S1 - Ep 314 - Klein Mier - The Opportunity to Witness the Awe-Inspiring Hakskeen Pan!

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S1 - Ep 314 - Klein Mier - The Opportunity to Witness the Awe-Inspiring Hakskeen Pan!

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Our trip to Klein Mier was an exhilarating adventure that exceeded all our expectations. The highlight of our visit was undoubtedly the opportunity to witness the awe-inspiring salt pans. The first pan we encountered was Klein Mier pan. Another highlight of our trip was the visit to Hakskeen Pan, which had gained fame as the site where the world land speed record was set in 2019. The opportunity to witness this historic location first-hand was nothing short of incredible. The panorama of Hakskeen Pan, with its vast expanse, created the perfect backdrop. Additionally, the journey through the village of Klein Mier was a captivating experience in itself. The little settlement provided a glimpse into the local way of life, with its friendly inhabitants. It was truly an extraordinary journey, filled with unforgettable memories that will be cherished for a lifetime. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #northerncape #kleinmier #hakskeenpan
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@susannaemmerich1166 Жыл бұрын

Silence IS golden!!!!.🙃👍🙏

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Ditto!! 👌🏻😶

@frederikbrits9559 Жыл бұрын

Whow... it's huge, thanks Curtis and Sonia

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Sure!. Thanks for coming to Klein Mier and the two pans with us! 🚙🏜️

@mariusroos Жыл бұрын

Like Groot Mier this one took it a bit further by the Pans we saw. Wow so remote. Thanks for the drone footage. It showed us how huge the pan is. Thanks guys a video well done. Till the next one seat booked.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

The pans were absolutely awesome! We were already impressed with Klein Mier Pan and then we hit Hakskeen Pan, which is clearly next level stuff! Glad you enjoyed Klein Mier and the pans. Seat booked for tomorrow, see you then! 🚙😁

@hannesvanniekerk499 Жыл бұрын

So glad you felt enticed. It was spectacular. Thank you.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

We loved every second, we're glad you also enjoyed this area! 🚙🏜️

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

So glad you stopped to listen to the nothing. Its few people who appreciate the utter peace of such beautiful places. The Hakskeenpan is awesome. That land speed record, i would have thought hed be airborn at that speed! Wow! The drone view is stunning. Yes I was wondering where the mier fitted into the picture. What a lovely story. I dont see many jojo tanks around, I would have thought when it did rain the water should be saved. Thanks for showing us Kleinmier.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

We can never get enough of the sound of silence, it's awesome and especially in such a place as desolate as this. It somehow sounds even louder there, if that makes sense! It was great to see Hakskeenpan and to imagine the Bloodhound hurtling down that track at 1010km/h! That still blows my mind! 😳🏎️ Those rainwater tanks aren't cheap and I don't think many folks out there can afford them. They're so innovative though, so I'm sure they make their own plans to catch rainwater. 🚙🌧️

@hendrienel2259 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for this very entertaining trip through S.A. You are a highlight in our day. Regtig😊

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that is fantastic to hear! We hope you will join us as we visit many more places and share them with you! 🚙🇿🇦

@colinparmanand3162 Жыл бұрын

Howsit! Again, the sadness of the lady and the "coffee shop" that cannot sell coffee not by choice, but remains open to eke out a living in it's truest sense. And they are still a happy people.

@deonzar Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the facts we got in this episode! Very interesting.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Great, I'm glad you enjoyed! 🚙😁 Remember to let me know if we went next where you thought we would!

@deonzar Жыл бұрын

@@DustBugsTravel No...I was way off....opened my mouth too soon..lol.

@gertsafari Жыл бұрын

That guest house on 55 seconds of the video was my uncles, husband of my departed mothers sister, empire in the Desert. I spent many June holidays there, carting surplus karakul sheep on a Ford F100 to Askham to be processed before 48 hours when their wool started to straighten out, i was 14 to 16 years old, driving in a loaded F100 on gravel roads at 140km/hour..... Fantastic times to be alive....

