I appreciate the sharing about the missionaries- what a legacy. Belinda is an amazing ambassador and guide and so are you people. Thank you.

Wow.....Bethelsdorp. What a historic gem. Just loved the history about the church. On the inside and the outside. How fortunate that Curtis could speak to Belinda. Loving this trip. Thankyou.

That is a long way to travel in one day. Eastern Cape! Yes and it has a very special place in my heart too. Well two of my children were born in St Georges Hospital in PE. I am getting excited. Perhaps....Nieu-Bethesda? So nice to meet Belinda. Those red polished steps at the church look so familiar...I can almost smell that polish! What a beautiful peaceful church. I would love to take a seat in a pew and just have a quiet time with the Lord. The ancient Bible just blows me away. I wish I could have heard that bell. Love the Kloof, so beautiful. Yes, I still believe in good old Lennon medicines. They work. Especially Jamaica ginger. Always calms a nervous tummy. The graveyard is beautiful. All those lovely bluegums. Belinda is certainly mine of information. Wow. What an awesome tour! Thank you!

Hi Sonia and Curtis, What an exciting and informative visit to Bethelsdorp. Only heard of it before. Between you and Belinda you dug into history not told before. The historical church, beautiful structure, interesting foundations of only rock and river sand, elegant ceilings, original chair, door, historical bell. Then to the armed houses, the fountain and wash basins, the van der Kemp Nature Reserve, with its medicinal importance. All I can say is Whow. Then the flight over and the first glimpse of Sonia from above 😊. Thank you twosome. God bless

Very interesting. I grew up in Port Elizabeth, but only went to the Northern Areas (including Bethelsdorp) when I was a bursary student at the municipality, and again once I started working. I didn't know the history of Bethelsdorp at all. Thanks to Belinda for educating me!

Belinda is a wonderful tour guide - an asset to Bethelsdorp! She shared so many interesting snippets of information that really helped to give us a sense of what life was like during the time of the mission station and its various missionaries. I loved every moment of this delightful tour/visit and the drive through the kloof was so beautiful! And your superb drone footage is always a highlight, Curtis! You two amaze me - after travelling such a distance (700+ kms) since 4:00 am you were both so relaxed and unfrazzled - which I’m sure I would NOT have been after driving on the N2.

Belinda is a star! (And it's good to remember that there were love songs, too, in this country's history. All the different kinds of love. People who don't, themselves, default to loving others might get a bit cynical about that - reflecting their own suspicions and fears onto those they don't understand - but the facts speak for themselves. Within the limitations of every one of us being just hopelessly human, and never perfectly, simply, simplistically, good, bad, or whaddever, there are, and always have been some lovely people in this world. Just a sprinkling of salt's worth of the very best, maybe, but they really do exist, and really did exist.)

Very interesting.

Bethelsdorp is 'n baie interessant dorp, met sy eie apteek in die lieflike Natuurreservaat. Dankie vir die saamrygeleentheid.

Wonderlik !! So good to see you two back on the road again so soon. Meonie vergeet om by Pacaltsdorp n draai te maak. You will be impressed by the old stone church in Pacaltsdorp. I think it is Anglican.Then please travel on Beach Road to the end of the road where you will see the sea. Don't turn off to the right on Beach road because that will take you to the famous Ernie Els golf course. Are you travelling through Rocklands to Uitenhage ? Safe travelling en mooi loop.

What a nice and informative video. Amazing how religion keeps people together and structured. Belinda was stunning and really knows the town and the history. She added so much value to this footage. The drone clips were nice and well done. I am so glad to see the town is still well and alive. Thank you guys a real enjoyable ride with a lot of extras. My seat is booked for the next one.

Hi you two! Thank you for this wonderful trip into history and nature. Belinda talking and walking us back to the place 200+ years ago was was great. The stories around the role of water and water usage since those times was insightful to me. Lots of my favourite rocky hills around! The trip into the Reserve was an experience on its own, with your beautiful drone views to top it off. I've never realized the plant life in that area is so varied. Will have to do some reading up on that some time. I'm really looking forward to the next trip. Keep safe!

Omw! Thank you so much, Dustbugs and Belinda. This video brought tears to my eyes. My granny and great-grandparent(s) moved to Bethelsdorp from Salisbury Park after the forced removals. We used to visit my granny every Sunday and on other special occasions and even lived there for a couple of years. We have so many fond memories of the area, like swimming and playing in the river, enjoying my granny's extensive garden with all the fruits, veggies, herbs you could think of. Big-ma used to take us to the graveyard to place flowers on her children's grave there. Much of this history I didn't even know about. Thank you so very much.🙏🙏🙏

Only Dustbugs know how to find jaw dropping historical information about things we know nothing about. Awesome video and so enlightening. Ill close my mouth now....😮😮😮🎉❤🎉

What a lovely tour guide ❤I really enjoyed hearing about the history. It's wonderful to see that the church and building are in good condition and still original, and not just left to rot. So fantastic and heartwarming that the church is using the original buildings to help the elderly, bless them❤. This just took my immigration way back to the good olden days

Stunning 🤩 history…great music 🎶 in the background very peaceful and good for the soul

Hi guys you were blessed today with that kind lady Berlida brilliant tour of historical sites so much interest information loved everything of this video for once im lost for words Don't Destroy Enjoy so much information to take in history i had no idea of .as a retired Black cab tour guide i thought it was amazing 👏. Also 1664 was two years before the Great Fire of London and three years before the Dutch invasion of England mind blowing thank you for taking me on this amazing trip cheerio till the next one

What a lovely trip. Thank you so much Curtis, Sonia and Belinda for a combined guided tour and the preservation of a town steeped in history. The church alone is place you want to worship in. The red polished entrance, so inviting. I imagine many a bride and groom posed on their wedding day.

