S1 - Ep 280 - Mossel Bay - From Santos Beach to Post Office Tree and Lighthouse!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มี.ค. 2023
- We left early in the morning from Strand and made our way to Mossel Bay and our first stop was the stunning Santos Beach. This beach is famous for being the only true north-facing beach in Southern Africa, and it did not disappoint. We were captivated by the crystal clear waters and the soft sandy shores. Next up, we visited the Diaz Museum and saw the iconic Post Office Tree. This tree was used by early explorers as a way to leave messages for other sailors passing through the area from 1501. Inside the museum, we were amazed by the beautiful replica of the Bartholomew Diaz caravel. One of the highlights of our trip was climbing to the top of Cape St Blaize Lighthouse. The panoramic views from the top were simply breathtaking. We could see for miles across the stunning coastline and sparkling blue ocean. Mossel Bay is a town steeped in history and culture, and we thoroughly enjoyed exploring some of its many attractions. Thanks for joining us on our adventure! #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #northerncape #mosselbay
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I have to commend you both on your wonderful idea to document South Africa post 2020. 280 episode I've watched them all. So far you have taken up more than 5 days of my life. I loved every minute of it. Thank you very much. You make me want to jump in my car and go chase white lines...🛣🚘🛣🚗🛣🚗🛣
We only chase white lines when there are no gravel roads about! As you know, we much prefer the latter! 😁🚙 Thank you for your continued support of our channel, you've been around for a long time now and it's such fun having you on board as we visit and explore this incredibly country that we're so lucky to call our home. We look forward to taking up many more of your days in the future! 🇿🇦😍
My niece just moved here because her husband is from there so I'm watching to see where she's living. Thanks for sharing
The beautiful Mossel bay! I hope you visit my home towns soon.... Middledrift,Alice, and Fort Beaufort
Mossel Bay is a stunning town, I'm glad you agree! 😍🚙 Alice is where I drew my first breath, so I'll most certainly visit again in the not-too-distant future and also try and include the other towns you mentioned. The Eastern Cape will forever hold a special place in my heart.
View from the lighthouse is Stunning 👌👌👌
Just a stunning place.
You should really come to Oudtshoorn! Stay over for some time and get to know the town and serounding areas (wegewandel,buffelsdrift,ostrich show farms etc.) I know you have been here but come for a bit longer😄
We'll certainly visit Oudtshoorn again and explore the town, but the two of us just don't stay in a town for a few days, we move on quickly. We waited a long time to be tourists in our country and we're going to do a good job of it and see as many places as we can in the limited time we have to travel! 🤩🚙 Sonia loves the town very much though and I've made a note of the other areas you mentioned too so that I can see how many of them we can fit into our route when we head that way again!
That camp site, so clean!!👏👏👏
Beautiful 1945 Church Wow!!! Love the windows 👌
fantastic as usual, you guys are the best👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much, we appreciate that! 🚙🤩
This was altogether a most enjoyable outing - with the drone footage adding so much charm to what was a wonderful day in Mossel Bay.
We've been to this place so many times, but never took the time to go and check out the beach and such. And what a pleasant surprise it was! I'm glad you enjoyed it with us, it really was a fantastic day! Always happy too to hear you enjoy the drone footage! 😁🌊
This city is peaceful and beautiful… I have visited and loved ❤it….Mussel Bay is historic and interesting..One of thee best run municipalities in South Africa
Yay! Weer oppad! I got to know Mossel Bay quite well when we visited friends who stayed in Kleinbrakrivier. WE also had a wonderful holiday in Hoekwil, which I hope you will visit. There is an awesome Big Tree walk there. Mossel bay station is also a place worth visiting. Years ago, I went with my parents on a Union Steam 5 day train trip, and the train overnighted here in Mossel Bay by the seaside. Of course back then it was just a plain old station, not a fancy restaurant. Wow! That ship is so amazing. And so is the church, lovely architecture. Reminds me of Moerdijk. Cant get enough of the old architectur, so beautiful. Yes there is so much in Mossel Bay, one really needs a good few days there! Thank you for a beautiful tour. Wonder where you are off to next!
