S1 - Ep 282 - Great Brak River - A Beautiful Place On the Garden Route of South Africa!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มี.ค. 2023
- Our visit to the beautiful place of Great Brak River on the famous Garden Route of South Africa was a delightful experience. We took a drive over the wooden bridge that connects the town to the island and we were greeted by the stunning view of the river and the surrounding mountains. The island was charming with its tree-lined streets and quaint homes that exuded a peaceful ambiance. We then took a slow drive up the hill to take in the breathtaking panoramic views of the valley and snaking river below. The view was truly awe-inspiring, and we were left feeling rejuvenated and refreshed by the natural beauty of the surroundings. Next, we drove through the village, taking in the vibrant energy of this town. Finally, we went to OpiSpoor Pub & Grill for an evening meal. The restaurant was cosy and inviting, with a warm atmosphere and friendly staff. The food was simply delicious and we savoured every bite. Overall, our visit to Great Brak River was a wonderful experience which connected us once again to the beauty of nature and the warm hospitality of the locals. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #northerncape #greatbrakriver #gardenroute
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Good morning my name is Hlayisani I'm currently based in George but I'm from Limpopo, Giyani I'm following your channel and I'm enjoying it. Please keep it up
Hullo Hlayisani. You have many really good videos to catch up on. Enjoy!
@Hlayisani Yingwane I'm so happy to hear that you enjoy our videos! There are so many beautiful places to visit and we're just too happy to be sharing the beauty of this incredible country we call home! 🚙🇿🇦 Thank you for joining us! My wife, Sonia, says hello to you too! She was born in Limpopo and lived in George too for a while, both your places! 😁
Here in the garden route everywhere is clean. Our Municipalities are the only that received clean audits. I am a proud Mosselbayer 🙂
the Searls were very important business people in the Groot Brak area. You can still buy grasshoppers. very good shoes
Yup, we gathered both those facts as we drove through this beautiful place! 👞⛪ Thank you for the info!
This town is one of the best places to hat I ha e seen on your travels. Even though I was not there in person I could feel the pleasant atmosphere while you were commentating as you drove through it.
It was a fantastic visit to Great Brak River and we absolutely loved visiting! We've so often seen it from the highway, but have never driven through and it was a really great experience. The natural beauty is overwhelming in places and how the houses and buildings have been integrated into nature, says a lot for the townsfolk. I'm so glad you enjoyed it with us, thanks for coming along! 🚙😁
Fellow travellers, just when I thought I found a place to lay my hat, Curt and Sonia come up with another gem. I dearly hope the GROOT BRAKRIVIER residents cherish their good fortune.
Great Brak River is incredibly beautiful and the residents are indeed very fortunate to call this area their home. One is truly spoilt for choice on the Garden Route, one place wants to be more gorgeous than the previous one. Thanks for checking all of them out with us! 🚙🤩
The Island is Naturally beautiful 👌 So green and lush👌👌
It id a stunningly beautiful place!!!!
More memorable last happy times with my Beloved. Yes, we enjoyed a visit to the island too. Got the feeling its very exclusive and one wont easily be able to own a place there, unless you know someone! Yes my hubby had a pair of Grasshoppers, lasted him years hey did! We did find some lovely viewpoints on the hills but I can remember exactly where, we were just furtling around. Love the church with its story about the founders. All in all, its a very pleasant town to visit. Oh yay! So glad you went to the old station for some grub. We spent many a happy hour there, just relaxing in the pub, or stuffing our faces with delicious pizza! The old station has such a haunting feel,like it is waiting for a train that never comes,....until.... I remember coming through there by train, years ago of course. Still have it on video. Pok ! Pok! Pok! Yes the chicken said it all.
I'm always so happy when our videos remind you of good times with your loved ones and it certainly sounds like this area does just that! 😊 I can completely understand that though! I absolutely loved Great Brak River from the moment I entered town and the feeling never left me! The Island looks like a fantastic place to live and visit and is so well-maintained and cared for. They kept so many green areas intact, which was great to see! 💚🌳 I couldn't believe that the place where we decided to have dinner, was actually part of the old station. It was great to walk around and also imagine what it must've been like when trains were passing through, as I often do. 🤷🏼♂️🚆 We loved the chickens too! 😍🐓
Stunning part of our country ..... hard to find a bad spot. Loved the bridge. Its so lush and green a paradise to live in. You have everything sea river hills trees....blessed to live there
It's an absolutely gorgeous part of our country and no wonder they call it the Garden Route! 🌳💚 You're right, they literally have everything nature has to offer and a beautiful town on top. It was a fantastid visit to this place and I'm so happy you joined us! 🚙🤩
Thank you for also recording and showing our house and i could even hear my dog bark.
