S1 - Ep 248 - Muizenberg and St James - Two Places on the Eastern Shore of False Bay!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2023
- This day we were hitting the Eastern Shore of False Bay! When we arrived in Muizenberg, the first thing I did was take a walk on the very well-known Muizenberg beach. I just had to see those brightly-painted beach shacks! Since we've been travelling so extensively, we somehow notice the old and beautiful buildings, like the Muizenberg Station and the old Het Posthuys. The latter is one of the oldest buildings in South Africa and the oldest standing in False Bay. The St James beach was absolutely beautiful, so small but cute. It even has its own tidal pool. We had a great breakfast at Folk Café in St James and enjoyed the festive atmosphere. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #capetown #westerncape #muizenberg #tablemountain #stjames
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Love the Baden-Powell road, great video Curtis and Sonia
Thank you so much! The views from up there are incredible, one can see almost forever! 🤩🌊
Hi guys what a road the waves the views love the beach huts very popular in the UK depending on area can sell for up to 45 thousand pounds great put put course and pool area .amazing station by the sea lovely architecture and well maintained
Can you imagine commuting on this train everyday what a great old building with cannon outside St James beach has everything beach huts views the church with a view love the beach properties miami vice spot on the lagoon what a place to live views at the end only in South Africa thanks for taking us to a place I could imagine cheerio till the next one
Glad you loved the drive to Muizenberg along the beach. It's always so beautiful with the waves sometimes crashing over the road and bringing the kelp along. I've seen a TV show about those beach huts in the UK, so have a fair idea of the ones you're talking about. 🏘️ I can quite easily imagine myself sitting in a steam engine chugging to and from work every day along that magnificent stretch of coastline. I loved the station building too and it was great to actually see trains coming and going! 🌊🚆 St James Beach is a lovely little spot and I can easily hang out there for a couple of hours. Those beach huts have recently been painted and they look bright as anything, loved it! We appreciate you tagging along to these two crazy beautiful spots on the Atlantic Ocean! 🚗😁
The famous colourful little buildings are " bathing boxes " Wonderful being able to share your videos far & wide. I live in Muizenberg & never miss a video
Do you pay to use them?
@Allyson Vine Thank you for the correction. 👍🏻🏘️ I'm glad to hear you enjoy our videos so much. You certainly live in a beautiful part of the Cape Peninsula. 🤩🌊
@Riki Armstrong I called around to try and find out, but no-one I reached, knows for sure. It does sound like one doesn't pay for them though and their main purpose is for surfers and swimmers to change clothing in. 🏄♀️
Another place thick with memories for me. we played putt putt there at Muizenberg and used to walk along the footpath to St James. Muizenberg railway station has the loveliest old building, used to love travelling out there by train. So glad you paid a visit. That clocktower is also a well known landmark. That station goes back to when my mom was a girl, living at Lakeside nearby. WE used to travel by train all along the sea front to Simonstown. So beautiful! Our favourite hangout was the Brass Bell right on St James station. Its on the other side, you cross through the subway, and its right on the sea! WE would sit and have a drink up in the Captains Cabin. What an awesome view, with the sea slopping and flooshing against the side of the building, and every now and then the skreeeeh gedoenk gedoenk of a train pulling in. Glad you took in Boyes drive. It is truly magnificent and at the right time of the year, you can see whales out in the bay. Thank you for another lovely journey down memory lane.
It does sound like you had a great deal of fun in these places too! We don't know that part of the Peninsula very well at all, but it certainly had a very festive atmosphere and all the places were packed! It was great to see! 🥳🏖️ The Muizenberg Station was a wonderful place to visit, we look differently at stations since we started travelling to and exploring the little towns. And the station by the sea had to be explored too! 🤩 I can just imagine checking out a steam engine rolling in there! What a setting, with that magnificent building on the one side and the ocean on the other! 🌊🚂 It was just too busy for us to even catch sight of the Kalk Bay Station properly, so we didn't make it to the Brass Bell this time. But we've had many a happy time there, it's a great place! 😎🍺 It must be awesome for you to be reminded of all these lovely memories you have of all these places, you're blessed to have so many special ones! It's bittersweet, I know, but you're still fortunate to have them. 😊
That was really something. Thank you. You guys are amazing.
