mind.
We're completely aware why we see all the differently-coloured antelope wherever we travel, but we were certainly not going to spoil our enjoyment of the antelope in town by thoughts of hunting. Not our vibe in the slightest, so we prefer to not even think about it. 🤷🏻♂️🦌
@@DustBugsTravel And it really might just be someone's menagerie. They look very relaxed. I think I'll go for thinking they're all the pets of someone who collects bokkies. Maybe didn't want the white one to be used in a canned hunt and bought it. And now where to keep it? It's not impossible.
🤷🏻♂️