S1 - Ep 180 - Hanover - This Small Northern Cape Town was Established in 1854!

Hanover is another small Northern Cape town on the N1 we always drive past and never go in to explore. This time it was different and we loved what we saw. What a cute little place with such a wonderful history. It was established in 1854. One of the things I found very interesting was that the fountain which supplies the town with water has been flowing strong for many years and has not slowed down. Hanover is located exactly the same distance from Cape Town as from Johannesburg. Another interesting fact is that Olive Schreiner the famous South African author lived here with her husband from 1900 to 1907. It was really great driving through the streets and seeing the history. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #hanover #northerncape #capetown #johannesburg
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[@danielprinsloo2917]

Can you believe it I am the first viewer and the first like thanks for the great videos guys - be blessed

[@DustBugsTravel]

😁 Thank you so much! We always appreciate the first view and the first like to break the proverbial ice! 😎

[@colinparmanand3162]

My wife and I used to watch the BBc "Escape to the Country" but DustBugs has captured my heart.

[@DustBugsTravel]

😊 We're happy to hear that you're escaping with the DustBugs now, you're always very welcome on board. 😁🚗

[@logannaidoo9667]

thank you for sharing your lens; and love and appreciation of all that you experience -

[@DustBugsTravel]

You're so very welcome! 🤩 We love doing it and it means so much that people like yourself enjoy watching. Thank you. 😊

[@graemekruger5039]

Love the church and hotel

[@DustBugsTravel]

Those buildings are really beautiful and so typical of the Karoo. Glad you liked them too! ⛪🏨

[@mk-xq1tt]

Beautiful old towns in South Africa. Old style buildings are so special. Law buildings - police, magistrate are so neat. I have not noticed much vandalism and the streets are not full of litter. So lovely to see.

[@DustBugsTravel]

The buildings were really special to see. We always wonder if walls could talk, what amazing stories they'd be able to tell. 🏢 There is unfortunately a lot of litter in most of these small towns, but we choose not to focus on that. We do catch some of it in our shots though, that is unavoidable. 🗑️

[@1812nico]

I'm fast becoming addicted to your videos - but please carry on regardless! Live history! Thanks you two.

[@DustBugsTravel]

That's fantastic news for us and a great, harmless addiction! 🚗😁 You're always welcome.

[@colinparmanand3162]

💕💕💕💕💕💕 You don't see me, I'm your travelling companion in the back seat. LOL

[@1812nico]

@@colinparmanand3162 Happy to meet you Colin!

[@zharkleroux387]

Thanks, from Australia

[@DustBugsTravel]

Greetings to you in Australia! Thank you for watching. 🚗

[@annawitter5161]

Enter His gates with praise, enter His courts with thanksgiving. Sorry but cant remember numbers so can say where it is in the Bible. It is a Psalm. What a magnificent church! Beautiful town, I would sit and sketch all day

[@DustBugsTravel]

You would certainly have a field day sketching that church, it is absolutely magnificent! 😍💒 We really had a great time driving through this small town, it was actually quite surprising how pretty it was, we didn't expect that. 🤩

[@franspistorius1886]

Psalm 100:4 Thanks to the Lord

[@annawitter5161]

@@franspistorius1886 amen

[@debbiekruger9414]

I have never gone into the town either. Thank you for showing us

[@DustBugsTravel]

It was really quite the revelation! 😍 I still cant believe we didn't just turn off before to have a look. 🚗👌

[@munesumangava9751]

What an interesting way to swap different denominations services in one church👍👍👍

[@kevinwhistler6154]

"Hanover Rocks " coming in from the Cape side, on the N1.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I found one image on Google of 'Hanover Rocks' and it appears to be on Trappieskop, but we didn't see it when we were there. 🪨 We'll have to keep a lookout for it next time we travel in the area. Thank you for the info! 👍🏻

[@aginn9506]

Honestly I love you salt of the earth people and your lovely videos I so enjoy seeing places I havnt been for years or have never been to before, plus some always positive informative chatter. I do wonder what your accommodation costs, you stay in some wonderful places. Travel safe

