S1 - Ep 275 - Keimoes - So much Green Vegetation and Blue Skies!

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The first thing we saw as we entered Keimoes was green vegetation and springboks grazing on the grass. The green was complemented by the bright blue skies and the warm weather we experienced. The town was very busy on this day but we were told it was the end of the picking season so all the contract workers were paid and were doing their shopping before making their way home. Driving through Keimoes was awesome. We decided to drive up Tierberg and the view of the surrounding farmland from up there was spectacular. We almost had to spend the night in the church grounds because the automated gate was open when we entered, but closed when we wanted to leave. Fortunately the minister opened for us. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Keimoes. #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #northerncape #keimoes
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@malikagallie9345 Жыл бұрын

Good day....I was born in Keimoes...1968...never being there...but I love to go ...As God's Willing...

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got to see our video of your hometown! It's a fantastic place and I do hope you get to visit it in the near future. Thank you for coming along with us! 😁🚙

@user-wk4po9tg9f 5 ай бұрын

Wow you guys. I can't believe how much the town has changed in 10 years. So beautiful😊

@munesumangava9751 11 ай бұрын

What a beautifully green with wildlife welcome to Keimoes👌

@romanussaal712 5 ай бұрын

I was born in Kakamas..and grewup knowing this Waterwheel....I went to Hight school in Keimoes still the Waterwheel was spinning...I'm taking about 1979/80..Is our Nama !Xoo World...🤣🤣

@deonnimb9505 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible, first to view this time, sure it is going to be good

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

The early bird catches the worm, they say! 😁🐛 I hope you enjoyed our visit to Keimoes! 🚙

@MKLeluma Жыл бұрын

I love Keimoes. I first went there around 2005, If I could move to an inland town in the Northern Cape, I would choose it....

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we could take you back to Keimoes! I completely understand why you'd want to live there. I think the quality of life is fantastic and the natural beauty is incredible! 🌳🍇

@munesumangava9751 11 ай бұрын

Loved the tall palm trees 🌴

@flodillon991 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful town so green and those springbuck were amazing. Thank you so much for this episode.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

When I think back to Keimoes, I remember exactly those things: the springbok and trees that welcomed us to the town. 🌳🦌 And then the green everywhere, it was really a great visit to this little town! 😁🚙

@munesumangava9751 11 ай бұрын

Stunning view from the top!!

@munesumangava9751 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful church too👌

@kosievandenberg2145 Жыл бұрын

Loved everything about Keimoes. Also mad about raisins. What an oasis.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Thank you, happy to hear you enjoyed Keimoes too! And that you're a fellow raisin lover! 😁🍇

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

Aha! Desert Raisins, it is the raisin for living! Now dessert raisins, that is a good raisin to eat more pudding! Kei moes maar ...or else! Keimoes is a must!.Those bokkies are sooooo cute! Love the Catholic church centre. It must have been a monastery at some stage, hence the Friarsdale rivier. The waterwheel is so cool. Beats Eskom. Tierberg is awesome, would love to walk up it. And what a view! Really enjoyed my visit to Keimoes. Still waiting for my pudding, though.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Good of you to put two and two together about the Friarsdale River! I never even associated that with the Catholic Mission Station. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Give me raisins any day of the week too, but mine must be in yellow rice with curry! 😁🍲 Glad you enjoyed coming to Keimoes with us! I hope you got your pudding in the meantime!

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

@@DustBugsTravel I did! Basaarpoeding! Yummm

@hannesvanniekerk499 Жыл бұрын

That was a real treat and brought back many wonderful memories. My uncle worked for the Standard Bank and lived just behind it. What a beautiful place. Thank you again.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you were reminded of good times by our video! Keimoes is by all indications a fantastic place to live, so I'm sure your uncle was very happy there! Thank you for coming along with us! 🚙🍇

