S1 - Ep 301 - Oyster Bay - A Destination with Massive Sand Dunes!
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- We were thrilled with our amazing adventure to Oyster Bay! As we set out on the gravel road, we knew we were in for a bumpy ride, but it was all worth it once we reached our destination. Upon arrival, we were immediately struck by the beauty of the village. Oyster Bay is truly a hidden gem, with its stunning beach and massive sand dunes. The sound of the waves crashing against the shore was so soothing and relaxing. The Oyster Bay Resort was a bautiful place with camping spots and wood cabins. I particularly loved the rustic feel of the place, which gave it a very natural and authentic vibe. Overall, our trip to Oyster Bay was an unforgettable experience. We would definitely go back in a heartbeat. If you're ever looking for a peaceful escape, Oyster Bay is the perfect place to go! #DustBugs #adventuretravel #southafrica #southafricavlog #travelongravel #easterncape #oysterbay
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Thanks for these recent posts, long forgotten how lovely the Eastern Cape is. Worked as a guide at the ostrich farm as a varsity job in 1963! 53 years as a kiwi, but my SA roots still strong. Dankie, alles van die beste. Kiwi Jim
I hear you! I was born in the Eastern Cape, but my folks moved away when I was very young and I forgot every time the incredible natural beauty, until I visit again! 🚙🤩 We appreciate you watching from so far away, thank you! This country remains so very beautiful and we're happy to share all of that with you! 😍🇿🇦
Another lovely place that we have only heard of. Glad you got home safely. Now just have to guess where your next trip will be.
Same here, I've always wanted to see Oyster Bay. It's quite something and a bit of a trek to get there, but well worth it. I can only imagine holidaymakers arriving there with all their supplies and just completely forgetting about the outside world! 🚙🤩🌊 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you guess where we were headed to next. You can let me know if you were close once the first episode of that trip is uploaded on Thursday! 😁
Once again a lovely trip, hubby worked on those wind farms, used to travel daily from PE, when he wasn't in the mood to drive he would " Carol don't you feel like driving me today?". I would then spend the day driving to these little gem towns till it was time for me to chauffeur him back home 😊. Was very interesting. Enjoy your time @ home & plse let me now when I need to pack again. Love & blessings to the both of you
Those sound like fun times the two of you had on the road! 🚙🛣️ There are certainly enough wind turbines in the area, that's for sure! You better get packing, we're off again on Thursday with the first episode of our next trip! 😁🧳
Beautiful drive lovely place ❤❤
Safe driving ❤❤
Thank you for joining us in Oyster Bay! 🚙🤩
Once again thank you for the awesome places you take us to. Enjoy seeing all the little places we will probably never get to in our life.
Our pleasure! 🚙🤩 It's great to have you on board as we explore all these places, most of which we've also only ever heard of before. 🤩
Thank you for another wonderful week of touring with you in the trusty Kwid. I had a most marvellous time and cannot wait till we head out into the unknown again.
And we appreciated and enjoyed your company so much! 🚙😁 Thank you for joining us! We're headed into the unknown (I like that!) again in two days' time, so be ready!
Always enjoy watching your videos. South Africa have so much to see and do. Lots of areas to explore, Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!
glad you have arrived back safely home
Thank you, it was a long day's travelling, but a fantastic trip. We so appreciate you joining us on the road! 🚙🤩
Hello hello, i felt, so home at oyster bay... Seems very enjoyable to be away from all, just for a nice long break.. 😁...
Hi guys you always seem to find these gems great gravel road surrounded by wind farms I noticed the guys making the bridge useing the same shuttering pans I used in Germany lovely houses I got Groot geneit great enjoyment. You would not want to get lost in those massive sand dunes .the whole area had a tranquil vibe and I can understand why the residents want to keep it quiet beautiful properties very nice lawns considering the lack of rains only in South Africa beware of snakes the drone footage really shows how isolated the place is. Glad to see you arrived home safely. I remember taking a South African guy in my black cab in London who told me he had bought land by the sea in Nysna must be a very rich man today. Thanks for taking me along cheerio till the next one
And there are so many gems to be found! 🚙😁 I'm glad you enjoyed the footage of the bridge being built, I always find it fascinating too. How interesting that they would use similar building materials than you did in Germany, that's quite cool! Oyster Bay is quite an isolated place and the local folks are very protective of its remoteness. There was no cellphone signal the day we were visiting, so they really get away from it all! We appreciate you joining us on this great trip from the Garden Route to the Langkloof to the Gamtoos Valley and home via Gqeberha! We had a great time! 😁
Love your video's.
I appreciate that, thank you so much! 🚙🤩
Beaut houses though! Love it👌
Wow 😲 can't believe how it's grown from just the little old house's .. sad to see the wind farm there.. poor birds . won't see many birds round that area anymore 😢 But what a lovely trip Thankyou guys, was so nice seeing Oyster bay again🎉 hope it stays the little gem it is..🚗✨💖
It was our first time in Oyster Bay, so we had no reference point of what it looked like before. Judging by your comment, this beautiful oceanfront village has expanded quite a bit! 🤩🌊 The locals are understandably fiercely protective of their piece of seaside heaven and rightly so! We know windfarms are controversial, but we happen to be in favour of them. As with everything in life, it has its ups and downs, but we believe harnessing nature in such a way is beneficial to the planet for the most part. 🌍 We hate that birds are lost as a result, but it's certainly better than fossil fuel, which we believe may kill many more birds and other wildlife in the end! A matter of opinion, I guess. 🤷♂️
The trip the scenery the vegetation the drone footage everything was excellent. Well done. Maybe you could have slipped in an oyster or two for us here in Strand 😅 till the next one - seat booked
Oyster Bay was fantastic! A holiday destination with a vibe all its own. I can handle smoked oysters still, but don't make me eat a fresh one. I always say it must be growing up in the Free State, but seafood is a real stretch for me! 🤷♂️ I'm glad you enjoyed this journey from Oyster Bay to our mutual hometown of Strand. It's always great to be on the road, but just as great to arrive back home again! 🚙🤩🏠
Hi you two! Thank you for this outing. What an amazing and luxurious place, Dunes so high that you had to fly up in the air to see the sea! Your drone flight captured it beautifully.