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much, we're always happy to hear from someone who enjoys our travels AND our chatter! 😁 Because of the frequency of our travels, we have to work on a rough budget for every trip. We can count on one hand where we spent more than ZAR600 per night. And we never mention our KZbin channel, so there are no strings attached to us staying over at a particular establishment. This is one of the many reasons that the way that we travel, is accessible and possible for so many. 😎🚗

[@aginn9506]

@@DustBugsTravel Hi guys thankyou for the info you seem to have it down to the proverbial fine art. I,m looking forward to more travels. And thankyou, from those of us that dont have chance, for the opportunity to see our beautiful country and small town gems, and may I say with a wonderfully appreciative, positive and happy couple of SA,s finest

[@graemeneale9311]

@@DustBugsTravel that must surely exclude car rental, food and fuel costs?

[@DustBugsTravel]

Oh, absolutely! The amount I provided earlier was only for accommodation in response to the first question. Everything else is extra and on top of that amount. And it adds up pretty quickly, especially with the price of fuel in recent months. 😩

[@colinparmanand3162]

Ditto!!! What a wonderful couple, God blessed you.

[@aislingbooks]

It seems so antiquated: 'gaat en tot zijn poorten met lof'. But yes: 'Go and to its gates with praise'. ☺

[@manolakisferguson]

my great great oupa was born here in 1863! Nice to see

[@elizabethterblanche5311]

Thankyou for enabling me to see all the beautiful old towns ... i absolutely love every minute i spend with the Dustbugs...

[@DustBugsTravel]

How sweet of you, thank you! 😊 You're very welcome to travel with us to every small town we visit. 🚗😁

[@janlabuschagne6008]

Ai mense, hoekom die engels. Ek is gebore in Philipstown en trots op ons afrikaanse taal. As 'n boorling van die Karoo, en ek glo dat daar ander is wat ook so voel, sou ons graag julle kommentaar/uitsending in afrikaans wou hoor. Julle besoeke aan al die klein dorpies bring baie heimwee terug en my hart trek 'n punt terug Karoo toe. Dankie in elk geval. Jan

[@DustBugsTravel]

Simple answer. 😁 I am an English-speaking person, originally from the Free State and born to English-speaking parents. Not much I can do about the accent. 🤩 We love Afrikaans and we love the small towns! 🚗 Thank you so much for watching!

[@seanchallenge]

Sunday Coffee Good morning wowzer. Stunning town of Hanover. The history of Trappieskop is amazing. Then the Steeple of the Antenna to praise God . Then the Cool Police station next door the St Annes Church. Interested the find out why no steeple. All these little towns with their stoephuise. Definitely a place to stay over and hear the peace of the Karoo. Quick question what is the name of the book as your research is mainly sourced. Thank you for an amazing video as always see you Tuesday after work ☀️😀❤️

[@DustBugsTravel]

😁 Thank you, glad you enjoyed this one too! 😊 When you travel in the area again, definitely do yourselves a favour and stop off at this charming town, you will enjoy every bit of it. We thought it was very interesting that the church bell was on top of the St Anne's Anglican Church. ⛪ The book we mainly use for research is entitled 'Google'. 😁 It helps us out very often, provided we have cellphone signal. We shall meet again on Tuesday for the next instalment. 😎

[@seanchallenge]

@@DustBugsTravel Sonja said she had a book with her

[@DustBugsTravel]

@@seanchallenge Oh, I'm with you now! 😁 It's an Afrikaans novel which she has been trying to finish for months now, but she just doesn't get to it. 📚

[@ApheweMantshi]

My home town

[@alexhill8150]

I was alerred to this channel, yesterday, and decided to start in Hanover. A keen road-tripper myself, this is great, for a Karoo & country lover, not to mention early churches and old buildings, and always the people! This is going to be fun! Good job! I'm already a fan :)

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much, we're happy to have you on board! 🤩 The Karoo is a fantastic place to start and I hope you enjoy exploring all these towns and places with us. We hope that you will accompany us on many more travels! 😁🚗

