Wife and I got married there 40 years ago in a little Church that has become the Pep store later in years. Rich history of the Boer war and the British. The old prison is there where the Boers dug a tunnel to the river to escape. Thanks for showing
It's quite incredible that a church would become a shop in later years, we haven't seen that very often on our trips. Thank you for sharing that special memory of yours with us. 💒 We believe the history runs deep in this town and area, but it was just too busy on the day of our visit to explore in-depth. 🚙🤷🏻♂️
Hi There this was great WSU is actually the former Masibulele College of Education, i have been there since ages! thanks again it was nice seeing my home town on the net
I agree! The dam was so unexpected and so beautiful. We just love dams and we were so happy that it was right next to the road that we were travelling on. Glad you enjoyed it too! 🤩🌊
Wow the dam is huge and the cherry on the cake was the drone footage. Thank you for that. A universaty my word. It was a nice visit and so much character with all the villages. But i suppose that is how those people live. Very nice trip thank you. Will line up for the next one my ticket is still valid!
The Waterdown Dam was the highlight for us too and fortunately the weather played along and I could get some aerial shots. 🤩🌊 I've just checked, your ticket is most certainly still valid so I expect you to be ready and waiting on Saturday for the next instalment! 😁
Here in the Western Cape mostly Xhosas work, and they cant wait for Xmas, when they can go "home" ,meaning Whittlesea......Like we say in Afrikaans: Huis is waar jou hart is,,,,,en jou hart is maar waar jy grootgeword het......❤
Indeed! 👌🏻 Like you, wer'e also in the Western Cape and I'm always fascinated when I chat to the folks going home to all areas of the Eastern Cape over December. They look forward to that the whole year and it's quite a trek for some of them with all the things they take home from the big city. Home is indeed where one's roots are!
Thanks for the lovely drone footage of the dam. Just stunning ! As for Whttlesea. All one can say is yes it was a busy little town on a Saturday afternoon. It is what it is. Now I can say that I have seen Whittlesea. Dankie julle.😀
Whittlesea is what it is, you said it. 🚙🤷🏻♂️ The main road was crazy busy on that Saturday afternoon. It was quite late in the day too and I was rather surprised that there was still so much activity. The dam was fortunately spectacular and made our visit very special. 🌊🤩
Hi guys more added to my education loved the drone footage really reminds of my time in SA the landscape dry in winter waterdown dam was impressive. The picnic area with concrete seats and tables is SA to me so nice and civilised with amazing views the views across the meilie fields stunning 36 villages around a small town unbelievable high street looks busy and thriving WSU had lovely grounds and great facilities love the charming sign Cloakrooms this looks like a new place to me I see positive signs education is top priority. Nice new structures. Fantastic video I had a feeling I'd heard of Whittlesea before and my wife reminded me we pass it on the way up to Yorkshire its now on the outskirts of Peterborough where we stop at the big services for coffee ☕ small world. Thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
That dam was rather impressive, we couldn't believe it when that huge body of water came into view! 🤩🌊 I have no doubt that Whittlesea in the UK looks a tad different from our Whittlesea, but it was good to see it and I'm glad you came along for the ride! That main road was next-level busy on that Saturday afternoon! 😳 The Whittlesea campus of the Walter Sisulu University showed that education is a priority for the folks in the rural Eastern Cape and we loved that! 🎓
Wow! What a beautiful dam. Yes 1958 was a long time ago. Its the year before I was born! Thanks guys, now I feel so old!!😆never heard of Whittlesea before. What a discovery. Quite a wealthy looking place, or comparatively.
Yup! There was a time that I would've thought a 1958 structure was ancient, but no more! We see more and more bridges and buildings and things that are very close to our birth years too and it does make us feel rather advanced in years if I'm honest. Not much we can do about that though! 😨🤷🏻♂️ The Waterdown Dam was a spectacular sight as we were happily driving along the road and it really made our visit to Whittlesea! Judging by the acitvity in town that Saturday afternoon, quite a bit of cash was being spent in the local shops and establishments. 💸🚙
Hi you two! Thank you for another interesting trip. Nature in that part of our country is really stunning, and your drone views showed it at its best! What a huge blue dam that Waterdown is! It is a pity that that a place surrounded by such beautiful landscape as Whittlesea is not better kept (managed?). The WSU campus was a nice surprise. I did not know it had a campus there. It is however good to see that a "war born" place developed into a place 0f learning, The bust of Walter Sisulu was a welcome sight. It may signify the start of a new part of the centuries old history. I'm just back from the Waterberg so my connection with you is safe again and I am ready for the next trip! Keep safe!
