First impressions of SUTHERLAND - Coldest town & astronomy capital of South Africa

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  • Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025

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  • @jaspervanzyl6212
    @jaspervanzyl6212 Год назад +9

    Wow, Willie Explore, that Witch House looks scary but really cool. Thanks for taking us along on your Karoo travels!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Thanks for watching and commenting! A delightful place to stay and I loved the black walls, giving it a unique touch. The wifi-password was pretty eccentric too!

  • @billyungen
    @billyungen Год назад +9

    Another great look at the real South Africa (outside the big cities)!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Cheers Billy! Appreciate the support. It was my first time in this iconic town in South Africa and I left with great memories. So much to see outside the cities :)

  • @witperd1564
    @witperd1564 Год назад +8

    Lekker aftree dorp. Mooi video.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Ek stem Witperd! Dankie dat jy gekyk het en kommentaar gelewer het.

  • @hanneliewiese3477
    @hanneliewiese3477 7 месяцев назад +3

    Love the veldblommetjies down the driveway - love the church tower ❤

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      It's often the small things that make the difference!

  • @emmerentiagroenewald3694
    @emmerentiagroenewald3694 Год назад +7

    Ons het altyd skoolgroepe van Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck hier heen gebring vir 'n naweek ,om dan saans in die donker( sonder ligte) te ry om die sterrewagte te besoek! Was ook by die SALT sterrewag. Ons het in die skoolkoshuis gebly...... Het ook kon ingaan in N P van Wyk Louw se huis.....❤❤❤❤

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад +1

      Hi Emmerentia, dankie dat jy hierdie herinneringe met ons deel! Dit is darem 'n spesiale plek vir ons Suid-Afrikaners. Wat 'n droom van 'n skooluitstappie!

  • @AZqyc
    @AZqyc Год назад +4

    Hey, Willie ... another really pleasant walkaround ... thanks for showing and sharing! Looks like you and your family had a really nice place to stay, too. Very pleasant! And Sutherland and Tucson have something in common ... astronomy! [Greetings from ... well, you know where!]

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Thank you very much Jim, I didn't know about Tucson's astronomy so I will definitely look that up! Definitely a great place we stayed at and good value too. Sutherland is quite an iconic town for South Africans - you'll read from some comments that many school kids take school trips to go and see the stars and of course it is the coldest place in the country. Hope all is well with you!

  • @sheilam4525
    @sheilam4525 Год назад +5

    Loved the place you were staying, Willie! Unusual for a house to be painted black, I would imagine, but I guess if it's a colder climate then it helps. The witch was great😂. Very interesting about the stargazing too. Assume it attracts lots of stargazers from across the world.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад +1

      Hi Sheila! Yes, a pretty unusual choice of colour! I know you also like your bright colours but I have to say, the black did add a unique touch! The poor witch crashed into the wall, wonder what happened there :D I did hear some American accents in the coffee shop the next day so definitely a few overseas tourists about. And of course many school kids take astronomy school trips to this part of the world - I never did so it was great to finally tick off this bucket list town in South Africa!

    • @sheilam4525
      @sheilam4525 Год назад

      @@willieexplore yes, I actually quite liked the black and the decor was beautiful inside.

  • @toscabrutus1781
    @toscabrutus1781 Год назад +5

    Willie uitstekende program weer. Ek was hele paar keer in Sutherland! Ek is mal oor Sutherland!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Dankie Tosca! Dit was my eerste keer daar en ek dink mens kan lekker bly op die dorp. Daar doen die Bokke dit toe, hoop jy het 'n lekker Spaanse brandy geniet!

    • @toscabrutus1781
      @toscabrutus1781 Год назад

      Willie Ja die spaanse Brandewyn was great en ek het al my biltong en droe wors opgeeet. Waar in die wereld is jy nou? Ek sien daar is nog baie programme van jou wat ek wil kyk. EK het my familie gese om jou programme te kyk. Ek sien jy was in willemstad ook dis nie sover van hier nie! Ja rugby was great!@@willieexplore

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      @@toscabrutus1781 dankie ou Tosca, ek waardeer die ondersteuning baie. Ek woon in Engeland en is terug hier na my SA vakansie. Ek het Willemstad baie geniet - ja nie ver van jou af nie! Die Nederlandse konneksie is natuurlik baie interessant vir ons Suid-Afrikaners. Groete!