It's a stunning part of our coastline and we're so glad we visited! 😍🌊 If we could travel 365 days out of 365 each year, we would still not get to all the places everyone wants us to go to! 😁 We didn't make it to Hoekwil this time, but perhaps another time! I steer clear from walks and hikes nowadays since Sonia is uable to accompany me and I'm not keen to wander too far away from her alone in the vehicle. We don't spend a long time in any town or place we get to visit. We move on quickly to see as much as we can in the time we get to travel. We hope our videos inspire those who do enjoy spending longer times in places, to go and visit them. Thank you for joining us in Mossel Bay, we'll see you at the next stop! 🚙
My grandparents are loving your program and seeing out every day to watch the new episodes and bringing back old memories where they lived.
That's fantastic to hear! Please give them our very best and thank them for watching our videos! 🚙🤩 We're so happy that they're reminded of special times in their own lives. They're always welcome on our virtual backseat as we take them to many more incredible places!
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Sure, anytime! 🚙🤩
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Drone shots👌👌👌👌
Thank you so much!!!!
Lovely town. Surprised that you were allowed into the lighthouse, but very beautiful views from the top.
Indeed a lovely town! 🚙🌊 I think everyone is actually allowed to go up there. The only request was to not touch the light. Entrance fee is R70. The views were unbelievable and worth every little pang I felt in my left knee! 😁🦵🏻
Apparently Mosselbay has the best weather for a Cape coastal town . Wonderfull to see this place that I last saw as a very young child. Very rich heritage. That ship is amazing and I also thaught thet ere much bigger . Indeed they where brave people. I think the fittings would all have been copper. They can do more to make that look all authentic.
I commend the museum staff for the wonderful display of the Diaz caravel. ⛵ It was a thoroughly enjoyable visit and I was blown away by the setup below deck. To think they arrived in 1488 blows my mind! 🤯 My thought would be if they have to put anything of value in the display, like copper for example, it unfortunately would disappear, so one's imagination has to fill in any blanks while visiting. And there weren't many for me, might I add. Very interesting info about the weather there, Sonia also read something like that! ☀️ I'm glad you were reminded of good times as a child. It's a fantastic place. 🚙🤩
Best place for asthma sufferers in RSA.
Hello fellow free rangers. I wrote a comment earlier but it seem to have got lost in transit. I was reminiscing of a time in the late 70s when I was an artisan for Dorbyl Marine Ship yards in Bayhead Slipway in Durban. A few of us were flown to Mossel Bay to put the finishing touches to work we started in Durbs. We stayed at the Hotel Diaz, it was nice for period but even close to what it is now. Management gifted us a visit to the Cango Caves (R600 now but I don't think it was that price back then) We couldn't venture out into the town. Looking at it today "what town were we in" cannot compare.
Thankyou Curtis 🤝thank you Sonia 😘
What a town...some more please
I wish I could go back in time and compare the town today to what it must've looked like when you were there. The change must be quite remarkable, but I believe it was always a very beautiful town. It sounds like you were only working and couldn't enjoy the beauty and all the fun Mossel Bay clearly has to offer. We got a little glimpse into that when we recently visited. Some more fantastic places on the way, get ready! 🚙🤩
Lovely place.
❤most of our towns are beautiful mossel bay,knysna, Plettenberg Bay
You should visit the Khoisan Cave at the Point too. Rich indigenous history and spectacular views from above.
Loved visiting Mossel Bay when in-laws lived at Hartenbos. Memories, memories!!!
We've zoomed past Mossel Bay countless times and never knew it's such a great place! It's not small like you and we love, but it's a fantastic and very beautiful town with so much to see and do. Hang on to those precious memories! 🚙😊
That’s a beautiful Monument! MTDSRIP
Hi guys what a surprise blue skies and sea and beach. The drone footage brilliant station and the old carriages. I visited the Post office tree and still have pictures from the 70s lobed the old replicate ship you definitely had to be a tough man to sail from Portugal to India the harbour was great and the old London bus .we'll done Justin getting to the top of the lighthouse the views were stunning war memorial top class and built on rocks. Stone buildings every where as you passed the old goods building I saw my favourite old bakkie the cement was huge and the pesky plover so real .I visited mossel Bay in the 70s this video has brought back so many memories. When we arrived there was no accommodation to be found because they were filming a film called Gold with Richard Harris and Roger Moore who also played James Bond and we ended up in the caravan park 😀 fantastic video cheerio till the next one. Just to say I have a pal of 50 years who lives in Reebok.