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your memories of this area with us, I'm glad it reminded you of good times in your own life. 🐑 It's a fantastic area and we feel privileged to have experienced it for a brief time. 🚙🏜️

@debbiekruger9414 Жыл бұрын

The pans are massive, but I think the people must really lead a tough life.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

There is no doubt that life is tough in this part of our country. Yet they make it work, that's the most unbelievable of everything to me! 🚙🏜️

@compilationking979 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dustbugs, love all your little historic stories you guys give us when you visit these small towns.....

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you find the little tidbits interesting! We learn so much about these places when we visit them and we enjoy sharing the info with folks like you! 🚙🤩

@Torridon22 11 ай бұрын

All your videos on the pans and salt flats are just amazing - thank you!

@DustBugsTravel 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🚙😁 It was a wonderful experience to visit these remote parts of the country. Those salt pans are incredible! 😎

@chrislee5421 Жыл бұрын

I thought you guys were on a different planet all together. The landscape is so barren but breathtakingly beautiful❤️🇿🇦

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree with you more! Bare, barren and incredibly beautiful! It does resemble another planet now that you mention it! 🚙🏜️

@ronnykenny3965 Жыл бұрын

Hi there. Think you & Sonja are the perf explorers.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

We happen to think so too! 🚙😁

@sicko_the_ew Жыл бұрын

I liked the sound of the Nothing. :D

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Oh, absolutely! We could listen to that for hours! 🚙😶

@flodillon991 Жыл бұрын

Haksteenpan is so amazing can't believe that landspeed record. Just loved the sound od silence I think that is so fantastic. Always tell my daughter I love that sound. How Klein Mier got its name so great. Your drone footage was amazing. Thank you so much for this episode ❤

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Hakskeenpan is truly an awe-inspiring place! I can't even get my head around 200km/h, let alone 1010km/h! That's crazy! 😳🏎️ I could listen to the sound of silence for literally hours, I absolutely love it! 😶 We appreciate you coming to the pans and Klein Mier with the two of us! 🚙😍

@MrElhabib123 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic ❤ Noerdhook

@ingeborgvanderveer789 Жыл бұрын

Zoveel moois in circa 20 minuten, dat kan alleen met de Dustbugs! De enorme zandvlakte in alle stilte, met resonanties in de verte van wat je eigen verbeelding ervan maakt, is indrukwekkend. Gravel, off road gravel, asfalt en weer zo’n fraai aangelegde weg van kleine steentjes, de Kwid kon proeven van alle soorten ‘ondervlaktes’. Hopelijk beleeft de coffeeshop op termijn weer betere tijden want het is een onverwachtse en aangename verrassing in de onafzienbare natuur. De koffie liefhebber beleeft hier een soort fata morgana 😊, gelukkig heeft ze nog genoeg andere lekkere dingen zoals ijsjes. Die zou ik op dat punt mogelijk niet hebben weerstaan 😋. Altijd moedig, vind ik, als mensen zo ‘remote from it all’ kunnen en durven leven. Men stelt ook hier duidelijk eer in het bouwen, onderhouden, omheinen en recyclen der dingen. En na alle mieren 🐜 rijden we in het weekend door naar …. (Ik wacht geduldig op de achterbank😁)

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

The Kwiddie certainly had a field day with all the surfaces and he mastered all of them just beautifully, as always! 🚙😍 I also hope that the shopowner of the shop next to the main road in Klein Mier will once again experience a revival in her business and that many customers will support her. She had such dreams and plans for her business and she deserves that they come true! Not too long to wait until we reach our next destination! 😁🏜️

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

Ik wacht geduldig op die achterbank tezame met jouw ❤️☕☕

@ingeborgvanderveer789 Жыл бұрын

Het was het wachten waard, en ik had ook niet anders verwacht ❣️. Vanavond ga ik weer verder met een stukje Van Wageningen geschiedenis uit typen dus houd u mailbox in de loop van dit weekend in de gaten 😃

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

@@ingeborgvanderveer789 Looking forward to hearing from you❤️

@gertsafari Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it goes very deep.....