@charlietreston4035 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys what a beautiful little town tree lined streets and springbok a lovely clean and busy high street. St John's RC church and mission lovely. Frierdale river could be named after the friers from RC mission I myself live a few miles away from a 11 century RC monastery called The Friers. Voortrekker monument always makes me think how Hardy and determined they were .beautiful DRf church and grounds immaculate nearly locked in that's what I love about these videos they are so real .Loved the Persian wheel 2000 year old tech and still works vineyards every where .wow what a green place I will never eat a hot cross bun without thinking about Keimos. Thanks for an awesome video cheerio till the next one

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

It was indeed a fantastic way to be welcomed to Keimoes by both the trees and the springbok. I'll borrow your saying: only in South Africa! 🚙🇿🇦 Well done for matching the Friarsdale River up to the Catholic Church, I didn't make that connection! 🤷🏼‍♂️💒🌊 You've made me jealous with 'your' 11th century monastery just a few miles away from you! Sonia and I often joke and say that we'll need three weeks in every place in Europe. We get super excited about a place or building being 200 years old, heaven only knows what we'll do with a place that's almost 1000 years old! 😳 We really thought we'll be spending the evening in the grounds of the Dutch Reformed Church and could already see the faces of the people when they arrived the next morning, observing these two dishevelled travellers who slept in their car in front of the church! 🤣🚙

@terrimeyer3815 Жыл бұрын

Northern Cape has been a big surprise for me. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 love all the green and this town is on my list for sure. Ugh you guys❤❤❤❤awesome

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

That makes three of us, we never expected so much green and it was wonderful to see! 🌳💚 I'm glad we could take you to this part of the Northern Cape! 😁🚙

@derrickknight6828 Жыл бұрын

Really uplifting - I think I've watched too many of your episodes - I just said to my wife that it looks like you're through the town already, and Curtis said, "Are we through the town already?" . Thank you so much. I never knew that part of the country was so great

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

🤣 I'm always surprised when we reach the end of the town as we drive through the main road. I don't know why, because we've seen some pretty small ones already! This part of the Northern Cape was not only much greener than we ever could imagine, it was also fantastic to see how busy the towns are! 🌳🍇 Thanks for coming along and I hope you will again when we drive down the next short (or long) main road! 😁🚙

@ronnykenny3965 Жыл бұрын

Another epic trip. Thank you, my feet were tingling when Sonja said" not to close to edge plse". I can relate 😅

@annawitter5161 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was also parping! Could just see you guys go devilling down the mountainside!

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

@Ronny Kenny I'm glad you enjoyed Keimoes! Yes, Sonia is always a little nervous when we go up and down steepish inclines, but all was well in the end and the 360 view was so worth it! 🚙😍

@phillipleboa5251 Жыл бұрын

Thank you guys !!!!! I could EASILY live in Keimoes !!!! LOVELY LITTLE TOWN. And... NOW I FEEL LIKE AN ORANGE ICE LOLLY !!!!! xoxoxoxo

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Keimoes is by all indications a fantastic place to live and a vibrant, busy little town! 🚙🍇 If you're anything like my darling wife, you'll have an orange ice lolly every single day of the week, she just loves those and being so close to the Orange, was the perfect excuse! 😁🍊

@Ricky-mp9sy Жыл бұрын

Pragtig!! Our little Oasis!! ❤️

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

You're fortunate to call this area home! 😍🌳🍇🌊

@doneB830 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never been there, what a surprise it’s a lovely little town. Thanks Guys.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we could take you to Keimoes, we also enjoyed our time there! Thanks for coming along! 😁🚙

@claravanrooyen4131 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the Dustbugs travel tours .I see towns ,I only heard of.Thankyou

@stephanieodendaal3873 Жыл бұрын

Was there 47 years ago....amazing.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

@clara van rooyen We so appreciate you hopping on board and exploring these fascinating places with us! We've also only heard some of the names of the places we get to visit! 😁🚙

@1812nico Жыл бұрын

Hi you two! Thank you for this great trip under the hot blue skies to the Keimoes oasis to be welcomed by Springbokkies.. The view from Tierberg is stunning. Was there any sign left of the flooding they suffered late last year? The houses on the green treelined streets make me want to go live there (if I were 30 or so years younger!) This is truly a real, live and thriving desert town, making the most of the available water. I really take my hat off for the foreign missionaries who came to these desert areas in the 1870's for mission work, leaving places such as Keimoes as their legacy. I'm just waiting for the next trip! Keep safe!