Mossel Bay was indeed a stunning surprise to us as well! 🚙🤩 We always knew it was a pretty town, but only discovered this time around how pretty it actually was! How cool that you also visited the Post Office tree and still have pics, you must've been reminded of good times in Mossel Bay then! 🌳🥾 I'm glad you got a little peek at your favourite Datsun bakkie, you never seem to miss those! The lighthouse was the highlight for me, the views from up top were mesmerising! The caravan isn't a bad place to be put up for the night or a good few nights, the facilities look great and I'm sure they were even back then! Thank you for sharing that delightful memory with us! Interesting to hear that you have a long-time friend in Reebok! 👌
Mosselbay is looking amazing. We used to holiday nearby but would always come to Mosselbay to buy fish at the harbor or eat ice-cream at the Point Hotel. Also to do our christmas shopping at all the interesting shops.. Bring back so many wonderful memories. Well-done Mosselbay . You make us proud.
Mossel Bay is really a wonderful place and it was fun to see that part of town! It indeed offers every single activity and amenity one could possibly need and the town is clean and neat. And of course so very beautiful. Thanks for coming along! 🚙😁
thank you, i enjoyed your visit to this beautiful town.
Very happy to hear that, thank you for coming along! 🚙🤩
Goeie werk
Hello, I've just discovered you channel! Only watched 2 episodes so lot to watch and learn about the country my father came from. His ancestors were Dutch, came from Zeeland, but went to South Africa in early 1700s. My father came to the Uk in 1924 with his parents when he was 4 years old, his mother was from Woking in Surrey in the Uk. My Father was born in Bloemfontein, so thats what I was looking to see what the place was like.Then your channel came up! I would love to visit one day it really as my father had wished to go back before he passed away. Your channel is very enlightening and not as dangerous as I had thought! My dream could be a reality after all! Thank you both. 😊
Welcome to our channel, I'm glad to hear that you enjoy our videos! 😊🚙 Your father was born in the city I spent 15 very happy years of my life in. It will be fantastic if you can visit our wonderful country for your dad. 😍🇿🇦 Travellers are exposed to a certain degree of danger wherever they travel in the world. When you travel in South Africa, you need to be very vigilant at all times and aware of your surroundings, that's the best advice I can give you. I hope your dream does indeed come true soon and you visit our sunny shores! Until then, there are enough videos on our channel to keep you busy for a good long while! 😁
Just googled distance from PE to Mossel Bay . Approximately 4 hrs, after watching this vlog & doing a bit of planning it seems doable. Thank you for giving me inspiration, getting on in yrs now so can't do long trips. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Long trips are tiring, we experience that too! Mossel Bay is definitely worth a visit and four hours certainly sound doable. I hope you can make it happen in the near future and, when you do, have a ball! I don't think anything else is possible in Mossel Bay! Thank you for coming along with us in the meantime! 😁🚙
The best fish and chips and crumbed calimari in town. At the London bus co. Mosselbay was my hometown for almost 15 years. I loved it.😢
That fish-and-chips bus looked amazing! It's good to hear that they have good food too! 🐟🦑 You must've loved living in Mossel Bay, it is truly a stunning place and we loved our visit. We'll definitely visit again one day! 🚙🤩 I hope our video reminded you of good times in your old hometown.
Why did you ever leave Shangri-La?
@Colin Parmanand I hope your comment gets seen and you get an answer. 😊
@@colinparmanand3162 life got in the way. Had to make a difficult choice. Back in Jhb 22 years already. I'm now a 79 year old grandmother. Go back there as much as I get the oppertunity.
I am still catching up. Only discovered this a few days ago.