You certainly sound well-rested, so I'm sure you had a fabulous trip! 🚙👌🏻 The dam was gorgeous in its shades of blue, we just loved it! 🌊🤩 The Eastern Cape landscape was fantastic as always, but as far as the town goes, it was simply too busy and chaotic to see anything. 🤷🏻♂️ The campus was a welcome sight and we were very grateful to be given the opportunity to drive through. I'm always happy to see education being facilitated. 🎓📚 Keep the wifi connected, Saturday is around the corner and your seat is ready!
The way to see the brown of the "brown part of the year" is as "all the possible shades of brown". That's what a Dutch friend of mine once taught me to see. Look that way, and you start to see there's never a uniform, flat brown colour to the land, here, like in Holland you can sometimes get endless flat green to the point where you need to escape from it (well that's how my friend felt). There are pale, nearly white browns, there are reds, there are olive green shrubs, rocks etc, to break it up, but also a very wide range of different grasses (and fynbos, in the mountains, and toward the Cape.)
The natural beauty in this country of ours is beyond any belief, no matter where we travel. We love all shades and shapes of it. From bare and barren to green and lush to every shade of blue in the ocean and in the dam just before we reached Whittlesea. Any traveller's dream! 🤩🇿🇦
We used to visit Whittlelsea in the 1970s. It was a vibrant little town, with a small but effective business district. The Waterdown Dam was called the Klipplaat Dam in those days
The Klipplaat Dam would make total sense to me. 🌊👌🏻 The town itself was crazy busy on the day of our visit and they clearly still do a lot of business there!
Whittlesea itself was an eye-opener! Not a place one would want to visit again in a hurry 😜 but seeing the WSU campus was a pleasant surprise and the Waterdown Dam was a delight - you whipped out your drone just as I’d thought, “this is a perfect opportunity for some drone footage” and you made it a reality! Thank you 🙏🏻
Whittlesea itself was a bit of a shocker, so I don't think we'll be visiting again soon either. 🚙😨 And I don't say things like that lightly. The dam was a stunning surprise as we were cruising along and Droney was calling out from under my seat to be set free! 🤩🌊 Luckily he came back with spectacular views of the Waterdown Dam! We're always happy to see functional educational institutions such as this WSU Campus, so enjoyed the drive through. 🎓
Almost! 🥳 We've been doing the fifth-week thing since October 2021 and we're still having as much fun as the first day! 20th trip upcoming soon, I almost can't believe it! 🚙🤩
I can't tell you just yet, we don't like spilling the beans ahead of time. All I'll say, is that it'll go live next Thursday. I hope you find that episode especially enjoyable! 🚙🤩
Thank you! 🌊🤩 That gorgeous dam was the absolute highlight of our visit to Whittlesea. We're not often that lucky to have a dam right next to the road we're travelling on, so I made full use of the opportunity to fly the drone. So happy to hear you enjoyed!
I suspect WSU, a sattelite campus, was probably a technikon merged with a Univ, the govt did this in 2002/2004. UPE merged with PE Tech, with the George campus being tagged on, even though George so far to PE. Great drone fotage mind you!
I think you may be right about the university. Another viewer said it was the College of Education before, so the two must've merged as you explained. 🎓📚 So happy to hear you enjoyed the drone shots of that fabulous dam! 🤩🌊
Hallo julle twee! Wil net sê ek en my man het elke liewe episode wat julle gemaak het gesien tot hy 'n maamd gelede skielik oorlede is. Ek kan nie meer na julle episodes kyk nie want die herinneringe is net te seer. Ek wens jul alles wat mooi is toe. God seën julle en dankie vir die goeie videos en herinneringe.
