S1 - Ep 196-Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay - Two Neighbouring Holiday Towns in the Eastern Cape!

[@DustBugsTravel]

Apologies to all our viewers! Through the camera lens, I mistakenly read 'southernmost' instead of 'southeastern most' at the lighthouse and didn't even realise it in the editing process. Thank you for the correction. 😊

[@deonzar]

Enige oukie maak n foutjie... :-)

[@ernstkotze7796]

Ons woon in Humansdorp, dankie vir julle insetsel oor ons omgewing!

[@Darius-jk1ih]

We live there. Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoyed it.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We did indeed! You're very fortunate to be surrounded by so much natural beauty. 😍

[@aginn9506]

Now that was fun, I was about 15years old when I last visited Cape St. Francis, I,m 52 this year. Brings back memories. Boy I,m getting old

[@DustBugsTravel]

I know the feeling! 😁 It must look quite different now from what you remember, two beautiful places indeed! 😍🚗

[@edvandy-d4b]

The same I use to stay here but things look so different now

[@doreenannafourie4125]

I so enjoy your travels, beautiful places to see.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you very much for joining us on the road, we love that you do! 😁🚗

[@anniehyams7317]

Hi Everyone @ Dust Bugs Travel You bring back very very old good memories of Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay I Stayed there for a holiday in the 1970's and there was nothing no golf courses no hotels and about four small houses upside down houses and A Frame houses Upside down houses was because of the Big Wind Storms and if your back door downstairs was open in the wind the house would break and fall over so instead the kitchen and the back door being downstairs your kitchen and back door would be upstairs and the lounge and dining room upstairs to get the Beautiful View now there was no electricity only gas for house lights and the lighthouse which used to be bought from Humansdorp which also just had gas in those years the roads look a bit better in your Beautiful Video but they are terrible clay roads which were very slippery and there was only a small shop in Cape St Francis to buy basics eg sugar eggs milk bread and the shop was the only one which had an old wind up phone and then one would have to ring the exchange to ask for a number please the exchange would ring you back with the other person on the line Gary Player did all the planning for the two golf courses there was no radio no tv no newspaper U use to be a life saver and deep sea diver and then swam with the dolphins we also had a few African Penguins which use to rush up to the fishing boats and also the seagulls all come to the fishing boats with sardines in them they were cheeky and got a good feed and the sardines couldn't have been fresher than that then their is Yellow tail and Blacktail fish that we use to catch and the fisherman use to catch The beach sand in those years was white an unfortunately a few years later an oil tanker which was leaking oil came to near the beach and unfortunately some of the penguins had to be taken to vets because if oil the beach sand and sea was full of oil the beach sand made my feet black they had to take all the penguins to another place in Port Elizabeth to save the Penguins A few Years After that A Hotel was being built and Called Cape St Francis Hotel and then the Golf Courses it is amazing how it is built from Nothing there to what it is today I have only seen pictures Thank You So Much for Sharing Your Beautiful Video 👍👍❤️❤️

[@anniehyams7317]

Hi Everyone @ Dustbugs Thank You So Much for the Beautiful Red Heart and Thank You So Much for Enjoying my messages and comments @ Dustbugs 👍👍❤️❤️

[@anniehyams7317]

Sorry @ Dustbugs Travel 👍👍❤️❤️

[@anniehyams7317]

Thank You So Much for the Beautiful Red Hearts and Thank You So Much for Enjoying my messages and comments @ Dustbugs Travel 👍👍❤️❤️

[@anniehyams7317]

To Add on information about the Black thatching and black roofs is because the very first hotel was built by Mr Huelett Senior and it burnt down it was the first hotel with the that he'd roof and seventy six homes were burnt down as well in 2012 in ,2013 everything grass and roofs were black like coal and a Thatch Company were redoing all the thatched roofs and that house next to the lighthouse had windows of the very first lighthouse keeper 18th and 19th Century but the lighthouse had Stainless steel or metal steps going up to the lighthouse beam I see now the stairs have gone and has been ro aviated and made bugger still next to the old lighthouse keepers house in 18th and 19th centuries then the light house keeper told us divers that when he had children it was too all so they one of the first to build a thatched. roof house with gas lights and if it rained the River would flood and Sandy clay roads in those years you couldn't go anywhere there was a man who was in POrt Elizabeth as we were going shopping there because Port Elizabeth was the the nearest place to do shopping as Humansdorp also had no shops nothing so this man was from Gauteng With his registration number he had opened the door and the wind blew off the car door leaving the man holding the door in his hands now remember Port Elizabeth wasn't like it is today it also had one main shop for grocery shopping that's all so this man had to go to the shop and call AA and I was CB radio user so we stopped by him and called one of the other CB Users who was a car mechanic who was in the road not far from where we were he came to help the man and told him that he better not take a broken car round that area again as there is no emergency help in those years and we went on our way back to Cape St Francis hope you enjoyed your stay there and i was amazed to see on your video not only boat and yachts but many boats and yachts because the only place that yachts and boats was in Port Elizabeth the boat and yachts club was only in Port Elizabeth Thank You Again for showing how built up it is now and Sharing your Beautiful Video @ Dustbugs Travel 👍👍❤️❤️