Love riding along with you guys, you visit the most beautiful parts of our country
Wooden bridge! So pretty 👌
Wow! This place looks amazing. BUT, I’m sure the locals would hate to see their little piece of heaven all over the internet. Lol.
This town is really gorgeous! We show in our videos exactly what we find in a specific town or place on the random day we travel through. As we show decline and decay in many, many places, we're just too happy to show the abundance of beauty which still remains. The locals we chatted to are proud to share the beauty of their town with others. 🚙🤩
Wow the bridge is amazing. Lovely island tour.
I'm glad you also loved the bridge and The Island! We thought they were just the coolest things! 😁🚙
60 years ago we spent our honeymoon in Grootbrakrivier....we didnt have a car so travelled by train from steynsburg. We walked everyhere ... to the sea and rivermouth... spent hours on the island. That was where I first saw gloworms... couldnt believe the weird balls of light when we explored the island by night. And phosphor on the water.. it was a wonderworld. Such lovely memories.. love you channel.
They sound like fantastic memories! Such uncomplicated times back in the day, so much so that you were able to travel to Great Brak River by train and were able to walk around to wherever you wanted to go! 🤩 This was our first visit to the town and I was very impressed with the entire place, but The Island was the highlight for me! I wish we were there at night. It sounds like there were far fewer houses on The Island back then. Thank you for sharing those memories with us and for coming back to this area again with us! 🚙🏝️
The views from high view road is amazing
Lovely place. Food looked very good,
And you are 100% correct with both observations! 🌊🍖 We really enjoyed our visit to Great Brak River. It's a stunning place! 🚙😁
Beautiful sunset!!! And the food looked delish 😋
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Our pleasure! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed our visit to this beautiful town! 🚙🤩
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You guys just know how to entertain us. Thank you for Groot Brak. Have been there so many times but years ago. I sat like a Lord in the back seat and enjoyed the entire trip. Such a beautiful place and green all over. I also love the quietness. Thanks guys much appreciated.
With so much beauty around, it's very easy to capture and there was plenty of beauty around Great Brak River! 🌳🌊 We saw you on the backseat having a ball, I'm so glad you came with again! On to the next stop! 🚙😁
Oh! thank you very much Marius, my face was squashed against the window.😫
It is just getting better and better...we have such a beautiful country...
That is the truth! 👍🏻 We were amazed by the natural beauty we saw everywhere on the Garden Route section of this trip. 🌳🇿🇦
It is so beautiful there. I have fond memories of visiting Great Brak, so really enjoyed this video.
I'm so glad our video reminded you of good times! It's really a beautiful place with such incredible natural beauty! Thank you for visiting Great Brak River again with the two of us! 😁🚙
A lovely area. The first thing I noticed on the island is lack of security features. No razor wire, no high walls, no electric fences. Garages at the edge of the road. Just like the old days of 40 years ago. Thanks for the tour.
It is indeed a lovely area with an abundance of natural beauty all around! 🌳🌊 Keen observation on your part about the absence of security features. With only one narrow way in and one narrow way out, I think The Island is a pretty safe place to stay. And very beautiful to boot! Thank you for coming along with us! 🚙🏝️
What a amazing place it has it all. Beautiful old trees, an island and even a crocodile, what more can one ask for. My friend often went to the Grasshopper shop to buy our shoes and get a meal then sit next to the water and enjoy our meal. Can't do that no more but do so appreciate the ride with you and Sonia it sure brought back lots of memories. ❤
It sounds like you have many good memories of Great Brak River and I'm so happy that our video reminded you of some of those! 😍 This place indeed has it all. I loved everything from beginning to end and, yes, including the crocodile which was super cool to see! 🐊 Although you're not able to travel yourself anymore, we're so happy that you join us from your armchair every time, thank you! 🚙🤩
Awesome to see my backyard through another's eyes, and that you noticed our pet🐊and waterside security, it's always entertaining to observe people on their kayaks or SUP's when they notice him as they pass by 😅
Thank you for watching our video of your beautiful hometown! 🚙😁 My darling wife was first fooled by your lovely pet, but afterwards rather taken with it. 😍🐊 I can only imagine people going by in the water being fooled by it too, especially from a little distance away. Love it!
love to see train stations that an NOT run down and damaged
Agreed! 👌🏻 I would love them even more if they had trains moving through them too! 🚉
Cool town! In the 80's all goverment workers from Cape Town to Pretoria wore grasshopper shoes !
