S1 - Ep 460 - Hobhouse, Free State!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- The tar road we travelled on from Tweespruit to Hobhouse in the Free State was in dreadful condition, leaving us relieved when we opted for the gravel road, which proved to be in better shape, albeit a slight detour. Gravel roads are still very much a preference of ours. Upon reaching the Awimaweh Resort, we were pleased to find it in excellent condition. As we arrived in Hobhouse, we realised that it was exactly as we had anticipated - tranquil and quaint. Exploring the town by car was a delightful experience, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #
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The Basotho herders used to wear 100% pure wool blankets. In winter to keep them warm and in summer to keep the heat out. That's why some are still wearing them day or night.
Thats exactly how I remember the old school. I was in primary school in Welkom and we attended st5 Veldskool at Hophouse in 1981. We slept in the empty classrooms. Those days were about 8-10 local children that attended the school. We also climbed the koppie at the back.Thanks for the memories, Sonja and Curtis
Thank you for sharing, I always wondered what Hobhouse looks like, I love it, it's beautiful and peaceful little town💖
LORD THIS IS NICE, I LIKE THIS SHOW.
Hello it's a lovely video again of South Africa. Thanks
Afternoon Curtis and Sonia. Terrible tarroad you were traveling on in the Freestate gosh...!!!
Must have been a beautiful and vibrant town once. Sad to see the state of it now. One small example of what is happening to once beautiful towns and cities all over South Africa.
Free state has the beautiful kind of landscapes that humble you and make you recognize how little you are in the grand scheme of things.
I really appreciate your channel as i am also an outdoor person and love nature. Thanks for taking us on the ride with you. God Bless you both.❤
Hey, I used to swim in that pool! 😂
Back pre 1997 that school was the "Buitelug skool". Place where other schools took their students for a week to learn some outdoor skills, teamwork and to explore nature. They also maintained the pool and some other structures/farms in the area. Used to have old Ox-wagons parked there in the school courtyard. Town looked way more vibrant back then though. I was "produced" in one of those dilapidated buildings you drove past 😅 Want to go back one day to see if my hidden cache is still there in the mountain where I hid it 😂
We also had our Veldskool here
Hey there....toot toot
I only ever driven past....So thanks for the pop in. People need to go back and revive these places. They are so beautifully neglected. Just need Love ❤ lekker man lekker ❤
I have lived in Hobhouse now for 5 years i am totally happy and its an amazing town.
What a small town and like Sonja commented it is amazing that they still survive and on the map. But then the history around Hobhouse is worth more than what money can buy. Thanks guys well done and a very pleasat trip. Till the next one where i will be onboard
Hi you two! Blue skies, gravel roads, flatlands with rocky mountains on the horizon ... no end to it! Thank you for this visit to Hobhouse. It seems to be more quiet on Sunday than it probably is during the week. It surely is a peaceful place however. It looks like the town is weakening but the people living there are surely there because they want to, and will keep it going. To see so many Willow trees was very special. Your drone view early in the video again made my day. Keep going, and keep safe until next next time!
Did you notice the shrubs as you approached the school were trimmed with the letters "welcome" on the left of the steps and 2 animals trimmed on the shrubs to the right.❤
I did, but only when I was editing back home, not as I was walking around there! 🌳 That was very cool to see! 👌🏻
When I first watched your videos, I thought your choice of places was strange!😅😅 After a while, I started enjoying them, and actually realized your travels are the best, especially in these times of millions of youtubers, who are congesting tourist attractions and bumping into everyone. 😅😅
Hello from Cambodia! I love watching your videos as I never travelled much in SA when I lived there. Love the small towns as I lived in Babanango most of my life.
I went to Babanango a very long time ago.
I was walking from a parking spot to a restaurant there, when all of a sudden a giant Great Dane, a little bit taller than me (but maybe not as tall as this tale) came up to me, seized my hand in his enormous jaws - OK, very gently, but still ... - and led me off to a bar, instead, full of Zulu War memorabilia, and stuff left over from the set of the film, Zulu Dawn, instead.
You may have heard of him?
Sounds like an interesting place. Hopefully we'll get to visit the town one day. 🚙
Yes, the hotel was owned by my stepdad, Stan. We had a few great Danes over the years. My thumbnail is a picture of Stan in the bar.