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, I'm glad you enjoyed. 🚙😊

@munesumangava9751 8 ай бұрын

Drone footage 👌👌👌 Wonderful!!!

@charlietreston4035 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys the municipality is bigger than the Free state where you can hear the sound of silence great how the drone can see for miles your car looked like a little speck love the history about the scouts so now I understand why it's called Grootmeir .Still trying to get my head round the speed 1010 km per hour. Sad about the little shop but you never know things may improve especially since you have shown it .the shop was a comfort to travellers and the Coton bushes crazy. This area must be so hard to live in but people are just getting on with it cheerfully it always amazes me how these places can have a school and community centre and as Sonia said you can get phone signal a very interesting and quiet place great video cheerio till the next one

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed flying the drone at Hakskeenpan, it was great to see the footage of the vast, dry expanse of the pan! I couldn't even fathom the municipality being larger than one whole other province, that is wild! 😳🌍 I also hope the shopowner will get more customers in the near future so that she can expand her business like it is her dream to do. That will be awesome! I'm right with you being amazed at how these folks can eek out a living in such a harsh environment. They really deserve so much respect for that! 👌🏻

@rorysullivan4913 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this visit. Love the barren landscape. So sad about the lovely "coffee shop". Hopefully business will pick up. To think COVID could affect an area so remote.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Indeed. I was also rather surprised and saddened that COVID had an impact on a business in a remote area such as this. Hopefully business picks up for this shopowner in the near future! The landscape is something else in this area, so vast and so dry! It was an incredible visit which we won't soon forget. 🚙🏜️

@ronnykenny3965 Жыл бұрын

Sorry, fingers got carried away there 😊 As I was saying you guys are explorers in the true meaning of the word. Could actually picture you exploring in days gone by . eg. horse drawn carriage 🤠🐎, nothing would have stopped you from having your great adventures. Thank you once again .Loved Groot 🐜 and Klein🐜😃

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed both Miere! 😍🐜 I woud've loved to have been around 200 or so years ago when there were still few people around and explored then. I can just imagine the teeming wildlife everywhere and the vegetation growing wildly without humans cutting it back or down. That sounds like a dream come true to me! 🤩 I'm glad you enjoy exploring with the two of us, we always love having you on board as we visit another new and interesting place! 🚙😁

@1812nico Жыл бұрын

Hi you two. Thank you for this very interesting trip! Your chat in the car is really informative. Of course your drone footage again made my day. The Hakskeen Pan is unbelievable. What a spectacular view! Can I ask how fast you managed to have your car going on that flat road on the side of the pan? The sudden appearance of the coffee shop on the side of the road was quite a surprise. No cuppas? The cotton still on the plant was also something I have never seen before. This is another settlement with people doing what is needed with the little they have. Hats off to them! They are real South Africans. I'll be waiting on the roadside with a LARGE water bottle for the next trip. Keep safe!

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the info interesting, there was quite a bit to share here! We never exceed 100km in the Kwiddie, but here I don't think I even reached 80! 🚙😁 The shopowner had sadly closed down the side of her business where she served cuppas since it wasn't viable anymore, which is sad. I hope she gets more customers in the coming months to make it profitable once more. I take it the water bottle is ready for tomorrow! 💧👌🏻

@munesumangava9751 8 ай бұрын

The sound of silence🤔🤔

@hwleitner2009 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience. Have you explored verneukpan?

@PeterdeKlerk-nb6gn Жыл бұрын

hi yes ep 302

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

@HERBERT leitner We have indeed and I hope you enjoy our visit as we documented it in Episode 302. 🚙😁 Thank you for watching our video! 😊

@theexperimentalcqdx4208 Жыл бұрын

Verneerk pan was not used because of the stone sizes on the pan.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! 🏎️ I read on the Bloodhound Education website that 'the shale bed was breaking up underneath the playa surface and would cause us a lot of problems.' That sadly put an end to Verneukpan as an option for the land speed record. 🤷‍♂️