[@anniehyams7317]

Hi Everyone @ KZbin Thank You So Much for the Beautiful Red Hearts and Thank You So Much for the Beautiful thumbs up and Thank You So Much for enjoying my messages and comments @ KZbin 👍👍🌹🌹❤️❤️

[@deonnimb9505]

Really enjoying your trips, have lots of fun doing them

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you so much! We love every mile and every minute on the road. So happy that you enjoy watching our stories! 😁🚗

[@ericfick8770]

Nice, holiday Town, community is growing a lot of informal settlements from Humans dorp, to St Francis. Lot of potholes roads need to be fixed.

[@DustBugsTravel]

The natural beauty in the area is stunning. The roads can certainly do with upgrading, but that goes for so many places. We appreciate you watching! 😁🚗

[@munesumangava9751]

Looks very beautiful St Francis Bay! All nice and green👌👌👌

[@annawitter5161]

The nature is so beautiful here. If one has the money up front, off grid is definitely the way to go! Seal Point makes me think of my favourite cats ever! It does seem to have rained, there are lots of puddles.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We're so happy that we took the time to drive through these two villages, the area is truly beautiful. Glad you thought so too! 🤩🚗

[@charlietreston4035]

What a stunning place loved all the thatched roof houses the port reminds me of florida USA nice to see new property's being built top notch video of St Francis Bay

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you! We absolutely love thatch and it was great to see such a large concentration of thatch roofs! Two fantastic villages well worth a visit! We spent a few years in Miami and totally agree with you, super cool vibe at the Yacht Club! 🤩🛥️

[@edvandy-d4b]

All the house look like that but it all burn down

[@susanvanstraaten3473]

I love your videos. I found your channel by accident and have been watching your videos all afternoon. The first video I watched was Orania, and now can't stop watching. I was born in Zim but moved to South Africa when I was about 11. I lived all over SA. But for the last 24 years, I have lived in the UK. I miss home so much. I class home as SA. (I have stage 4 cancer and so for the last 4 months or so I have not been able to walk.) Your videos are fantastic, they bring back so many memories. Thank you.

[@allysonvine]

I love being able to travel along with you, remembering once upon a time & seeing new places. However St Francis was the patron saint of animals. St Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors & various others.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We appreciate you watching! Our source clearly states that St Francis of Assissi was the patron Saint of Sailors. We also read that on the website of St Francis Tourism.. 😁🚗

[@allysonvine]

Oh my it just goes to show I can't trust everything I read. I live in a retirement village & and often suggest people watch your travels

[@johannesweitz8497]

It is the most "SOUTH EASTERN POINT" of Africa. It is on that plaque on your video. Most "southern tip" is Cape Agulhas and the most "SOUTH WESTERN" tip is Cape Point.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Noted. 👌 Please refer to my pinned comment below our video. 😊

[@graemekruger5039]

So beautiful

[@DustBugsTravel]

Glad you enjoyed our video! 🤩🚗

[@flodillon991]

How beautiful both places are and green. Loved the sea, sand and ship. Thank you.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We loved the ship too, it was great to see! 🚅 We're glad you drove through these two beautiful villages with us! 😍🚗

[@munesumangava9751]

And the houses! Oh my👌👌👌👌

[@Gilesfly]

Enjoying your videos in Portsmouth UK.

[@craigschamrel8976]

Absolutely love your channel, wish you all the success, fantastic!!!