@suenoakes6671 Greetings to you. 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️ Our most sincere condolences for your very big loss. 😢 Please know that you'll be in our thoughts during this difficult time. We wish you all the very best as you come to terms with life without your husband. You will always be welcome to return to our channel should you one day feel strong enough to. 🚙🌷
Walter Sisulu was raised by his Xhosa mother and her extended family. A little-known fact about him was that his biological father was white, a magistrate called Dickinson whom he (Sisulu) met only once in his life.
Another winner, thank you!!!! A question, are you going to have a look see at the flowers in Richtersveld???? By all accounts it's going to be a bumper year.🙃🙏❤
Nope, we don't have a trip planned to go and see the flowers. I can only imagine how spectacular it'll be this year after all the rain though. 🌸🌼🌻🌺🌷 The Richtersveld will require a different vehicle from the one we always use for our trips, so we'll have to plan well in advance for that one. 🚙😁
@@susannaemmerich1166 Sonia really struggles with the cold, so she bundles up tightly and stays indoors for the most part. 🥶 I'll have to invest in some OBS to warm her up! 😁🍷
On the main road when you leave cathcart 5 km out towards queens town there's a board on the left that says wittlsea it's a dirt road if you take it not far down that road there's a small church it looks amazing and well kept
Now I've seen Whittlesea, thank you. Would give that 1 a skip, too busy for me too but was good to see it, thank you, guessing game, i think Queenstown or back to Fort Beaufort ? let's wait & see🚗🚗🚗😁
Yup, I don't blame you one bit! 😨🚙 It was rough going down that main road and we upped-and-downed three times trying to find an unobstructed turnoff to the side streets. But we gave up eventually and there was just no way to explore the town in a comfortable way. 🤷🏻♂️ Not many options to take from Whittlesea, so let's see which place came next! 😁
Well, now you've been to Whittlesea. 🚙😁 I haven't heard of Seymour before, but will certainly check it out. It does sound like the kind of place we like to explore. Hopefully it's quieter than Whittlesea was on the day of our visit. 😱
@@DustBugsTravelMy husband’s father was born in Seymour. Was once a thriving little village. We went there last July. Was heartbreaking. Basically destroyed. So many old buildings derelict. The old family home still had its original garden gate but that’s about it. 😢
The dam was an absolute stunner, so that made the trip to Whittlesea totally worthwhile for us! 🤩🌊 As you know by now, we don't pick and polish what we show and we'll continue documenting our travels, regardless of how much (or how little) we find in a place. That's just how we roll! 😁
Whittlesea my home town 🎉😊 thank you guys
Thank you for watching our video of your hometown, we appreciate that! 🚙😁
My place of birth. Thank you for showcasing the EC. Such a precious historic province.
Wife and I got married there 40 years ago in a little Church that has become the Pep store later in years. Rich history of the Boer war and the British. The old prison is there where the Boers dug a tunnel to the river to escape.
Thanks for showing
It's quite incredible that a church would become a shop in later years, we haven't seen that very often on our trips. Thank you for sharing that special memory of yours with us. 💒 We believe the history runs deep in this town and area, but it was just too busy on the day of our visit to explore in-depth. 🚙🤷🏻♂️
Thank you for doing this for the Eastern Cape. Much needed.
Sure! 🚙😁 We were happy to do it. The natural beauty and potential of this province are incredible and have to be shared far and wide.
YIPPEE 🎉
I’m here to celebrate 17k subscribers with you 👏🏻🥂🍾
WELL DONE, DUSTBUGS!
And I'm here to say thank you for being a fixture on our backseat and for taking every single trip with us! 🚙🥳 It is very much appreciated!
Hi There this was great WSU is actually the former Masibulele College of Education, i have been there since ages! thanks again it was nice seeing my home town on the net
We appreciate you watching our video of your hometown! 🚙🤩 Thank you for the info on the campus, we weren't aware of that. 📚🎓
Good morning, beautiful scenery at the dam🥰👍
I agree! The dam was so unexpected and so beautiful. We just love dams and we were so happy that it was right next to the road that we were travelling on. Glad you enjoyed it too! 🤩🌊
And how wonderful to have seen it full!
Wow the dam is huge and the cherry on the cake was the drone footage. Thank you for that. A universaty my word. It was a nice visit and so much character with all the villages. But i suppose that is how those people live. Very nice trip thank you. Will line up for the next one my ticket is still valid!