I have often heard the name Oesterbaai but now I know what it looks like -- fantastic!
Have a safe drive back to Strand, and get some rest!
We're also about to leave for home and I'll be ready for wherever you will take next.
Oyster Bay was a fantastic, very different experience to the beaches we visited early on in this trip. 🚙🤩 The beautiful white sand everywhere was great to see and I totally get why folks would run away to this place to forget about the grind of daily life. We worked for a few weeks once we got home and then ran away again! That destination we look forward to sharing with you day after tomorrow! 😎 I hope you had a safe trip home, I'm sure you're well-rested and got a good nature fix!
Episode 301 congrats.
Have not seen little bear in a while.
Thank you so much! 🚙🥳 Dusty is in the back window every single kilometre on every single trip You may catch a glimpse of him every now and then, but he's also a little camera-shy, just like Sonia. 🧸🥰
@@DustBugsTravel love it 😂
Dutch kroketten jaaaaa 😋😋😋. Je had er denk ik al op gerekend om een reactie daarover te krijgen van mij 😄🇳🇱. Alleen in Nederland hebben we een McKroket bij de MacDonalds. Leuk dat jullie ze ook lekker vinden, met beetje mosterd erbij? We kregen ze vanmiddag ook tijdens een vergadering, dat is altijd goed voor de werksfeer. Mooi dat jullie zonnig weer hadden op de terugweg met nog een uitstapje naar het prachtige Oesterbaai. En nu hopen dat deze reactie blijft staan nadat je die gelezen hebt 😅🙏
We just love those croquettes! 😁🇱🇺 The potato ones are our favourite, but they didn't have any that day and beef and chicken had to do. No mustard for us though, just as they are! I wonder how authentic ours are compared to the real thing you must've enjoyed at your meeting this afternoonI We had some in America too many years ago and they tasted fantastic! I wish we could have a McKroket, I think Sonia would eat them every day! I'm getting hungry now. 🤭 Oyster Bay is a beautiful place and a fitting last stop on our trip before we headed home. Thank you for joining us, we always appreciate having you on board! 🚙🤩 (Let's hope your comment is still there when I go to post this. Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻)
Ah! At last I can catch up with you guys! I also never heard of Oyster Bay before. What an impressive sand dune. The camping area is so lovely. Awesome place, thank you, nice treat. The best part for me was the bus shelter. The mosaic is so beautifully done.
I was wondering whether you were on a short hiatus and am so glad to see you back! 😁 I wasn't surprised that you would notice the bus shelter, Sonia loved it too! We missed Oyster Bay on two previous trips and decided to go and check it out on our way home and I'm happy we did! For a seaside village, the beauty is bare and barren in places on the coastal side and we love that! Appreciate you coming along! 🚙🤩
@@DustBugsTravel it's always so lovely to join you guys. Thank you
looks so peaceful
Peaceful is a good word to describe Oyster Bay. 🚙🌊
Sand dunes remind me of Kenton on Sea…..Eastern Cape 👌
Greetings to all, Oyster Bay has very big houses. Do you suppose people live there permanently, because there were no shopping facilities I saw, or are they just huge holiday homes ? Not many homes have high walls or window security bars which is so unusual but so nice to see. Thank God all went well to return home safely. Thank you 🙏
I think, like with most seaside villages, there is a combination of permanent and holiday residents in Oyster Bay. We weren't there in peak season and there weren't many people around, which would support this thought, but I really don't know one way or another for sure. 🤷♂️ There are some pretty fantastic places there though, it was great fun to drive around! 🚙🏡 The locals love the fact that there are no extensive shopping facilities and such and they'd like to keep it that way. I think it would be quite a trek in and out for criminals too, therefore the lack of security measures, which is another great thing for this gorgeous place! Thanks for coming along with us! 🤩
Colin, we used to live there. It was a wonderful time. If you need to do some shopping you go to Humansdorp or to St Francis which was my favourite place to go. I loved it there.
I have an old video of myself and some friends driving through the Tsitsikamma toll in 2004, the price was R9.50 and we were complaining lol.
Wowzer, so cool that you have a video of that! 😎 Yup, those were still the days. Imagine paying less than R10 for toll. Unheard of in today's times! Thanks for sharing that very interesting tidbit with us! 🚙🛣️
Apparently those dunes are a nightmare. They literally cover the roads in a very short time.
Goeiemore..hoop dit gaan goed? Gaan jul nog DoringDraad Dibeng in die Kalahari se grondpaadjies laai? Groete Rachel
Absolutely! We love the Kalahari and the Northern Cape! 🚙🤩
I have a home thete but could not adapt to sea life