S1 - Ep 146 - Leeu-Gamka - The Small Town we all Drive Through on the N1!

[@teresagillmer9464]

I travelled by train twice by train from Cape TOwn to ZIMBABWE .Bulawayo ,Salisbury ,then Victoria FAlls.in 1968 and 1969. We went through Botswana.

[@shauncharlesporter2589]

Back in the 70s drove trains through there many times, relieved there for 3 weeks at one time, the station foreman's building no longer exists.

[@carolgillespie9879]

Memories are made of this.. Ek is hier gebore & het hier groot geword! Leeu-Gamka.. my hart se punt❣

[@DustBugsTravel]

We hope you enjoyed the trip through your home town. 🌸 For us, it was a pleasure exploring the town and we're sure we haven't even scratched the surface yet.

[@TheKlopper3]

Julle maak my trots om n Suid Afrikaner te weer. Die land van ons is pragtig. So bietjie hier en daar verwaarloos, maar nogsteeds pragtig. And you two does the hole travil vlog exceptionaly great. Just carry on...

[@TheKlopper3]

Thank you.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We appreciate your comment and you echo our sentiments exactly. Despite the decay and the decline which is visible in most places we travel to, there is still so much beauty and good which remain and we choose to focus on that. Thank you for travelling along with us! 😁🚗

[@kevindevilliers3572]

I just love your wife's comments. So descriptive and apt. She really has a lovely way of describing things. Her laughter at that picnic spot was the best. I ended up chuckling. The best part of that signboard, was them mentioning the greening of the place. Well I ain't see no greenery. I went past there 2 weeks ago. From C.T.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you. My lovely wife regards a sense of humour as one of the best qualities in any human being and she was blessed with it in abundance. It's one of the countless reasons I love her so much. 😍 I've always found her laugh contagious and it comes so easy and naturally to her. Hopefully the greenery will still come with time and if they get enough rains, but they did a splendid job with the picnic site, we thought that was very well done! 👌🏻 We didn't know at the time that Leeu-Gamka actually falls under the Prince Albert Municipality. 🫣

[@altaappel4568]

love the birdies in the background.

[@abdullahabdulaziz8256]

17:10 that used to be my friend's house he passed away RIP Phillip

[@DustBugsTravel]

What a sad memory that must be for you. 😥 Thank you for sharing that with us.

[@debbiekruger9414]

Those rocks just crumble. And I love eee ooh

[@DustBugsTravel]

The rock formations in the Karoo are incredibly fascinating and stops us in our tracks many times. 😱

[@barberton3695]

Yes! The silence of the karoo is something else...

[@DustBugsTravel]

Sometimes we forget to stop and listen to the nothing, but then it reminds you and smacks you right in the face. Love that about the Karoo. 😍

[@davidwilliamson2115]

thank you for rembering to feed yourselves

[@nerinemartin5901]

Hi ...thnx fo takin me home ...im a Karoo girl...i used to play here...my grandma was a teacher here many many years ago ...This was more thn 50 years ago...❤😊❤😊

[@annawitter5161]

I have always loved the Karoo. My ancestors come from Kleinkaroo. De Rust se wereld. Vlakteplaats. I grew up in a family that loved to travel to out of the way places, especially as my dad was a steam train enthusiast so we would go train chasing! Such a happy time back then. Thanks for bringing back good memories.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We're always so happy when we hear that our videos of the places we visit, bring back good memories. 😊 Coming from a Karoo family who also loved the less-travelled road, you must also appreciate and love the open spaces, fresh air and absolute silence these areas provide. Truly food for the soul. We hope you're watching our current episodes of our most recent trip to the Karoo Heartland of the Eastern Cape. You'll see the odd station and perhaps even an old steam engine in an upcoming episode. 😁🚂

[@annawitter5161]

@@DustBugsTravel Yes jong! I lived for a while in PE and toured Eastern cape a lot. I love Hogsback! Never had much money so it was always kind of bush camping, but totally awesome. Whata country we have! I have been in New Zealand since 1993, but spent some years back in SA because of family circumstance. Initially, I was very homesick, particularly for the Karoo.. But NZ is also a great country and wonderful that my three children could grow up here and have a future.

[@annawitter5161]

@@DustBugsTravel Oh, and I wanted to add: have you made any videos of the De Rust area, Towerwater, Vondeling? Its so beautiful and its my ancestry

[@DustBugsTravel]

@@annawitter5161 We spent a day in De Rust on our recent trip and you'll see that in an upcoming episode. The surrounding area and Meiringspoort are breathtakingly beautiful! 😍

[@justacoupleofforevers3482]

Love your travels . Wish i could see your wife , she has a beautiful spirit and such a pleasant lively voice . Just love you both ,keep travelling God"s beautiful country .

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much, she will be very happy to hear about your comment. 😍 I live in hope that one day I'll be able to convince her to appear on camera, but all my efforts have been unsuccessful thus far. 😏 She has always been super camera-shy, so for now her voice and laugh will have to do, I'm afraid. 🤩 You're always welcome to join us on our travels. 🚗

[@justacoupleofforevers3482]

@@DustBugsTravel all the best and be safe 😎😎🤞🤞

[@mythos5809]

That sign with Prince Albert as town would have caused an existential shift in my universal paradigm (or something like that) and I would have immediately assumed that somewhere I turned left when I should have turned right... Or that I had driven off the edge of the map and back on again on the wrong map...how often have I not zoomed past there and not given the place a passing thought. Must get a vehicle without a zoom gear and just take my time idling in your tyre tracks. Gonna do it. Cheers.

[@lorenv44]

What happened to episode 145? I wanted to see a bit more of Merveville.

[@DustBugsTravel]

It is in our list of videos, but if you follow this link, it'll take you straight there. I hope you enjoy! 😁🚗 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWPOY36LibtqiLs

[@lorenv44]

@@DustBugsTravel Thanks very much, I found it.

[@TheKlopper3]

O, and thank you...

[@DustBugsTravel]

It's our pleasure! 🚗

[@davidwilliamson2115]

Sraa of sedimenry and Ignious rock

[@DustBugsTravel]

Okay. I'll take your word for it. ⛰️

[@davidwilliamson2115]

are those Sedimentary stratas?

[@DustBugsTravel]

I have no background in geology, so I have absolutely no idea! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Predikant]

Actually Leeu Gamka and Prince Albert are one and the same.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Yes! We later learnt that, although they're two separate towns, Leeu-Gamka falls under the Prince Albert Municipality, therefore the name on the board. Clearly we didn't know this at the time. 😁

[@theexperimentalcqdx4208]

Erika and I are so addicted to your content...what phone and external mic are you using?

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much, we appreciate you watching our videos! 😁🚗 I use a Samsung S22 Ultra and a Mini Lavalier lapel microphone. 👌🏻