  • @gohardorgohome7687
    @gohardorgohome7687 Год назад +3

    Hey Willie you nailed it again my friend
    Keep up the good work 💪👍

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Cheers my friend, really pleased you're enjoying this Karoo series in South Africa!

  • @ShahbazKhan-wd9xy
    @ShahbazKhan-wd9xy Год назад +4

    Thank you Mr willie for showing my business too ❤

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад +1

      Hi, are you the owner of the shop I visited with the Paris belts? Thank you very much for your comment! Appreciate you checking out my content :)

  • @felicitydouglas1592
    @felicitydouglas1592 7 месяцев назад +3

    Lovely to see the town again plus my aunts house which was referred to as "a beautiful cottage." It dates back to 1869 and was what was known as a Nagmaal huisie. In those days the travelling preacher would come to the town to give communion to the congregation. Farm owners had homes in the town to stay over and attend.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hi Felicity, I'm delighted that you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for providing the additional information and insights! Very interesting. Thanks for supporting my channel!

    • @bobovanzyl3008
      @bobovanzyl3008 2 месяца назад

      I remember die nagmaal huisie from my youth also. Thank you

  • @mariusmarais8329
    @mariusmarais8329 7 месяцев назад +3

    Will be visiting the town in June for the first time....👍

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад +1

      Hope you have a great time Marius! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel :)

  • @johanswart8154
    @johanswart8154 Год назад +5

    Ek het op n plaas tussen Sutherland en Calvinia groot geword.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад +2

      Wat 'n wonderlike deel van die wêreld, Johan! Ons het altyd die Calvinia-Brandvlei-Kenhardt pad gery Kalahari toe as kinders, en ek ken Calvinia goed, maar hierdie was my eerste besoek aan Sutherland

  • @altioraspero
    @altioraspero Год назад +3

    I love this town. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      One of my favourites too! Thanks for watching :)

  • @toscabrutus1781
    @toscabrutus1781 Год назад +3

    Willie die boorgat bar en restaurant is defnitief iets baie spesiaals ek het dit nooit ontdek terwyl ek in Sutherland was nie Amazing!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Hi Tosca ja dis nogals interessant! Hulle is besig om die restaurant verder te ontwikkel ook. Wou graag die volgende oggend daar gaan ontbyt eet het maar hulle was toe :)

  • @jacquesscheltema4595
    @jacquesscheltema4595 8 месяцев назад +2

    I was christened there, very beautiful inside

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  8 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching and commenting Jacques! I'm sure it is a very beautiful church inside; the exterior is special too.

  • @hanneliewiese3477
    @hanneliewiese3477 7 месяцев назад +1

    Lovely house - thank you for the nice video

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      You are most welcome, glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @AnnaSwartz-z7v
    @AnnaSwartz-z7v 4 дня назад

    Thank you Willie for sharing I always wonder what the coldest town in SA looked like . Beautiful and peaceful. I am South African currently visiting Cambodia.

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  4 дня назад

      Cheers for watching, Anna! Appreciate the support. Enjoy Cambodia, I was there in 2011 and had a wonderful time!

  • @mayousimon1
    @mayousimon1 Год назад +1

    Excellent video thanks for sharing this Willie!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Год назад

      Glad you enjoyed it, cheers for the support!