I'm happy you enjoyed the outing to St James and Muizenberg. The weather was spectacular too! 🏖️🚗
In the 1960s when I was 8, I nearly drowned at St. James pool. Later when I was 10 I learned to swim there too. Brings back many memories. I left CT in 1975, and have only been back on short visits. There's a shopping mall built over where my house used to be where I grew up.
Good on you for learning to swim. Best life savour ooit
@Phil Venter Oh wow! That sounds like quite a scary experience. How incredible though that you were brave enough to return to the same beach to learn to swim. Well done to you, that's quite the achievement! 🏊🏼♀️🌊 It's so beautiful there one can easily forget how dangerous the sea can be. Thank you for sharing that memory with us. 😎🚗
So glad those little houses were restored and painted again. Muizenberg was famous all over the world for that the pictures being on postcards
Absolutely! 🏘️ Whenever we think of Muizenberg, that's the first thing we see in our minds! It was great to see them up close again! 😎🌊
Who owns these pretty little beach huts? What a sight👌👌👌👌
❤ beautiful.
Thank you so much! 😍🚗
What a lovely drive again...and including a section of the Cape Argus Cycle tour. As a child in the late fifties/early sixties my parents use to go by train on a Saturday to St James...beach blankets, food for the day etc... and we spent the whole day there under those little houses and on the beach. That tidal pool was so nice to play in and I later learnt to swim there. Behind the station are those steps up to Boys Drive.... Thanx for these memories....and I suppose we will see the iconic Brass Bell in the next episode..
I can only imagine going by train to St James Beach, a truly wonderful little beach which I didn't even know before! 🏘️🏖️ I remember family outings in the Free State where my mom would also pack a basket to the brim with all our favourite treats. We didn't have the beach, but we were happy to go wherever they would take us because of those snacks! 🤣 That tidal pool at St James looks like the perfect spot to learn to swim too! We saw many sets of steps, but I did not put my knees through that type of punishment! The traffic was so wild in the next episode and we completely missed the Brass Bell! We've been there a few times, but I would've loved to capture some of it on film. We'll have to go back one day just for that! 😎🍺
I just LOVED this part of your trip. We used to take the train from Parow to Soutrivier, hopped on to another train through Muizenberg to Simon's Town, from where we took a bus to Seaforth, with its small beach and huge rocks and lovely palm trees where we camped out for the day. That was in the 1960s.
In 2021 my brother took us on a tour around the mountain and although it was raining a bit, the trip brought back many memories. I loved it that you stopped at the Muizenberg train station and showing us the buildings next to the road.
Reading your comment made me realise how much trains used to be a part of everyday life in the past. It sounds like such fun to board a train to go to the beach! 🚆🏖️ It's reality that the weather isn't always beautiful in this part of the world and it changes on a dime. We accept it on the day just like you did when your brother was showing you around. I know how disappointed we are sometimes when we're hoping for a clear, sunny day and then it's overcast and rainy. 🤷🏼♂️ I thought you might enjoy the station and that old building with the cannons, we couldn't skip those! 😁🚗
Thank u guys for your amazing videos u take me places I would never have the chance of going, safe travels💞💞💞
We're so happy to have you on the road with us! You can look forward to many more exciting trips! We're hitting the long road again soon! 😁🚗
This is so beautiful I cant believe what I saw.Thank you for these two places their views are astonishing just loved the station. First one if l correctly that's working amazing. Both places took my breath away so geogeous they are. Those little houses on the beaches were amazing. Loved the roads next to the sea. So green . Thank you for this most pleasant episode.
The Muizenberg Station is not only in tip-top shape, but we actually saw a train arrive which was great! 🚆 You're right, we haven't seen many working stations before, so this was extra special! The beach huts in their bright colours are so typical of these two places and it was wonderful to see them again! 🏘️ Thank you for taking this spectacular drive with us! 🌊🚗
Yeah I wondered also with all these thefts of cables and tracks……. Sad state of affairs! Glad this one works!
Ian Smith died in St. James and Cecil Rhodes died in Muizenberg. You covered both places in this video.
Thank you for the info, that is very interesting and quite the coincidence! 👌🏻
thats a real beach road
Indeed! We always love it when we drive there! 🌊🚗
Hi you two! This was a very enjoyable outing. There was even a cuppa! Did you notice how the sky cleared after that?
The long tarred road literally on the beach was quite an experience. I am glad they kept the colourful beach shacks in shape. Muizenberg (and even South Africa) just would not be the same without them. Those buildings just across from the beach must also take an effort to be kept so neat and beautiful.
