S1 - Ep 131 - Nieuwoudtville lies on the Bokkeveld Escarpment in the Northern Cape!

On leaving Vanrhynsdorp we took the road toward Nieuwoudtville, a small town which lies on top of the Bokkeveld Escarpment in the Northern Cape. BUT, to reach this town you have to go up Van Rhyns Pass. We experienced the most amazing views of the Knersvlakte (“Gnashing Plains”) from the top of this pass. We tried our best to get into the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve with no luck. Actually, this was a blessing in disguise because after visiting the Hantam Botanical Gardens we found out about the Glacial Pavement. This was a phenomenal place to visit. To see the marks gouged out in the sandstone by the moving glacier millions of years ago was awe-inspiring. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #nieuwoudtville #bokkeveld #glacialpavement #vanrhynspass
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[@riagouws3211]

Whau dis n pragtige Kerk die Orrel is fantasties dankie

[@susaneverton5760]

Pragtige video, thanks for the video.

[@lisettereimche3558]

Love you guys watching from Canada, will be home in February with my Canadian husband for a visit. Keep up the marvellous sharing.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Greetings to you in Canada! I'm so glad you enjoy watching our videos. Hopefully you can introduce your husband to a few of these out-of-the-way places in South Africa. You know he'll fall in love! 😍🇿🇦 Safe travels!

[@terrimeyer3815]

I also battling with the 300 million years ago 😆😉 love your videos. ....so glad you started making them longer 💜🎶💜

[@DustBugsTravel]

I would've had a hard time with one million, let alone 300 million! 🤯 Glad you're enjoying the longer videos, there is just so much to see that we struggle to keep them shorter nowadays.

[@nickcole-niven2154]

The Van Tyns pass is a sight to behold. Enjoy!

[@frederikbrits9559]

I let my neighbor, old tannie of 89 watch your video, she start crying of old fond memories. She stayed almost 70 years in the town and was the matron in the hostel of the local school. As a widow she moved to Pietersburg to stay with her sister....

[@mlm_za]

You should have brought your drone out; apparently, the glacial pavement is 300 metres long. Nice views from the top!

[@flodillon991]

Extraordinary and very very interesting specially the glacier amazing .

[@flodillon991]

I confirm about the biltong its true.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I agree, the glacier pavement was next level! 🗻 The fact that I could literally see the scraping movements and that it happened so many millions of years ago, still blows my mind!

[@DustBugsTravel]

I appreciate your confirmation of the biltong theory, I expected that much! 😁

[@michalf6460]

Very interesting

[@DustBugsTravel]

Well worth a visit. 😃

[@debbiekruger9414]

That landscape has its own beautiful style. And the rocks

[@DustBugsTravel]

Yes! We love the barren, stark landscape. We missed flower season by two months, so imagine that is also very beautiful to see! 🌸🌼

[@munesumangava9751]

Wow!!! It’s insanely stunning👌👌👌

[@davidwilliamson2115]

You should make a Biltong and cheese and Onion Omlette with that Biltong

[@seanchallenge]

Wow awesome

[@DustBugsTravel]

A fantastic town, we thoroughly enjoyed exploring in and around. 🚗

[@debbiekruger9414]

Very very interesting. Those ridges are really unique

[@DustBugsTravel]

The visit to the glacier pavement absolutely blew my mind! 🏔️ I'm so happy that I got to see it, it was a fantastic experience.

[@johanoberholzer342]

Len kennedy n vlekke hotel

[@johanoberholzer342]

Nieuwoudtville hotel

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

Next time you must look for the tab. Water from the mountain.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Not sure where that is, but we'll ask when we're in the area next time. 👍🏻

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

If I am correct this is the cars is from the movie Death Race

[@DustBugsTravel]

I have no idea, I don't know the movie very well. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

Part of the movie Death Race was shoot in the streets of Calvinia and the surrounding area

[@DustBugsTravel]

Google says Canada and the US, I really don't know. They were cool cars though. 😁

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

@@DustBugsTravel I will try to find the movie and she if that car was on the movie. It was film in the streets of Calvinia. I was born in Calvinia and one sheen was shot at the 3rd Avenue in Calvinia, but i will search the short again and she if I can show you that. Thank you

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

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[@rodneyfortuin7496]

Sorry for the word but that was one of the amateurs video that I could find of the scene that had been shot in calvinia with that cars

[@rodneyfortuin7496]

Their is a Van Rheenes pass and then Vanrhynspass.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Yes, we'll definitely do the Van Reenen's Pass when we visit the Drakensberg. ⛰️