😁 Your comment about the Grasshoppers made me smile! 🦗👞 I think half the men in South Africa wore them in the 80's! Oh, and Great Brak River is a super cool town! 🌊🚙
Hi guys another gem this lives up to its name Garden route loved the bridge over the estuary wow then the little bridge to the island spotted a old bakkie lol also some clapper board houses. The crocodile would be a good security device? Must check out grass hoppers shoes. Views from the high point stunning I'd like one of those houses on the gravel road. The interdenominational was interesting. My wife informed me that we had one in the area we were brought up in ( inner city London) and that a lady she worked who was Christian married a Jewish guy in one of these churches they are alo known as Free churches. Great facilities for sports loved the little bridge in the park. OFFIES SPOOR BRILLIANT PLACE where the old station was amazing lovely food and to top it off African sunset thanks again cheerio till the next one
That crocodile sure had Sonia fooled when she first saw it! 😁🐊 It's so realistic though and a fantastic decoration on the perfect spot, but I like your thought of a security device! I thought Great Brak River was a spectacular place in a perfect setting with fantastic views, I was really impressed! The location of the restaurant was just stunning and it was so cool to see that it was the original station. The food was absolutely delicious too! 🍖🍗 Grasshoppers is an institution in South Africa as far as shoes go. We grew up with our dads and uncles wearing them. Interesting to hear that interdenominational churches are also known as free churches, I never knew that! ⛪ Thanks for coming to Great Brak River with us. 🤩🚙
Probably Klein Brak next? I don't think I have ever been in either... bypass on N2 as you say. Certainly looks bigger than I have imagined. Safe travels.
I was super surprised at the size of Great Brak and also how beautiful it is there! We bought some fantastic snacks at the local supermarket too if you ever need to hop off the N2 for a quick bite to eat. In fact, one sees it from the N2, so only a short distance away. We shall see you on Saturday at the next stop! 😁🚙
One of the places we just passed on our travels. My husband says next time he'll stop more at the "smaller" places. We were actually surprised at how big this place is.
Would have loved to walk with you along the railway lines.
It's so easy to fly by all these places on the N2 and we've done that too for many years. Until we decided it's high time to actually see what they're all about. And one wants to be more beautiful than the other, let me tell you! 🤩🚙 You'll love it when you do the same. And walk those railway tracks, it was quite a cool experience! 😁🚆
I think it was the stoor that you had a meal at because the old station which has been a restaurant for many years was a beautiful building with gardens. The restaurant used to serve real boerekos and the local tannies used to love getting together there for tea parties
Indeed. Sonia did mention in our video that it was the Goods Shed. 👍🏻 We saw the next day that what must've been the old station building, still seems to be a restaurant. It was closed when we drove past there though. 🤷🏼♂️
They live on an "Ireland"...how lucky these residents ;-) Another great exploration trip...but not much dust this time around.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed Great Brak River. 🚙😁 If you're looking for perfect pronunciation of every single word though, you will most certainly not find that on our channel! 🤣 Having Irish descendants and loving The Island, I actually thought my pronunciation was spot-on! We did get to a lot of travel later on in the trip, so the tar we had to endure to explore this beauty, was totally fine by us. We appreciate you watching.
That was beautiful, and, it's somewhere I've not visited before.
So, another reason to come back to South Africa again soon.
One question... Do trains still run on that track? Those rails at the station looked well used.
Thanks for taking us along on your travels, and Thanks again for sharing your country with us.
I'm so glad you also thought Great Brak River is a great place! It's truly gorgeous and the natural beauty is incredible. 🌳💚 You should definitely pay this area a visit when you visit SA again, the scenery and the variety of attractions will not disappoint! Trains sadly aren't running there anymore though. 🤷🏼♂️🚆 Both station buildings have been converted into restaurants. Thank you for coming along with us to see towns and places in our country which you have already, and not yet, visited. It's our pleasure to have you accompany us! 🚙🇿🇦
Everything is beautiful about the town, even the food they serve. Thanks for tagging us along. ❤
You're right, the food was beautiful to look at and just as delicious to eat! 🍖🍗 It's our pleasure to take you along as we explore all these beautiful places! 🚙🤩
Welcome to my hometown❤
Thank you, we loved everything about your hometown! You're very lucky to live in such a beautiful place! 🚙🤩
So happy we live here. Paradise. Hats off for this beautiful overview. It's lovely here. People are lovely. We're so grateful.😊❤😊
You are indeed very fortunate to live in such a gorgeous place and so close to nature! 🌳🌊 I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed our video of our visit to your hometown, thank you for watching! 🚙🤩
Hi you two! Thank you for this stunning trip in Groot Brak Rivier! First time I've been there, always speeding past on the highway in some hurry or the other.