Thank you for pointing out and showing the historicity of the place -
and no less than two working railway stations in one episode ! But then this Ís the Cape of GOOD HOPE!
Looking forward to our next trip.
Keep safe!
😁 We'll make up for the cuppas in the next series, I promise! And when I put three rusks in the shape of a triangle on the plate, know that that is just for you! ☕😉 The weather was fantastic that day and the bright sunshine just made everything look even more beautiful than it already was! I'm glad you enjoyed the road next to the beach and ocean, it's certainly a beautiful one with all the seagulls always milling about! 🐦🌊 I just couldn't give that station a miss, it was spectacular and for the train to arrive while I'm on the platform, first prize! Thank you for joining us again today, it was fun! 😁🚗
I absolutely love your videos. Thank you for taking us along for a drive to see all the different places.
Thank you, we're so happy to have you along for the ride! It was fantastic to rediscover some places we haven't seen in years! 😁🚗
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed these wonderful adventures around the Peninsula with you - all places I have visited many times, but not for a long time in the last decade or more.
It’s been really lovely doing so again, as your passenger, hearing your happy, excited chatter and not having to negotiate traffic. I could just sit back, relax and take in everything!
This episode was especially good - seeing trains operating on fully functioning tracks and the attractive Muizenberg Station still looking in ship-shape. We’ve become so accustomed to seeing the many rundown, derelict stations on your other journeys.
That breakfast was yummy! The views from Boyes Drive are superb - the whole outing was “fantastic” and “I loved it” as much as you did, Sonia 😁
And we appreciate you boarding the back seat every time we hit the road! 😁🚗 We've loved rediscovering all these places a mere stone's throw from where we live and it was hard to come to terms with the incredible beauty sometimes. The traffic was wild at times, yes, but we loved it and we knew what we were in for when we made the decision. Our outlook was that we'll be like tourists who don't mind the traffic, but are just too grateful for everything they get to see and experience. It worked, we had a fantastic time! I agree with you, it was absolutely fantastic to see not only a stunning well-maintained station building in the most gorgeous setting, but to have trains coming and going, was just the cherry on top! We loved it! Oh, and breakfast wasn't half bad either. Sonia was snacking on the other half of her French toast for the rest of the afternoon! 😂🥪
@@DustBugsTravel I love living on the water in Muizenburg....google Marina Da Gama my area the most beautiful area in Muizenburg...its the area on the water you can see from Boyes drive... which not many people know about the hidden gem...I love waking up to the beautiful scenery of the mountains and the sea....Not far from where you parked at the beach is a place that sells the best ice cream in the whole of Cape Town...enjoy your travels.
Excellent footage. What will Cape Town be without these historical towns? Thank you
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 😁 Because we live in the area, we forget about all the historical events that took place right under our noses! 😎🚗
Next chance you get ,please include Surfer's corner, the vibrant heart of Muizenberg.
I'll keep that in mind, thank you. 👌🏻🏄🏻
Thank you for this video I remember the Muizenberg station. Travelled on the train from Bloemfontein to all the beaches. 👏👏👏👏7 Kids jumping off the train and running to the beach to put our feet in the water - ouch little did we know it would be freezing 😂😂😂😂
Hi again, driving on the beach 1.09 reminded me of hubby & I entering Swakopmond in Namibia, driving through desert then this stunning ocean with roads built on sea sand seems to appear out of nowhere. Western Cape is sooooooo far advanced compared to Eastern Cape. No comparison. Once again a beautiful trip, thank you
I can totally believe that the area reminded you of some places in Namibia! We've never been, but we've visited Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth and the surroundings definitely look similar, perhaps just flatter. Keen eye you have there! 👌🏻🌊 We're indeed fortunate to live in the Western Cape where most everything is still in good shape and well-maintained. And of course so incredibly beautiful too! 🤩🚗
In my younger days running was a big hobby for me.Boyes Drive was my training area.Used to run up the Drive from the Main road along to Old Boyes Drive and back...Was fun back then...lol
What spectacular views you must've had on those runs! 🤩 I didn't do crazy climbs like you, but I remember a time when I could run up and down Strand Beach with no issues. Now the shin splints and the one knee sadly prevent me from doing so. 🏃🏻♂️ Those were the days! 🤷🏼♂️
St James beach looks like the it place for kids🥰😍 So cute and compact!