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, we appreciate that so much! 🚗😁

[@seanchallenge]

Well well you missed the Most Southeastern point at the Lighthouse. Then at the Port was the Chokka boats who catch Squid and then you missed the Lagoon like a Mini Venice. We stayed at a Stunning B and B after the Spar at the first Golf course. Yes the Thatch Slate or Thatch look tiles because Insurance is very high after the Big fire few years back. we stayed there last year and would definitely visit again hopefully on our way to Cape Agulhas the Southernmost point of Africa definitely. Thank you once again from the Pinetown Saturday Coffee Bugs ☀️

[@DustBugsTravel]

We probably missed more than all the places of interest you mentioned. 😁 It was already late in the day and we had to get to our accommodation. We chose to show what we saw and that was very interesting to us. We'll hopefully get to visit longer on a future visit to the area and look up some of those spots. 😁🚗

[@grantfindlay2715]

Used to holiday there in the early 70's. I remember a dozen or so simple thatch cottages with no electricity.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thatch back then already! That's so cool, thank you for sharing that memory! 😎🚗

[@floydschoultz583]

Love you're show. Because of your adventures you guys have inspired myself and my family to travel more. Excellent footage

[@DustBugsTravel]

That is fantastic! Grab the opportunity whenever you can, it's overwhelming how many gorgeous places there are to see! Until you hit the road yourselves, you're all welcome on our backseat! 😁🚗

[@Afriqueleblanq]

The Dust Bugs are the exact two ambassadors we need to re-inspire local travel post-Covid. People should be loyal, as charity begins at home.

[@1812nico]

Hi you two! Thank you for taking me along. This is a beautiful area. I love the rocky part of the coast with the waves breaking high on the rocks. The towns are so beautiful too, but I think it might be more expensive than beautiful to live there, so I'll stay in the Transvaal and do my holidays at the Saint.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We did manage to spot a house price or two as we drive through and they certainly are exclusive areas! 🤩 The natural beauty is truly spectacular too and fortunately for us that was free to enjoy! 😁🚗 You're lucky to holiday here!

[@CheGypsyWay]

Hi you two wandering souls.. this was a very hard one to watch, could only watch halfway 😄 but I'm back with you, along for the ride.. Seal Point used to be home.. i spent many wonderful hours on the wild side of the lighthouse, in the stunning rockpools and exploring every nook and cranny.. the view from the top of the lighthouse is incredible, can see Oyster bay clearly from up there.. I wonder if you can still go up .. the light is huge.. my friends father used to be the lighthouse keeper back in the day . She grew up living in most of the lighthouses along the Cape Coast as the lighthouse keepers only worked each lighthouse for four years at a time..hence they moved alot growing up, he retired at Seal Point lighthouse. St Francis Bay used to belong to the Hulett family, It was a requirement that you could only build with thatch roofs and all the houses had to be painted white.. later, probably after a number of very bad fires, people were allowed to use black slate.. back then it's was a quaint little place,made up of mostly holiday homes.. it's grown vastly since ..they were busy building St Francis Port when we were there and I think started operating just before we left. After that it started growing in leaps and bounds, I hardly recognise it now. Same as Seals.. I think there were only one or two double storeys at the time..now I see there's a whole row of them.. you could see the sea from all the roads then, with no obstruction... Have a happy day.. happy travels 🚗✨💖

[@DustBugsTravel]

We didn't mean to make you sad! 😏 I believe one can still climb the stairs to the top of the lighthouse, but with our four knees, the up will be tough going. I can only imagine the view from up there though. How cool to live in lighthouses and to move from one to the other, I could most certainly have done that a good few years ago! Thank you so much for sharing your memories and knowledge of these two villages, they certainly seemed to have grown and changed a huge amount over the years, but fortunately still very beautiful. 🤩🚗

[@CheGypsyWay]

@@DustBugsTravel Aah no 'you didn't make me sad .was wonderful driving thru with you, Thank you . Just miss the place, my time there was awesome, lots of amazing memories. Yeah I'm with you there 😄 I'd never make it up that lighthouse now.. 😂😂 . You right it's still beautiful down there.. so glad I found you guys..am absolutely loving revisiting all my old haunts with you..and seeing them thru your eyes. so cool🥰. take care, safe travels.🚗✨💖

[@edvandy-d4b]

I understand how u feel it is not how we remember it any more

[@nataliebaptiste2427]

Hi guys, love your show, please show more of the camping spots along your coastal travels.. stay safe, Leslie