  • @fuujinmugen
    @fuujinmugen 7 месяцев назад

    Been to Sutherland many times.
    Beautiful Night Sky!
    Stayed at the Whitehorse and a few other spots.
    Some terrific place to eat in Town.
    SALT is an amazing Facility,
    had the opportunity to have a Tour there.
    It’s always cold there at night,
    in winter it’s freezing. No Joke.
    Thanks for sharing 👍

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      It is such an interesting place, isn't it! Glad you managed to experience SALT, I didn't on this occasion but did do some stargazing at a private facility - wonderful! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel, really appreciate it

  • @debeerpaul
    @debeerpaul 7 месяцев назад

    Wow the whole town is like a museum. I would love to live there. Lekker innie Kaap 🤩

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      It is a fascinating place, especially considering the geography! Cheers for watching, engaging and supporting my channel

  • @ThatSouthAfricanTraveller
    @ThatSouthAfricanTraveller 6 месяцев назад

    Heading to Sutherland in July. Excited to explore

  • @MikeShaw-jv8ki
    @MikeShaw-jv8ki 3 месяца назад

    Crazy to see no barbwire and electric fences after spending a month in Joberg. We we're struck by the friendliness of people and how people mainly spoke English in the city and Afrikaans in smaller towns. We had to say sorry we're from NZ and can't speak Afrikaans. Mike from NZ

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  3 месяца назад

      It really is a different world from the cities! Thanks for watching and supporting my channel

  • @maryjones2810
    @maryjones2810 7 месяцев назад

    Great video , what an interesting place!

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      What a nice comment to receive, Mary - thank you for watching and supporting my channel!

  • @ceciliaduplessis5658
    @ceciliaduplessis5658 6 месяцев назад

    Baie dankie dis fantasties om te kyk. Geniet dit baie. Sommer lus vir n karoo tjoppie.❤

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  6 месяцев назад

      Daai Karoo vleis is lekker, Cecilia! Dankie vir die saamkyk en jou ondersteuning, ek waardeer groot!

  • @kleintjiestrydom6450
    @kleintjiestrydom6450 15 дней назад

    Enjoy your video’s a lot. Greetings from Jacobsdal in the FS

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  15 дней назад

      Grateful for your support! Hoping to visit Jacobsdal in the near future!

  • @MrElhabib123
    @MrElhabib123 7 месяцев назад +1

    Pragtig ❤

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      Baie dankie! Waardeer groot :)

  • @isabelcowley1248
    @isabelcowley1248 7 месяцев назад

    😊😊😊Beautiful 😊😊😊

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  7 месяцев назад

      It certainly is! Thank you for watching :)

  • @Carlisle-j6x
    @Carlisle-j6x Месяц назад

    Please also focus on caravan parks envy rondavels

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      Would love to visit more! Thanks for watching!

  • @estellebotha7331
    @estellebotha7331 Месяц назад

    LAG n bietjie, die lewe suur genoeg. See the humour in the "whitch house)"

  • @terrorville1821
    @terrorville1821 3 месяца назад

    Fireplace = karoo Tv 🤣

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  3 месяца назад

      For sure! Thanks for watching :)

  • @Seekat1
    @Seekat1 6 месяцев назад

    Lyk lekker Willie

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  6 месяцев назад

      Dit was wonderlik! Dankie vir die saamkyk en die ondersteuning!

  • @hanneliewiese3477
    @hanneliewiese3477 7 месяцев назад +2

    Bly jy het nog jou Suid Afrikaanse sin vir humour

  • @UrsullaSutherland-h2m
    @UrsullaSutherland-h2m Месяц назад

    😂Yessssss I'm proud to have the surname Sutherland god bless South Africa and Scotland 😊😊😊😊😊😊

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      With a surname like that you'll definitely feel at home in this Karoo town! Thanks for watching :)

    • @UrsullaSutherland-h2m
      @UrsullaSutherland-h2m Месяц назад

      @willieexplore 😊Thank you so much.... god bless you.....

  • @Carlisle-j6x
    @Carlisle-j6x Месяц назад

    Just one big point Christians do not want to see places like the witch house

    • @willieexplore
      @willieexplore  Месяц назад

      I had a great stay there. Thanks for watching!

  • @fuujinmugen
    @fuujinmugen 7 месяцев назад

    Been to Sutherland many times.
    Beautiful Night Sky!
    Stayed at the Whitehorse and a few other spots.
    Some terrific place to eat in Town.
    SALT is an amazing Facility,
    had the opportunity to have a Tour there.
    It’s always cold there at night,
    in winter it’s freezing. No Joke.
    Thanks for sharing 👍