[@bernardgreville1685]

So much history

[@DustBugsTravel]

Indeed, if only those old buildings could talk. We'd know so much more. 🏛️

[@stuff0music]

Another lekker one, thanks. I like the way you guys use the good old South African term “just now” which could mean 5 minutes from now, an hour from now, tomorrow, or maybe never. Just not….now ;)

[@DustBugsTravel]

🤣 Thanks for a good laugh! We especially like the 'maybe never' bit! Too true! 😁 Glad you enjoyed Hanover. 🤩

[@peterkoning21]

My wife stayed in Hanover for 6 months. I used to visit every other weekend. WE STILL stop at the hotel whenever we pass by. Beautiful "oudhede" collection in the bar.

[@DustBugsTravel]

So you must know the area very well then. We loved spending a few hours in this town, it's a charming place. We'll remember to drop in at the hotel when we're in the area again. 😁

[@kosherchessandphotography4139]

Very interesting story about Trappieskop and the prisoners who built the "trappies"! It's a great idea to get prisoners to do something constructive like that!

[@simonemason5352]

Hi, loving your show. I cannot believe how many beautiful churches there are!!! And so thrilled that many of them are being maintained and cherished.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much! 😊 i will never forget when we first saw the church in Hanover, it was a beautiful sight! So glad you're enjoying the architecture of these gracious old buildings with us. 🤩⛪

[@bernardgreville1685]

How i love these old deserted places.great stuff.keep it coming

[@DustBugsTravel]

We love the small towns too! We'll keep on exploring them, you're welcome to travel along! 🚗

[@markbennett4167]

U need wrap around verandahs for the heat

[@DustBugsTravel]

Now that would make sense, we just love those wraparounds and we see them everywhere in the Karoo! 🤩 So they're cool in summer and warm in winter. 😎

[@user-qk8mn4oz3i]

I've worked in Hanover and have a child their,it's a nice town but very cold in the winter

[@pieterbeukes1411]

Julle inspruur my, dankie

[@DustBugsTravel]

Glad to hear that! 😁🚗

[@wendygreeff205]

Glad you found Olive Schreiner’s house - I rode around looking for it for about half an hour but with no luck. According to what I had read it was in Grace Street but I never found Grace Street. After seeing and visiting her houses in Cradock and Maatjiesfontein I really wanted to see this one. I also looked for signs of a spring that apparently produces a couple of hundred thousand litres of water a day but there was no sign of that. Maybe it was something to do with that place with the locked turnstiles (which I never saw either). I was there quite late in the afternoon as I had detoured to see the ruins at Deelfontein earlier that day. Keep up the videos, I love them.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, glad you enjoy our videos! ☺ We happened to read about Olive Schreiner's house before we arrived in Hanover and we looked for it specifically. I don't blame you for missing it, that can happen so easily and you probably drove right past it without realising it. We were also looking for the fountain, but couldn't find it either. I do agree with you and also feel that it could be in that fenced area with the immobilised turnstiles. I was actually quite keen to see it, but no luck this time around. I'm sure you enjoyed seeing the rest of the town though. It's always difficult when one arrives in a town late in the day and still have to push on to your overnight accommodation. We know all about that too! 😁

[@funkdunk]

I have just read some fascinating information about Hanover such as the fountain that provides 200 000L of water per day and the 3 innocent men who were wrongly accused and found guilty for derailing a train and subsequently executed. The inscription on a pyramid erected over their graves reads"Vengence is mine, I will repay;saith the Lord" This perhaps the reason why Hanover is in its current condition. Fracking is the only solution to re-ignite (no pun intended) the ecomomies of these towns and of course our electricity crisis. 🙄 I too was an anti-fracker, however one cannot ignore realities.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Extremely interesting info about the grave pyramid, which I didn't know about, and the fountain. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the fountain, but I suspect it's in a park in the centre of town which is fenced and the turnstiles have been immobilised, so it's currently a no-entry zone unfortunately. ⛔⛲ As far as fracking goes, this is me. 🤐