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

The Springbok Welcoming Committee indeed did a fantastic job and we felt right at home in Keimoes right from the moment we entered the town! 😍🦌 I wasn't aware of the flood in Keimoes and didn't see any indication of that whatsoever. None of the folks we chatted to, mentioned that either. 🤷🏼‍♂️ The churches in town were really fascinating and one can't help but admire those folks who came to spread the gospel in this and other desolate areas all those years ago, where the environment can no doubt be extremely harsh at times! 🥵💒 I'm glad you enjoyed Keimoes with us! 🚙🍇

@koosvonlandsberg5353 Жыл бұрын

Waardeer,

@patshes1951 Жыл бұрын

Nice little town. Would like to see the raisoin factory.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

It is indeed a great town! We didn't have time to go into the factory and I'm not too sure they'd be keen on me filming inside there either. You should pay the area a visit and go check it out, it's a wonderful part of our country! 🚙🍇

@mk-xq1tt Жыл бұрын

Lovely place.

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

It really is, glad you thought so too! 🚙🍇

@ingeborgvanderveer789 Жыл бұрын

Mooie stad en leuk om te zien tijdens het ‘spitsuur’, dat geeft Keimoes sfeer. Ik dacht aan het begin, hé dat is niets voor Curtis om die fraaie kerk voorbij te rijden en natuurlijk keerde je er even later gelukkig naar terug, en werd daar nog bijna opgesloten 😅. Lief wat Sonia zei over die Dutch Church qua in need of a little TLC, hopelijk gebeurt dat ooit. Spectaculair shot vanaf de bergtop, en je liet ook mij even ‘Spaans benauwd’ worden toen je zo dicht langs de rand reed 😬. Tot slot, die ‘orange lolly’ die Sonia scoorde tot hoorbare vreugde: is dat iets speciaals ? Zou een mooi export product kunnen zijn naar Nederland gezien onze nationale ‘kleur’ 😄🧡

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you thought Keimoes was a great place, we did too! We never thought the gate at the church would close while we're inside, so we had a few rather nervous moments since we wouldn't have known who to call had we been trapped in the grounds. Fortunately we were rescued by the minister! 😁💒 That old mission church is such a wonderful building and deserves to be restored, so I echo your hope. Sonia has absolutely loved orange ice lollies since she was a child, so since we were in the vicinity of the Orange River, she took her chance whenever she could! 🍊🧡 And orange is such a happy colour too, we always thought that when we saw your cricketers on the field! 🏏

@Beebles9140 6 ай бұрын

So beautiful surprise to see so much greenery! Are there are boat trips on the orange river?

@DustBugsTravel 6 ай бұрын

I'm sure there must be. 🛥 🌊 I suggest you check with the local Tourism Office or Municipality to confirm.

@sidneyoreilly1135 Жыл бұрын

Grapes or is it raisins for africa

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Indeed! I think safe to say both! 😁🍇

@romanussaal712 5 ай бұрын

Is all the Catholic church...I finish my Hight school in Keimoes is in Ext 6...Oranjezight....the Coloured Township...There is also another big Catholic Church in ext 6...

@pjpotgieter1721 Жыл бұрын

Peet hl daar ,dankie dat ons kan saam toer,verwag om kanoneiland ook te sien .?

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

Nope, not this time around. It's simply not possible to visit every single place in an area in the limited time we have available to travel. We'll keep it in mind for a future possible trip back to the area though. 😁🚙

@davidthompson5963 Жыл бұрын

So till me what's the best town to visit if you only have one chance in your life .

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

That's an impossible question which I have no answer to. I simply couldn't choose one if I tried. 🚙🇿🇦

@capefox8321 Жыл бұрын

What are the main pastimes for the people of Keimoes?

@DustBugsTravel Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't know for sure, but the townsfolk live close to nature and we observed them enjoying sports and visiting restaurants on the random Saturday we drove through the town. 🚙