I parked myself in the rear seat and enjoyed the journey with you. I lived in George for 8 years, so often visited Mossel Bay. But to visit is different than to live there. Your drone footage and control was excellent. Thanks for covering so much in a short space of time. My next trip with you is already booked!
Happy to hear you enjoyed Mossel Bay through our eyes! 🤩🚙 It must've brought back some special memories for you, having spent so much time in a town not very far away! Sonia also lived in George when she was very young, but can't remember much detail of the area, except place names and such. Thank you for the compliment on my drone footage, I appreciate that. 😊 Your booking for the next trip is confirmed, don't be late! 😁
Thanks for sharing , My ancestor's are burried here, Skeen and Downing.
We appreciate you watching. 🚙😊 You have a special connection with Mossel Bay.
Mine too You missed the large tombstone of the angel in the cemetery After fifty years hope its still there
Hi you two! Thank you for showing me Mosselbaai with blue skies, blue sea, white sand!
The town is beautiful, welcoming and well fitted out for everything. Full of surprises too. I thought that station lodge with the coaches as part of it quite ingenious.
I will have to head South to this North facing beach soon
Your music and aerial views were great, it adds so much to an already exiting experience. Thank you!
I'll be ready to hop on the next outing.
Keep safe!
I just knew you'd love Mossel Bay and, now that I know for sure you do, you're in for a treat the next few episodes! 🤩🚙 The town of Mossel Bay does indeed have every imaginable convenience and amenity and breathtaking beauty to boot. It's the whole package! As always, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the drone footage and the tunes, thank you! 🌊🎶 The train coaches being used for accommodation is fantastic and perhaps your port-of-call when you head to the north-facing beach one day! 🚆🛌🏻
Our friends who retired in Hartenbos took us on a tour around Mossel Bay about two years ago, but we only had a couple of hours and couldn't see everything. What you have shown us is just amazing! The ship, the lighthouse, the drone footage, wow wow wow!
I'm glad you enjoyed Mossel Bay with us, it's a fantastic place with so much to see and do in absolutely gorgeous surroundings. You mentioned my two favourite things, the boat and the lighthouse. They were real standouts for me too! 🚙⛵ And of course I'm always happy to hear you enjoy the drone footage, I loved it too! Thank you so much for coming with us, it was great fun!
Santos beach looks so inviting and beautiful. The post office tree and the museum were both amazing. A town steeped in history feels unreal. I can't help being amazed at the lighthouse and the view from up there. Haven't got words to express how beautiful it is, thank you for this most pleasant episode. 😊
What a fantastic place Mossel Bay is! I'm so glad you came along and that you enjoyed all the things we got to see! 🚙🤩 The lighthouse and the caravel were definite highlights for me and the post office tree is just amazing too! 🌳⛵🎑 We've so often zoomed past Mossel Bay on our way to another destination and I'm so happy that we took the time this time to explore the town a little!
There is also a Train Lodge in Cape Town.
Its at Monument Station on Old Marine Drive.
I am a proud Mosselbayer. Beautiful town hey!?
Incredibly beautiful town! You're blessed to call Mossel Bay home! 😍
Loved the museum. The only time I have been there was about 2015 give or take a year. I remember eating at a restaurant at the harbour, but I do not recognize the harbour on your video. It must have been developed a lot since then with many more restaurants. I remember a potholed drive to the restaurant, very informal, even poor parking arrangements. I think it was winter and it wasn't the best of days. The food was great though. It was a kind of buffet braai kinda thing. Don't remember the name.
Anyway, thanks for the show yet again.
I thought you might enjoy the museum! 😁⛵ That caravel was just amazing, they've done a stunning job with that! We tried to enter another part of the harbour, but Security would't let us through. I don't think there were any restaurants that side though. It was our first time in that part of Mossel Bay, so I have no idea what it used to look like, but the restaurants looked very informal. You may be referring to Kaai 4 Braai. We saw the sign, but didn't get close to it. It sounded quite cool though. It's a beautiful town! 🤩🚙
@@DustBugsTravel Kaai for braai may have been it. It was an open air lapa type of effect. But nothing of your entrance into the parking area looked familiar.
Would like to visit Mossel Bay again some day.