[@AndrewJohnClive]

I would say a better solution is a functional economy managed by capable hands…

[@flodillon991]

Loved the story about the steps made up that hill something so close to my heart nature I could also sit for hours up there. Some of the building's are so well looked after very beautiful. Just loved the log house shows what one can do even if it wasn't finished beautiful. Thank you.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I was also fascinated by the story of Trappieskop and how Charles Beere could sit there for hours. I could do that too, just staring out over the town and the beautiful landscape. 😍 That log house was something else, I loved it but haven't been able to find out any more info about it. Would love to know the story behind it. 🪵

[@Afriqueleblanq]

In 1981, I ran out of petrol at night at Hanover, as I was a conscripted national serviceman. I did not have a permit to buy fuel after hours, but took a chance. The kind local police saw me there in my uniform and kindly decided not to check my papers. A narrow escape indeed, and that tank of petrol took me well past the Hex River Valley that night. Police kindness really helped me on my way.

[@DustBugsTravel]

What a special memory of Hanover, thank you for sharing that! 👍🏻👮🏻‍♂️ You may have been in a spot of bother had that policeman decided to make you wait until the morning. I haven't thought of those days when we needed a permit for night and weekend petrol in a long time! Wow, how time has flown!

[@Afriqueleblanq]

@@DustBugsTravel My filling up with 65 litres of High Octane may have caused offence, even a criminal record. Youngsters whining about 2020 weren't around during the energy crisis. The oil embargo, sanctions, a war that was forced upon us, made life challenging sometimes. 2020 proved how weak people had become.

[@frederikbrits9559]

NG Kerk, Hanover. The Second President of the ZAR [Transvaal] in the 1870's TF Burgers was a dominee in the church

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for the interesting info, we weren't aware of this. 👌🏻⛪

[@frederikbrits9559]

plesier

[@sylviamadi8063]

I like your channel. We learned so much about South Africa 🇿🇦 . Can you saw us all South Africa not only Cape province. It will be nice to see some provinces not only the Karoo

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much. 😊 We live close to Cape Town and we wanted to cover as much of the Western Cape as we could at first. We have travelled as far as the Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape already and are definitely planning on eventually covering all nine provinces. We still work full-time as well, so our time to travel is limited. You're always welcome to join us on the road. 😁🚗

[@frederikbrits9559]

You miss the house Olive Schreiner in Grace street

[@DustBugsTravel]

I think you may have missed that part of the video, we specifically drove past it and spoke about it. 😁

[@frederikbrits9559]

@@DustBugsTravel ja-ja ek geniet julle videos

[@deonzar]

Well I am glad to see that the Hanover Hotel is in such a good state...but ai...the rest of the town...sad.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We actually thought it is quite a pretty town, but could certainly do with some upliftment. Unfortunately depopulation has left a trail of neglected towns in its wake. We agree, indeed very sad to see. 😢

[@michaelfairall5812]

Just wondering if you have ever stopped of at Matjiesfontein ? Ii dont see it in your list of video's

[@DustBugsTravel]

We stopped over briefly in Episode 13. This was only our second trip and we didn't explore the small towns like we do nowadays. At that point, I still only wanted to travel on gravel as much as possible and skip over the towns. Needless to say, that didn't last too long! The attraction of the smaller towns eventually got too strong. 😁 We'll stop there again one day and explore the place properly. 🤩🚗

[@jossiesteenkamp9317]

Home of Mr Vavi Union boss

[@user-qb7md2hl5k]

Where are the people who live there??

[@DustBugsTravel]

That's a tough one to answer. I'd imagine they're busy with various activities at home or at work. We don't focus on filming people, but we did see quite a lot of students out and about once school closed. 😁

[@sherryhendricks7864]

Ag julle tweetjies is te oulik thats how i like to travel ek wil Elke hoekie en kant sien baie dankie🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you! 😁 We love exploring a place we haven't been to before, glad you enjoyed it! 🚗🤩