I just love that little beach with its brigtly-coloured huts. I'll go back there for sure! ⛱️😍
Hi there . Love your videos. It's like taking me on a holiday every time I watch them. I also just wanted to find out what camera you are using to capture these fantastic videos? Can't wait for the next upload.
Thank you so much! 😁 If our videos make you feel like you're going on a holiday, our mission has been accomplished! 🏖️ I film with my normal everyday cellphone, a Samsung S22 Ultra, mounted on a regular selfie-stick. That serves our purpose perfectly! 👌🏻🚗
The bathing boxes on St James were newly built before Christmas. Muizenberg was also recently rebuilt. Not sure when though.
You didn't do the trip on a Sunday. If you had, you would have seen the flea market at Sunrise beach (not to mention the added traffic). A place I used to go to with my mom very long time ago. But all those places bring back memories. Including living in Lakeside for a number of years and Fish Hoek for 5 years.
I even lived in Strand for a year. Been around the block.
Your videos even if so familiar are also interesting for the places I have not been. Like driving on that footpath :-)
@Brendan Schafer Those bathing boxes at St James are picture-perfect now! 😍🏘️ We were there on a weekday this time around. The traffic was crazy enough on a non-flea market day, but I remember us seeing one before, but that was quite a few years ago on the left as one enters Muizenberg from Baden Powell Drive. Good to hear that you were a neighbour in Strand at some point. 🤩🌊 As for driving on the footpath, I've become so used to trying to get Sonia as close as possible to places that I don't even think twice. If the car can fit, we go! 😳🚗
@@DustBugsTravel Yes. On the left at that circle where the flea market is. Some stalls overflow onto the roadside too. But haven't been to it in a while.
The lagoon👌👌👌👌👌
And so big! 😳
We truly live in a beautiful country, amazing footage.
Thank you, so happy to hear you enjoyed. 😎🚗
Aaww Muizenberg my home town can't wait for summer thanks guys like all your videos
That brekky you guys!!! Nice yummy one🎉
That brekkie was divine! 🥓🍳 It kept us satisfied for the rest of that day! 😆
Hi there you two all the way from Mossel Bay, my sister and I just love your're videos, but we would like to know if it is at all possible to give a date with you're videos....they are all stunning and wait for it amazing xx
Greetings to the two of you in Mossel Bay! I'm happy to hear that you enjoy our videos so much! 😊 I'm not keen to put dates on them, but as a guide, our videos are always uploaded within one to five weeks after a trip. Once we get back home from a weeklong trip, I start editing and uploading. This time was a little different since we stayed closer to home. This particular video was shot during the first week of this month. 😎🚗
@@DustBugsTravel wow you are quick to reply and it makes perfectly sense..and be sure we will keep on watching
Scenic route that!
I'm so glad we got to know that part of the Peninsula a little better. It's beautiful out there! 🏘️🚗
That marina reminded me of Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape……. just beautiful 👌👌👌👌
True that! It's so beautiful and peaceful out there, it must be stunning to live there! I hope to get to Port Alfred too as we discover and explore more of the Eastern Cape. 🌊⛵
Ek en my man is mal daaroor om julle videos te kyk. Ons het so paar jaar terug van Gauteng af na Kaapstad toe geroadtrip, so dit bring soveel memories terug!
Was julle al by Burgersdorp gewees? Dis ñ baie klein dorpie ryk in geskiedenis en het baie mooi kerke 😉
Thank you so much! It's fantastic to hear that you and your husband enjoy our videos together, just like we enjoy travelling together! 🤩🚗 Your roadtrip sounds amazing, I'm sure you had an awesome time! We have such spectacular beauty so close to home and it was wonderful visiting these places again! We haven't visited Burgersdorp just yet, but it's on our list for a future trip when we explore the Eastern Cape further! Thank you for the suggestion! 👌🏻
What is the purpose of the yellow circles on the platform please?
I suppose that was painted in Covid times....stand 2 metres apart?
@@deonzar
Yes, I would agree with you.
@David Johns I would agree with the other two viewers. I think they were painted when social distancing measures were still in place. Let's hope those days are over for good! 😨
Which beach you would choose to visit, quick stop?
I'll pick Strand, my hometown, every single time! 😍🏖
That’s called Strandveld
Indeed. Cape Flats Dune Strandveld is sadly an endangered vegetation type. 🎋.
where the libraby
I'm not sure. We didn't visit the Library in either of the places. 🚙📚