The Waterdown Dam was the highlight for us too and fortunately the weather played along and I could get some aerial shots. 🤩🌊 I've just checked, your ticket is most certainly still valid so I expect you to be ready and waiting on Saturday for the next instalment! 😁
Here in the Western Cape mostly Xhosas work, and they cant wait for Xmas, when they can go "home" ,meaning Whittlesea......Like we say in Afrikaans: Huis is waar jou hart is,,,,,en jou hart is maar waar jy grootgeword het......❤
Indeed! 👌🏻 Like you, wer'e also in the Western Cape and I'm always fascinated when I chat to the folks going home to all areas of the Eastern Cape over December. They look forward to that the whole year and it's quite a trek for some of them with all the things they take home from the big city. Home is indeed where one's roots are!
Sometimes one has to find a new home. For me now home is where children and grandchildren are ♥️♥️
@@annawitter5161 same here. Born in Whittlesea, live in Angola, home is Pretoria.
Thanks for the lovely drone footage of the dam. Just stunning ! As for Whttlesea. All one can say is yes it was a busy little town on a Saturday afternoon. It is what it is. Now I can say that I have seen Whittlesea. Dankie julle.😀
Whittlesea is what it is, you said it. 🚙🤷🏻♂️ The main road was crazy busy on that Saturday afternoon. It was quite late in the day too and I was rather surprised that there was still so much activity. The dam was fortunately spectacular and made our visit very special. 🌊🤩
my home town
Hi guys more added to my education loved the drone footage really reminds of my time in SA the landscape dry in winter waterdown dam was impressive. The picnic area with concrete seats and tables is SA to me so nice and civilised with amazing views the views across the meilie fields stunning 36 villages around a small town unbelievable high street looks busy and thriving WSU had lovely grounds and great facilities love the charming sign Cloakrooms this looks like a new place to me I see positive signs education is top priority. Nice new structures. Fantastic video I had a feeling I'd heard of Whittlesea before and my wife reminded me we pass it on the way up to Yorkshire its now on the outskirts of Peterborough where we stop at the big services for coffee ☕ small world. Thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
That dam was rather impressive, we couldn't believe it when that huge body of water came into view! 🤩🌊 I have no doubt that Whittlesea in the UK looks a tad different from our Whittlesea, but it was good to see it and I'm glad you came along for the ride! That main road was next-level busy on that Saturday afternoon! 😳 The Whittlesea campus of the Walter Sisulu University showed that education is a priority for the folks in the rural Eastern Cape and we loved that! 🎓
Wow! What a beautiful dam. Yes 1958 was a long time ago. Its the year before I was born! Thanks guys, now I feel so old!!😆never heard of Whittlesea before. What a discovery. Quite a wealthy looking place, or comparatively.
Yup! There was a time that I would've thought a 1958 structure was ancient, but no more! We see more and more bridges and buildings and things that are very close to our birth years too and it does make us feel rather advanced in years if I'm honest. Not much we can do about that though! 😨🤷🏻♂️ The Waterdown Dam was a spectacular sight as we were happily driving along the road and it really made our visit to Whittlesea! Judging by the acitvity in town that Saturday afternoon, quite a bit of cash was being spent in the local shops and establishments. 💸🚙
Hi you two! Thank you for another interesting trip. Nature in that part of our country is really stunning, and your drone views showed it at its best! What a huge blue dam that Waterdown is! It is a pity that that a place surrounded by such beautiful landscape as Whittlesea is not better kept (managed?). The WSU campus was a nice surprise. I did not know it had a campus there. It is however good to see that a "war born" place developed into a place 0f learning, The bust of Walter Sisulu was a welcome sight. It may signify the start of a new part of the centuries old history.
I'm just back from the Waterberg so my connection with you is safe again and I am ready for the next trip!
Keep safe!
You certainly sound well-rested, so I'm sure you had a fabulous trip! 🚙👌🏻 The dam was gorgeous in its shades of blue, we just loved it! 🌊🤩 The Eastern Cape landscape was fantastic as always, but as far as the town goes, it was simply too busy and chaotic to see anything. 🤷🏻♂️ The campus was a welcome sight and we were very grateful to be given the opportunity to drive through. I'm always happy to see education being facilitated. 🎓📚 Keep the wifi connected, Saturday is around the corner and your seat is ready!