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, I'm happy to hear you enjoy our videos! 😁🚙 We're not camping on a regular basis anymore, but we do show campsites and caravan parks if we happen upon them, provided the owners or operators permit filming. 🏕️ If you haven't seen them already, we've shown such places in both our Glentana (Episode 284) and Herolds Bay (Episode 295) videos. I'm sure you'll enjoy those! 🌳🌊

[@nataliebaptiste2427]

@@DustBugsTravel so nice of u to respond...I have watched all of your videos ,u are one of 3 KZbin's that are permanently on my tv.i have almost completed my Jimny for permanent touring along the coast but unfortunately as I have a cat most places I wish to go to don't allow cats. Take care

[@colleenwood]

Hi .. we recently found your channel and are enjoying your videos. P.S. the lighthouse is at the South Eastern point not the most Southerly. The original village of St Francis had a regulation that all robes needed to be thatch or black slate and it was a small holiday village with a beautiful thatch hotel which burnt down many years ago and that was not rebuilt.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Hello there! Please refer to my pinned comment under our video. 😊 We're so glad you enjoy our videos, thank you. We knew that thatch was somehow an integral part of the St Francis architecture. Thank you for the info! 😁🚗

[@marialiebenberg3739]

Baie dankie Julie tweetjies..sweet memories.

[@DustBugsTravel]

So happy to hear, sweet memories are the best! 🥰Thank you for watching! 🚗

[@capefox8321]

Look again - it's the most southEASTERN point of Africa 🙂

[@DustBugsTravel]

😱 Thank you so much for the kind correction! I have pinned a comment, noting the error. 😊

[@Afriqueleblanq]

Thanks for that. Cape Point is the most southWESTERN instead, Agulhas being southernmost.

[@ACEMAN69]

I think it used to say “Southern most point of the eastern cape”. You missed our home in paradise🤣

[@DustBugsTravel]

I don't know how, but I completely misread the sign. 🫣 You really do live in paradise, two fantastic villages those. I think we'll go back someday to spend a little more time there. 😃🎑

[@deonzar]

Now why could my parents not have bought some property here ages ago...man I would have loved to live here now....what a lovely place....brought to us by Dustbugs Travel... 🙂

[@DustBugsTravel]

🤣 Thank you for the chuckles! I can relate, my parents didn't buy property here either. 😏 Such a beautiful area! 🌊🚗

[@funkdunk]

Thank-you Dustbugs for taking us along to view these two stunning places, I can say without any hesitation that nothing in our part of the world (Cape Town/Western Cape compares) with the exception of Strand Beach which is by far the best swimming beach (rip currents aside) in Cape Town. Obviously a subjective opinion.

[@DustBugsTravel]

And I would subjectively agree about Strand beach. 😁🌊 These two St Francis villages were truly beautiful though. It was fun taking you along, as always! 😁🚗

[@Pr1meEv1l]

Hi, the lighthouse is open again for tours. R60 per person. And there is now a restaurant also there.

[@kennyslater6615]

Hi. Well, firstly would just like to say that we really enjoy your videos. We are also from Cape Town area. We started watching from the very beginning and are now at Gariep dam. I also wanted to comment on the 'south easten tip of Africa' but see that was already commented on. We were at Cape Point in December - that is the - most south western tip of Africa. Keep up the good work - we would love to do what you are doing.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, happy to hear you enjoy our videos. Yup, I completely misread the sign and didn't even realise it during the editing process! 🤷🏼‍♂️ We visited Cape Point a few times already, that's another gorgeous part of this beautiful country. I'm sure you loved it too. Happy travels in 2023, I hope you get the chance to hit the road often! 😁🚗

[@kennyslater6615]

I would just like to add. If you ever go back to St Francis bay you must go into the marina area. Very beautiful. Some years ago they had a devastating fire - many houses, cars and boats were destroyed. We drove through a while after that - was heart breaking. Most of was fixed, but there are a few that were just left as they were.

[@williemongo261]

How was the weather when you were in that part? Can have all four seasons there in one day.. Playground of the rich.. A certain Sir from Man U I understand have a house that side. But unconfirmed

[@DustBugsTravel]

The weather was pleasant, albeit very windy in places. Those are two beautiful villages in a stunning location. 🤩🚗

[@raycoco4938]

Thank you both for the memories. I surfed there in the 70 & 80's. The surfing spot in the proximity of the lighthouse is called "full stop rock" when the tide goes out the rock appears when you lest expect it. I used to work on the lighthouse buildings. Fun fact - Most lighthouse keepers were artists. Gets lonely out there.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for the interesting info about the tide, we never knew that! 🏄‍♀️ It would make sense that a lighthouse keeper would have to find different activities and hobbies to occupy their time. 😁🎑