After 20 years we came back to visit mosselbai and it change alot ❤
I'm sure! 20 years is a very long time. It remains a very beautiful town though! 🤩🚙
But be sure that we have been in south Africa 5 times from the north to the south, last August we followed the orange river to namaqwa desert that was blooming... Love sudafrica 💖❤️🇿🇦
Thanks for your great video on Mosselbay! It’s a pitty you didn’t have time to see Santos Express inside the Railway cars-it’s quite spectacular! Stay over in one of the Royal Ladies when you pass here again! Highly recommended! ❤
Thank you very much, I'm happy to hear you enjoyed our video! 🌊🤩 I was happy to see the train cars from the outside, they look fantastic!
Hallo hallo hallo hallo wat heerlijk om weer met jullie mee te reizen op een nieuwe toer. Wat een geweldige 1e episode en ook nog eens 45 minuten lang, dat is een verwennerij! De opening met die postkantoor boom, wow. Zonder DHL ging het nieuws 500 jaar geleden ook al snel rond. Wat Sonia zegt, too many favorites, gelukkig reden jullie langs vele fraaie plekken. En in, op en overheen lopen, van oud schip tot vuurtoren en ook weer een oude begraafplaats. De zeer jonge baby en de onbedoeld verdronkene zijn via jullie toch weer even tot leven gekomen. Mijn oma’s buurjongen zag ooit zijn beide broers verdrinken in een draaikolk in de Lek bij Schoonhoven. Hij kon ze als 16-jarige niet redden en moest het daarna aan zijn ouders vertellen… dat was een drama. Die man was 85 jaar toen ik hem sprak en huilde enorm, dat maakt indruk! Je hebt een goede conditie, zo te zien, en geen hoogtevrees. Ooit wilde ik de Branderis op Terschelling beklimmen maar eenmaal oud genoeg, ging die vuurtoren definitief dicht voor publiek. Nu stop ik, anders ga ik van enthousiasme ook 45 minuten door met typen 😅. Verheug me op de volgende avonturen in jullie bekende onbevangen, unieke en ‘de dingen die op jullie pad komen’ bewonderende wijze 👍
Mossel Bay has so much to offer and we're so happy with the places we got to see, which were all very interesting and some even breathtakingly beautiful. I enjoyed the ship and the lighthouse tremendously, both were highlights for me! ⛵🎑 I managed OK with the stairs up the lighthouse, but the left knee did complain a little, I won't lie! 🤣 We feel it's so important visiting the graveyards and honouring those who came before us. You shared a very sad story indeed about the boy who witnessed his brothers drown, that must've been an extremely traumatic experience for all of them. 😥 We look forward to showing you more things that came our way during the rest of our trip! 😁🚙
Fun fact:I actually live in south Africa mosselbay
Watching from the cold UK with the family, all your amazing journeys, planning a trip sometime next year to visit South Africa. What type of drone do you use for that amazing "helicopter" type footage?
Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying our videos. Hopefully they're warming you up somewhat too! 😁🚙 Planning is a very exciting and important part of every trip, so I'm sure you're having a fun time with that already! This was my first drone purchase, so I bought an entry-level DJI Mini SE and it does the job for our purposes just fine! Happy watching, happy planning and soon happy travels! ✈️🇿🇦
So the Caravelle actually sailed from Portugal to Mossel Bay in 1988 to celebrate the arrival of the Portuguese in 1488 in Southern Africa.
Thank you for the info. 👍🏻
Can you please tell me what drone you are using? and do you recommend it?
Sure! 👍🏻 I use the DJI Mini SE. It was my first drone purchase, so I bought an entry-level one and it works perfectly for our purposes. 🚙😁
THERE ARE MORE CARAVAN PARKS IN MOSSELBAAI.
I'm not sure why your comment is in CAPS. 🤷🏼♂️ I have no doubt that there are more, it was not our intention to show every single one. We happened to be in the area of the one we included in our video.
You have lost out on the most interesting place in Mosselbay. The point. People swimming between the rocks. And of course the cable going over the sea.
We're not fussed in the slightest about anything we miss in any place we get to visit. Instead, we're just too grateful for everything we do get to see! 😁🚙