The way to see the brown of the "brown part of the year" is as "all the possible shades of brown". That's what a Dutch friend of mine once taught me to see. Look that way, and you start to see there's never a uniform, flat brown colour to the land, here, like in Holland you can sometimes get endless flat green to the point where you need to escape from it (well that's how my friend felt). There are pale, nearly white browns, there are reds, there are olive green shrubs, rocks etc, to break it up, but also a very wide range of different grasses (and fynbos, in the mountains, and toward the Cape.)
The natural beauty in this country of ours is beyond any belief, no matter where we travel. We love all shades and shapes of it. From bare and barren to green and lush to every shade of blue in the ocean and in the dam just before we reached Whittlesea. Any traveller's dream! 🤩🇿🇦
We used to visit Whittlelsea in the 1970s. It was a vibrant little town, with a small but effective business district.
The Waterdown Dam was called the Klipplaat Dam in those days
The Klipplaat Dam would make total sense to me. 🌊👌🏻 The town itself was crazy busy on the day of our visit and they clearly still do a lot of business there!
Awesome trip guys ..
Much appreciated, thank you! 🚙😁
What a big dam!!! Brilliant drone shots👏👏👏👏
Lovely town lovely view of the mountains ❤❤❤❤❤❤
There is always the natural beauty to keep us going, I'm glad you enjoyed this trip to Whittlesea! 🚙🤩
Whittlesea itself was an eye-opener! Not a place one would want to visit again in a hurry 😜 but seeing the WSU campus was a pleasant surprise and the Waterdown Dam was a delight - you whipped out your drone just as I’d thought, “this is a perfect opportunity for some drone footage” and you made it a reality! Thank you 🙏🏻
Whittlesea itself was a bit of a shocker, so I don't think we'll be visiting again soon either. 🚙😨 And I don't say things like that lightly. The dam was a stunning surprise as we were cruising along and Droney was calling out from under my seat to be set free! 🤩🌊 Luckily he came back with spectacular views of the Waterdown Dam! We're always happy to see functional educational institutions such as this WSU Campus, so enjoyed the drive through. 🎓
Lovely ,so nice of you showing us places we've never heard of before,love it,thank you,have a blessed day 🙏🌺
Our pleasure! It's great that you hop on board each time as we visit new places, the vast majority of which we've never been to before either. 🚙😁
You guys are really on the move these days
Yup! We still hit the road every fifth week as always, and our goal is to see as many places as we can when we do get the opportunity to travel. 🚙😁
How long is it now Curtis?....2 years 🎉🎉
Almost! 🥳 We've been doing the fifth-week thing since October 2021 and we're still having as much fun as the first day! 20th trip upcoming soon, I almost can't believe it! 🚙🤩
Where will episode 342 be... The number has huge significance for me ❤
I can't tell you just yet, we don't like spilling the beans ahead of time. All I'll say, is that it'll go live next Thursday. I hope you find that episode especially enjoyable! 🚙🤩
@@DustBugsTravel perfect, can't wait 🏞️🌄💕
Wow! That dam is quite something, never heard of it. Beautiful drone camera work Curtis. Thanks for sharing it with us..👍🏼🌺
Thank you! 🌊🤩 That gorgeous dam was the absolute highlight of our visit to Whittlesea. We're not often that lucky to have a dam right next to the road we're travelling on, so I made full use of the opportunity to fly the drone. So happy to hear you enjoyed!
Thank you so Much For Showing my Hometown. Not a Lot of People know it Thanks ❤
I suspect WSU, a sattelite campus, was probably a technikon merged with a Univ, the govt did this in 2002/2004. UPE merged with PE Tech, with the George campus being tagged on, even though George so far to PE. Great drone fotage mind you!
I think you may be right about the university. Another viewer said it was the College of Education before, so the two must've merged as you explained. 🎓📚 So happy to hear you enjoyed the drone shots of that fabulous dam! 🤩🌊
Hallo julle twee! Wil net sê ek en my man het elke liewe episode wat julle gemaak het gesien tot hy 'n maamd gelede skielik oorlede is. Ek kan nie meer na julle episodes kyk nie want die herinneringe is net te seer. Ek wens jul alles wat mooi is toe. God seën julle en dankie vir die goeie videos en herinneringe.