I love old churches and this video touched my heart. Belinda was a wonderful informative guide. Thank you again.

Thank you soooo much, what a lovely way to spend a Saturday.🙃🙏❤

Hi there,mindblowing, gobsmacked , delightful. That's all I'm saying plus a HUMONGOUS thank you 🙏👍

Wow you were so privileged to have Belinda to help you with all her knowledge she is a gem in itself. Never knew all the Lennons meds came from the Khoisan people but they had no doctors back then and had to use natural resources. Just loved all this information. Thank you ❤

Thanks for another interesting video! Belinda is a great ambassador, it was kind of her to share so much info. Looking forward to the next episode 😀

So awesome to see you guys are in the Eastern Cape !! 👏👏👏👏 obviously you back home again as you have now downloaded the video … I hope you managed to get to towns such as King Williams Town which has many old historic churches as well as the best Natural Museum - which is home to Huberta the famous travelling Hippo ! Now I must just be patient and see where all you guys travelled to ! Whoop whoop can’t wait ! 😁😁😁😁😁

Hi Everyone @ Dustbugs Travel Thank You So Much For Sharing Your Beautiful Video @ Dustbugs Travel 👍👍❤️❤️

Very interesting, and that lady surely knows her history. Well let's see what more the Dust Bugs and the Eastern Cape deliver on our laptops......

Aahhhhh heerlijk we zijn aan een volgend avontuur begonnen 🎉🥳. Is dit tour nummer 19, als ik het goed heb bijgehouden? Wat een geweldig aardige, betrokken, deskundige en wijze vrouw is Brenda in haar overwegingen en de bevlogen manier van ons allen rondleiden in deze plaats. Een heel boeiend verhaal over de Dutch Khoi Afrikaanse geschiedenis, en ze vertelt het op een manier die de luisteraar ‘pakt’ vanaf het eerste moment. Hopelijk weet zij meer mensen in en om Bethelsdorp te inspireren om zich te interesseren in en mee te werken aan het behoud van de historie in al zijn facetten. Het zou mooi zijn als de mensen uit vervlogen tijden op die begraafplaats weer een naam krijgen. Lief dat het oudere vrouwtje jullie een blik liet werpen in haar, qua oudheid, monumentale huisje. Heel verrassend dat het oudste Zuid-Afrikaanse doopvont en de heel oude bijbel uit 1664 zich hier bevinden, beide zou je eerder verwachten in bijvoorbeeld Stellenbosch. Dank Curtis & Sonia voor deze flitsende aftrap en thank you so very much Brenda for all your kindness and teaching us so much about the history of this settlement ❤

What an incredible insight into the history of Bethelsdorp. ❤

What a wonderful episode. Thanks for showing a beautiful and little known part of South Africa

My family and I are loving your channel we are planning on moving to PE in a few months from joburg these have been really interesting to see almost like a sneak peak of where we gona move to thanks guys

Was born in Port Elizabeth 1974 and grew up in Van Vuuren Street Bethelsdorp. Eldest great grandchild of Adam Vogel who served on the church board prior to his passing in the mid 70's ( exact date unknown - still have the original dompass ).

Beautiful Eastern Cape halala💃👌

GoodEvening Curtis and Sonia!It is with great sadness that I'm letting you know about the passing of our Beloved"Belinda Brown!"May Her Dear Soul Rest in Eternal Peace and Rise in Glory!

Thank you, so interesting. Knew nothing about this area. Belinda and Dustbugs great stuff

Pretty pink house!!!

Hello, you have a job, why dont you produce a book on all the way out places you visit, with all the photos you take and all the history you tell us about, I find it very interesting. Thanks for sharing and having us on your trips.

Interesting fact is that there are actually much older bible's than that in the country like in our family a 14th century bible in our family that came from Scotland where our forefathers come from. These are kept in secret locations because old Bible's are of extremely high value. You might in your lifetime have one chance to see it being in this family. And there are more old Bible's around in other family's and collectors possession.

My stepdad Nicolaas MacClune passed away on that bridge ( Van Der Kemps Kloof ) during the heavy floods in the 1980's when the roads were flooded and he and a couple of friends tried to cross using the bridge which was still under construction at the time. The bridge collapsed due to the force of the strong flood.

Baie goed

Wow...just saw the place where my great grandfather house used to be ( 33:58 )....74 van vuuren street ( original building replaced because it was a condemned building ). Used to play with building bricks in front of the house in the late 70's as a boy😂😂😂

Video duration ( 35:26 ) was first a butcher then a shop. A muslim eldery guy used to run his business from there called " Pang " .

Danny Jordaan's ( SAFA / ex Nelson Mandela Bay mayor ) family used to stay in the house opposite the end of the road ( 36:19 )....the only house facing Van Vuuren Street from Standford Road side.

It would have been appreciated so much more if you could bring the images of the plagues out, so everybody can read it for themselves.

My plek BD😅

Hi guys. Who is your partner. We never see her .

The Bible is a is not printed in 1664, "It's the Bijbel, de Heilige Heilige Schrift, Oude en Nieuwe Testament, oorspronkijke in het nieuwe Nederlandsche Taal." Was the new print from the original.1604/6 print according the "Dortmundse reels" by Martin Luther. Our oldest family bible is a 1734 bible and printed in 1778 Great video

Beautiful area but that Bible should be protected 😢

Lived in pe al my life. Mission road is a nission on its own. Never been fixed since ive been alive. That road connects locals faster with the western beaches and the N2 going west. Hope this is heard about mission road.