Searching for Swallow Tail - Getting lost on the Wild Coast of the Transkei

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  • Опубліковано 20 жов 2024

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  • @xosanjosh-t8709
    @xosanjosh-t8709 9 місяців тому +2

    I LOVE THIS CONTENT. I THINK OF HOW MUST TRUST CAN PEOPLE GIVE TO EACH OTHER IF WE ENJOY OUR LAND LIKE THIS.
    I MEAN CONTENT LIKE THIS SHOULD BE OUR TURNING POINT. SHOWING THE BEAUTY OF OUR NATURE.

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you so much! That is very encouraging.

  • @joschutten
    @joschutten 9 місяців тому +2

    Hi Ben! This is beautiful!! I really enjoy the way you tell your story. Thank you for sharing the detail about Swallow Tail Falls. I look forward to see more of your work. (I was extremely happy when I realised that I met you at Epupa Falls and you gave me some tips and tricks re photography.)

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Hey Jo!!! That's so incredible to meet up again! Thanks for the encouragement. I think I'm going to do a lot more adventure/exploration stuff. I really enjoyed that video. How the hell are you? Still living out your Cruiser?

  • @emmahorowitz9319
    @emmahorowitz9319 9 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • @rpc1605
    @rpc1605 9 місяців тому +2

    My kind of adventure.

  • @Happiness-o6d
    @Happiness-o6d 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks a lot Mr Ben what a beautiful place thanks for taking us all the way sorry for the accident

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Planning to go explore the Wild Coast a lot more, so keep watching! Cracking my tooth was carzy! I've had it fixed... Thanks for the support!

    • @Happiness-o6d
      @Happiness-o6d 9 місяців тому +2

      I am very happy you fixed your tooth wooray

  • @juliocosta5818
    @juliocosta5818 9 місяців тому +1

    Nice, Ben, good to see you!

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Hey Julio! Thanks for watching! I'm planning to do a lot more exploration videos... like this, just go to a place and take the audience on an adventure. Hope it works! All the best!

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Wow - just realised which Julio Costa you are! How the hell are you? Did you see that The Comrade King is also on my channel. I remember you explaining to me how video worked. That was 34 years ago! It was all so new in those days. Incredible how the technology has changed. Thanks so much for reaching out. I hope you're doing great! All the best.

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      Are you still in the Olive business? LOL. I love these moments, it makes this all worthwhile.

    • @juliocosta5818
      @juliocosta5818 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Transkei_Stories No, but still in the television business! In Jhb. Let's meet up some time if you're up here...!

    • @juliocosta5818
      @juliocosta5818 9 місяців тому

      @@Transkei_Stories THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

  • @bertbakker6336
    @bertbakker6336 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for sharing, loved watching it, so beautiful indeed! We were there in October and didn't manage to get to the falls either. So we have a good reason to return, just like you did 😅. Sorry about your little accident with your teeth 😬.
    Did you hear Mtentu Lodge burned down during Christmas 😢. I'm afraid they need all the help they can get to rebuild it.
    Thanks again, I watched all of you wild coast inserts. I'm from the Netherlands but we have a cabin on the ocean in Leisure Bay (Port Edward).
    Kind regards
    Bert Bakker

    • @bertbakker6336
      @bertbakker6336 9 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/WsDyIZDrHd8/v-deo.htmlsi=k6PihdP331d6cZJR

    • @bertbakker6336
      @bertbakker6336 9 місяців тому

      I made this amateur film for friends and family😊

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +2

      Hi Bert. So happy you like my content. So you also got lost? 😂😂😂
      It’s tragic that the lodge burned down, but I know they will rebuild quickly. So many people love Mtentu Lodge and it’s a cornerstone of sustainable tourism development. Hopefully they will be up and running within a few months.

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      @@bertbakker6336where’s the link to your film?

    • @bertbakker6336
      @bertbakker6336 9 місяців тому

      @@Transkei_Stories ua-cam.com/video/WsDyIZDrHd8/v-deo.htmlsi=k6PihdP331d6cZJR

  • @timeepicvideos
    @timeepicvideos 9 місяців тому +1

    awesome episode you mentioned the palms and yes that location is a jurassic world, the rare pondo land palm or mini coconut palm is only found on that rivers northern shore and mtentu.This tree is a living fossil, being the last remaining lineage of the palm trees that were widespread in southern Africa in prehistoric times

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      That's it!! It's crazy... that palm tree is endemic to only two rivers in the world. The Mzikaba and the Mtentu; The North and South Borders of the Mkambati Nature Reserve. There's a funny story about how it got named in John Costello and Div DeVilliers' book on Mkambati. Thanks for watching and engaging!

    • @timeepicvideos
      @timeepicvideos 9 місяців тому +1

      that river is also the deepest in the country at some places more than 100 feet@@Transkei_Stories

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      @@timeepicvideos What a Place! Can't wait to go back.

    • @bertbakker6336
      @bertbakker6336 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@timeepicvideos is that the Msimkaba or Mtentu River thats so deep😮

    • @Transkei_Stories
      @Transkei_Stories  9 місяців тому +1

      @@bertbakker6336I think it’s the Mzikaba?