Bêre die programme iewers,tot die seer nie meer so erg is nie😢
Later sal jy die episodes kan kyk, met mooi herinneringe..... Dit werk,glo my.......❤❤❤
@suenoakes6671 Greetings to you. 🙋🏻♀️🙋🏻♂️ Our most sincere condolences for your very big loss. 😢 Please know that you'll be in our thoughts during this difficult time. We wish you all the very best as you come to terms with life without your husband. You will always be welcome to return to our channel should you one day feel strong enough to. 🚙🌷
Ai Sue! Ek weet hoe jy voel. My man is n paar jaar gelede oorlede maar dit voel nog net soos gister. Die herrineringe is so eina-soet!
@@emmerentiagroenewald3694 Baie dankie vir jou woorde.
@@DustBugsTravel Thank you so much.
Can't wait for Queenstown
You seem pretty sure that's where we were headed to next! Time will tell! 🚙😁
Walter Sisulu was raised by his Xhosa mother and her extended family. A little-known fact about him was that his biological father was white, a magistrate called Dickinson whom he (Sisulu) met only once in his life.
Interesting, appreciate the info. 👍🏻
Another winner, thank you!!!! A question, are you going to have a look see at the flowers in Richtersveld???? By all accounts it's going to be a bumper year.🙃🙏❤
Nope, we don't have a trip planned to go and see the flowers. I can only imagine how spectacular it'll be this year after all the rain though. 🌸🌼🌻🌺🌷 The Richtersveld will require a different vehicle from the one we always use for our trips, so we'll have to plan well in advance for that one. 🚙😁
Will hold thumbs!!!🙃🙏
Hi Sonia and Curtis , how are you doing in the very, very cold weather. Stay warm, you are permitted to have a glass or 2 of OB's. Take care,.🙃🥶🙏👍
@@susannaemmerich1166 Sonia really struggles with the cold, so she bundles up tightly and stays indoors for the most part. 🥶 I'll have to invest in some OBS to warm her up! 😁🍷
On the main road when you leave cathcart 5 km out towards queens town there's a board on the left that says wittlsea it's a dirt road if you take it not far down that road there's a small church it looks amazing and well kept
Now I've seen Whittlesea, thank you. Would give that 1 a skip, too busy for me too but was good to see it, thank you, guessing game, i think Queenstown or back to Fort Beaufort ? let's wait & see🚗🚗🚗😁
Yup, I don't blame you one bit! 😨🚙 It was rough going down that main road and we upped-and-downed three times trying to find an unobstructed turnoff to the side streets. But we gave up eventually and there was just no way to explore the town in a comfortable way. 🤷🏻♂️ Not many options to take from Whittlesea, so let's see which place came next! 😁
Stray animals, big problem there
And I'm sure a big danger to animals and drivers alike. 😨🚙🐕🐂🐑🐐
Never heard of the place until now. Don’t go to Seymour. Your heart will break 😥
Well, now you've been to Whittlesea. 🚙😁 I haven't heard of Seymour before, but will certainly check it out. It does sound like the kind of place we like to explore. Hopefully it's quieter than Whittlesea was on the day of our visit. 😱
@@DustBugsTravelMy husband’s father was born in Seymour. Was once a thriving little village. We went there last July. Was heartbreaking. Basically destroyed. So many old buildings derelict. The old family home still had its original garden gate but that’s about it. 😢
I thought there was a Whittlesea in Cambridgeshire…… okay!!
The road is winding, needs a very sober driver
That's me! I love winding roads! 🚙😁
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@@DustBugsTravel im still along😉
It used to be Masibulele college of education
WSU Walter sisulu university
So what can I say...beautiful veld and surroundings...but.....Nothing to see here..lets move on..LOL..sorry..
The dam was an absolute stunner, so that made the trip to Whittlesea totally worthwhile for us! 🤩🌊 As you know by now, we don't pick and polish what we show and we'll continue documenting our travels, regardless of how much (or how little) we find in a place. That's just how we roll! 😁