It is difficult to find words to express my wonderment of the Island. So peaceful and obviously a safe place to live.
Groot Brak itself is bigger than I thought. Very neat and not lacking anything. Beautiful views of the mountains and the river, even on a hazy day! And green everywhere you look.
That dinner looked wonderful, even if you traded you cuppa for a beer!
Thank you again for taking me along and
Keep safe!
Great Brak River is a fantastic place! The whole town blew our minds! Clean, beautiful and everything else one could possibly wish for! Like you, we also always zoomed by on our way to somewhere else and we're super happy that we finally decided to explore this wonderful town. The Island is magnificent, a true oasis where nature has been interrupted as little as possible to accommodate the human inhabitants. We love that! 🏝️💚 Our delicious dinner topped off an incredible visit and the sunset was the perfect end! Thank you for joining us again! 🚙🌄
When I was 16-17, I used to hitchhike a lot. I slept over here one night. Well I tried to sleep, but the mozzies had other ideas for me.
You must've been one tired hitchhiker the next morning. 😩🦟 Fortunately we didn't encounter any, so we were good to go! 😁🚙
You guys are doing a great job, thanks! New car....the other one was white?
Nope! 🚙😁 We rent a vehicle every time, so we get a different colour each time. You'll see red and silver ones too in previous videos! I'm happy to hear you enjoy our videos, thank you! 🤩
Als Sonia al na 2 minuten bijna gaat zingen van plezier dan kan het niet anders dan een prachtige episode zijn. Het was weer genieten, zoveel groen, mooie huizen en uitzichten. A British church onderweg und ein Eisbein als diner, is dat speciaal vanwege het bezoek van koning Karel III aan Berlijn deze week of kwam die combinatie der elementen puur toevallig op jullie pad 😊😉? Mooi die kippen op het spoor, nog beter als de trein ooit weer voorbij komt want de sporen zien er nog best goed uit. En na die fraaie zonsondergang…. volgt vast een volgend mooi avontuur dus in het weekend zit ik vast weer op jullie achterbank 👍
There is an abundance of beauty in Great Brak River and it was indeed a pleasure to visit this pretty place! Sonia absolutely loves it when nature has been disturbed as little as possible to make way for humans and this is the case here, therefore the squeals of delight! 🌳💚 Eisbein purely by chance! 😁🍖 This trip was a few weeks ago already and, to be completely honest, I didn't know until now that King Charles III visited Berlin this week! 🤔👑 I wish I could tell you that trains still pass by on those tracks, but sadly they don't anymore. The chickens brighten them up though! 🐓🚉 Thank you for coming along, we'll see you at two more stops over the weekend!
Chickens on the train line🙂🙂🙂
OMW years ago there was only a hand full of Homes -No Fences & Walls could pick and choose where to sit on a veranda make one at Home & take photos enjoying a Luxury Holiday
It seems to be the general trend in these coastal towns on the Garden Route that they've expanded significantly over the past few decades. They all remain so very beautiful though. 🚙🌳🌊 It sounds like you had some pretty good times in this area! 😁
@@DustBugsTravel It is nice to play make believe no matter ones age sure did fool my Son's
Hi guys. Another fantastic video. I better slow down or I might run out of content to watch. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed Great Brak River with us! I thought it a fantastic place, especially The Island! Those folks sure live in super beautiful surroundings! 🤩🏝️ We upload four new videos a week, so you'lll always have new ones to watch! We appreciate your support! 🚙😁
You have missed the entrance to the sea. At the cul de sac on the island, the river flows into the sea. You need to walk there to see. You have missed the most well known social centre in Great Brak ... De Decker.
You seem to watch our videos in order to point out what we've missed and that is not how we view our travels and our lives at all. 🤷🏼♂️ We didn't miss anything. We enjoyed and visited in Great Brak River exactly what we wanted to see and do, not what you wanted us to see and do. We were at DE DEKKE where we bought snacks for the road. It is not our goal to include every single place of interest in our videos! 😁🚙 Insead of focusing on what we supposedly missed, we're just grateful for what we do get to see and experience!
Just love this video tour...
Remember to include the "cbd" of Grootbrak as well as the views of the sea from the suburbs as well....😊 There's also Mid-brak & Kleinbrak with absolute super international loved places like Botlierskop & Garden Route Game Lodge ❤