@@DustBugsTravelThe hotel was sold after Stan passed away and is just not the same now. No more Zulu Dawn memorabilia. I was hoping that you would go there when you made your KZN trip. Maybe another time!
@@sicko_the_ewI was in High School when Zulu Dawn was filmed. I met most of the actors when they came to our hotel. Was a very special time. So sad the hotel has changed so much.
Uiters dankbaar , baie dankie
Hi there... glad you didnt get what the herdboy was saying to the cows there on the bridge😂😂😂 anyway, informative video as always
"Sitting on a gravel road, listening to the silence" sounds like a great way to spend an hour or two. Can't find anywhere here in England to do that...
Another fave place. Looks a bit more run down since I was last there. But it's named after my heroine from history. Emily stripped off her own petticoat and gave it to a woman who had no clothes. I am so enjoying the beautiful free state, especially here in eastern free state the scenery is very lovely. Thankyou for an awesome tour
Love the Free State!
Hi guys another gem with a name the towns folk are very proud of. It shows how far forward these small towns were back in the day with the selection of shops municipal swimming pools .lovely clean church and amazing bust of Emily Hobhouse love these small towns. Luckily my daughter treated me to some biltong from the south African shop in London (savanna) so sat and grazed while watching. Thank you Curtis and Sonia for a wonderful video and thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
I am pleased that you have finally made it to that town.
The derelict property is one of three in the town that is currently on offer, R 80000.00 if anyone is interested.
Wish someone can revive this small town so much potential. Wish investors can come and develop this town again
The visit to Hobhouse was lovely. Driving through the Free State is so fantastic. I know exacetly what you feel when you stop on a quiet road and listen to the silence. It is magical. Thank you. The school buildings in Hobhouse are excellent and for all South African children to benefit from.
Once again, I love watching your travels, it's a peaceful place, but maybe a bit too quiet to live in. What I find fascinating, is how mother nature slowly reclaims her territory again, once human beings leave (old buildings / swimming bath etc) and puts things back the way she wanted it and intended it in the first place.
The Free State looks very dry! It’s towards the end of the rainy season and it looks like the middle of winter already. So sad 😢 Enjoying your latest trip. Thank you!
Bridge next to town, Andries Pretoriusbrug, completed in 1921....Leeurivier
The road gets even worse after Hobhouse, I traveled it last year in a little yaris and passed 2 4x4 with blown out tyres. The mountains are magnificent the further up you travel
You off the beaten track here!
As a person who has been in Hobhouse for like 16yrs it’s weird seeing how someone tells our story from their side, but if you guys ever come this side again please do let me know we can work on getting the people on board who have a better understanding of the history including where there was a cheese factory
Mom went to school there uncle had farm there lovely memories.❤
Forgot to add should have looked up don don rivermill lodge incredible place on the bank of the caledon.one side south africa walk a bridge you in lesotho.
Unknown bridge....Leeurivier, same rivier as in Tweeling
How would you know you are in the Freestate? Massive potholes. But other than the potholes, there are so much to see. Ant then suddenly, there are gems like Hobhouse and the previous town Tweespruit.
Thank you also for all the research an sharing the info with us.
In all fairness, there are potholes in almost all, if not all, of the provinces we've visited, not only my beloved Free State. 🧡🛣
@@DustBugsTravel I also live in my beloved Freestate and potholes and all, I love it.
Are you going to go through Ficksburg? Please and Thank You! 😊😊
We visited many more places on this trip, you'll have to wait and see! 🚙😁
Those mud bricks remind me of elephant skin.. They last longer than I initially thought.
Hi There was a daphne class submarine based at Simonstown named Emily Hobhouse. Thanks
And what peace silence holds. Would love to be dropped off at Trevies for a day and partake in the stories the husbands would be delighted to share I'm sure 😉. Look forward to the next stop .....
Probeer so n bietjie minder "jaaa" se en eerder net "yes"...
Geniet dit om die plekke te sien. Hou so aan
Hoekom wat is fout met ja?
@@bloembloem7820 daar is "ja" en dan is daar "jaaaaa"
Is it allowed ride on truck beds in South Africa? 😮
Yes, as long as passengers remain seated. 🛣
Thanks for this episode, sad in a way that degradation has come to town here too...as you say first its the swimming pool, yet that's the attraction that will make the town a fun place to be...a village named after a heroine...Those kopies are majestic