[@jeffbaxter8770]

Did you climb up the stairs to the top of the lighthouse? The view is amazing. I did it about 12 years ago.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I can only imagine the view! 🎑 I can do stairs down with ease, but more than a few up are becoming a bit of a challenge for the left knee! 😁

[@andrewhaynes9839]

Cape St Francis is the south eastern most point of South Africa - you misread the lighthouse sign. Also, St Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals. Great videos thanks

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for the corrections. Note the pinned comment about me misreading the sign. 🙂

[@Afriqueleblanq]

Unrelated to this post perhaps, but I have noticed that Curtis is quite adept at identifying animal species, even some of the lesser-know antelopes. Most folks locally wouldn't get some right. What do you two do for a living to be able to afford the time off for travel, not to mention the cost?

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you! I have been obsessed with wildlife and our National Parks since Sonia introduced me to Kruger in April 1994. 😍 We went very often for a good few years and I learnt quite a bit. When we relocated to the Western Cape, our visits got less regular and I forgot a lot. I'm slowly trying to sharpen up on some of the facts again. We're both estate agents and pretty much work for ourselves. We work hard to travel hard! 🚗😁

[@williemongo261]

You went through Humansdorp and didn't show it. Morning brother and sister..

[@DustBugsTravel]

It's simply impossible to show every single place! We still work full-time, so travel part-time. 😁🚗

[@williemongo261]

@@DustBugsTravel totally understandable.. Have a blessed day

[@NickSchoeman-cp9ky]

Hi, it is the most south Eastern tip of Africa. Nick.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Indeed. 👍 Note the pinned comment.

[@simonemason5352]

Cannot but help noticing what a bad state of disrepair our roads are in.

[@DustBugsTravel]

They're definitely patched all over the place and not in fantastic condition, but we've certainly seen worse in some places. 😊🚗

[@Afriqueleblanq]

That happens globally, just as there is a global demise of rail travel. If less people flew, perhaps there may have been money for the upkeep or road & rail.

[@IgnatiousMarekolleMahlokwane]

❤

[@DustBugsTravel]

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[@tessb2854]

Cameleon is die mooiste eetplek. Kyk na st Francis se geskiedenis,dìe persoon.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for watching. 😁🚗

[@davejackson4577]

Why no footage of the canals Dave

[@DustBugsTravel]

It was our first time to these two villages and we weren't aware of any canals. Thank you for pointing that out, we'll make a point of seeing those when we return someday. We hope you enjoyed the rest of our video though. 😁🚗

[@Afriqueleblanq]

That claim of being the southernmost tip of Africa is geographically incorrect. It actually happens at Cape Agulhas. Their map reading is in deficit. They should check with the hydrographer of the SA Navy. Which is what I did, but people love their (usually incorrect) opinions.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Please refer to my pinned post. It was my error, the board is correct. 👌

[@Afriqueleblanq]

@@DustBugsTravel An easy mistake, one made daily at Cape Point, so I'm used to it happening. There even is a guesthouse in Hermanus claiming to be on the shores of the Indian ocean.

[@DustBugsTravel]

We were fully aware that the southernmost point is at Cape Agulhas. 😁 As long as everyone realises that the board at the Cape St Francis lighthouse does read most southeastern point and not how I read it. 👌

[@pierrehorn2924]

You missed the choka boats

[@DustBugsTravel]

And you missed everything else we saw! 🤯

[@gerdasenekal7556]

The section of town is the white houses and buildings with either thatch or black slate roofs, which is the village and the canals, and then you get Santareme & Port St Francis where all the houses have terracotta colored tiles, and mostly the same color paint.

[@cliffordslabbert2786]

There is something very wrong their claim of being the Southern most tip of Africa. It is glaringly evident if one looks at any map of the Southern Africa 's coast line.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Please refer to my pinned comment. I mistakenly read the board incorrectly. It clearly states the most southeastern point. Apologies for the confusion. 😊

[@edvandy-d4b]

Ek kan nie glo heo grood did is nou daar was altyd a vis man hawe waar die vis boot van die see in a river in gegaan het did was omring met plaas land . now sien ek daar is net hiuse . heo sad .

[@LeToQuee]

SouthEASTern. Read careully next time ;)

[@DustBugsTravel]

Read my pinned comment next time! 😁