Is Caloundra a 'CLOWNTOWN' or a Gem? |Australian Caravan Adventures

[@bar-d1423]

I love that I’m learning some history of my own country.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

That’s really cool. It’s been fun learning about some of y’all’s history!

[@julesmarwell8023]

You are falling in love with Australia.. We;re not complaining... I wouldnt be surprised if one day you BECOME ONE OF our family./.. Love your vids. keep them coming please.... you have wonderful gorgeous kids. make me smile when I see them have fun... such a joy... Cheers

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

We really are! Thank you maybe one day we will live in Australia! Would be cool!

[@jocee569]

I really love that you are sharing not just your travels but also a bit of local history. Very enjoyable!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Glad you are liking it!

[@peterdunn5910]

Do your self a favor and head to the Daintree first and then head south

[@FionaEm]

The "ri" Bribie is pronounced the same as rye. The "ou" in Caloundra is pronounced the same as the "ou" in loud, proud, shroud etc 😊 Thanks for picking up the litter. It helps keep our surroundings clean 😊

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! We will work on pronouncing the towns! Anytime we see trash we will pick it up!

[@FionaEm]

@TheWickmansLife2024 Also, we call trash rubbish or garbage. More Aussie-isms for ya!

[@Stoic_SunHounds]

Australia is the gateway to ultimate happiness if you choose it to be so. Live it Love it

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

It really is! Special place!

[@stevemurrell6167]

You are all certainly 'living the life'! Great stuff.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you!

[@NeilHarvey-z8d]

You are all having a wonderful time. I'm glad you are enjoying our country and hope you will fondly remember us when you return home.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

We definitely will!

[@karekerry4362]

In Australia we are fortunate to have many great parks with free BBQ facilities.Even better when location is by the Beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches such as Happy Valley and Bulcock beach in Caloundra😊 Happy & Safe travels to you all !🚐❤️

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Yes it’s very nice and the locations are perfect!

[@robertlamborn7518]

Living here, you tend to see everything through everyday eyes, missing the local sightseeing and historical places. Thank you for coming back and showing what we miss; its very good to see Australia through other people's eyes and experiences. I wish you have a great time while you are here and maybe do the Grand Loop around Australia. CheersAndHappiness!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Yeah I think we are all guilty of that! Maybe we can help a bit. We want to do the loop! Maybe one day we will make it happen!

[@robertlamborn7518]

@@TheWickmansLife2024 You all are on the first part of the loop up the East Coast. Maybe Sydney to Perth next time.

[@charlesemerson6763]

Those kids of yours are having a ball. You'll find those community barbecues pretty well every where you go. Hey don't forget us that live outback. Some pretty cool history inland as well.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

They are really are! That’s awesome that they have those grills! We will try to get inland as well some!

[@RichardBroad-rb8dn]

I love the 'Sunny' Coast. Surfing Kings Beach on the North Easterlies and Moffat's when the S.E swell is fanned by the Southerly wind. I lived there for about 5 years between the ages of 19-24 and my favourite all time memories are from that era (1979-1984). Caloundra to Noosa is special. Not trying to preach or scare here but stonefish are known to inhabit the shallow rock pools to most points north from there so maybe read up on the dangers. Blue ringed octopus are also hard to spot and both are extremely venomous , especially to kids. I hope you have a ball traveling the Queensland coast and I wish you safe travels. 🤙

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

That’s really cool would of loved to surf Kings beach but it was windy and flat. Maybe next time! We will educate ourselves as much as we can on the dangers as we go!

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Glad to see you back. My Brother & I spent many hours diving around all of those beaches collecting Fish for our salt water Aquariums , + Kauri shells & spearing Crayfish.

[@ChristopherJewels]

Cowrie shells?

[@gregoryparnell2775]

Yes it was many years ago and I forgot how to spell the name sorry that was my best guess.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thats really cool and sounds like a fun time!

[@michaelmayo9048]

Thanks for picking up the rubish😊 🇺🇸 ❤🇦🇺 🎉

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Always!

[@kim.s2523]

Thanks for the history bits of Caloundra. Caloundra is a great place for families.

[@kathytrembath5748]

I come from Redland Bay and when the kids were little we would take them to Caloundra all the time. An amazing place for families

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you for the support! We loved it!

[@Final_Cut_FF]

I'm really enjoying your experiences. It's not just the beach but the hinterland is what is so good.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Okay cool. We are just into beaches so that’s why we do a lot of beaches!

[@ourwanderingheartstv]

Loved this episode ! We have lived on the Sunshine Coast for several years now with Caloundra and mostly Moffat Beach as our home base - it's a beautiful part of the World!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! Caloundra was a really cool spot! Thats really cool your family gets to live in that area! Just checked your page out! You have a lot of good content we will have to check out! Thank you for the support!

[@ourwanderingheartstv]

@ thanks and of course! Loved watching our home town from the eyes of a traveller. Reminds me how special the place is :)

[@matthewcullen1298]

You guys are awesome. Such a great family reminding us what a great country this is. Tim from the Gold coast originally but live in Brisbane now😊 but I love the sunshine coast. Looking forward to seeing your next video and adventure

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! glad your enjoying!

[@SpunkmeyerSnr]

Make Family Great Again !!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you!

[@uterogers1]

Great to see you back again. As your travelling north, I hope you get the opportunity to visit Agnes waters/ 1770. It’s a small town located north of Bundaberg . It’s the most northern surfing beach on the east coast. Enjoy 👍😁

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! Glad to be back! We will definitely make that happen thank you!

[@wayneanderson419]

Some good beach breaks around there. Bulcock beach now is silted in at the river mouth so no current and great for the kiddies to swim. Good fish and chips opposite the big4. Point Cartwright or carties as the locals know it is the main point break on the mid Sunshine coast. Ginger factory is cool with a little train and the kids can make their own ginger bread man. Underwater world at mooloolaba is a definite visit. Noosa is cool when it's not the weekend.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Ok cool thank you for all the great information we will definitely use this thank you!

[@rosiekickett2617]

Hiya I'm a Aboriginal woman from Perth Western Australia and my people are the Noongah people of the South West region of Western Australia... and I just wanted to say that the beautiful lady who pikd up the rubbish was a wonderful thing to do for our environment.. much love from Perth Western Australia and hopefully one day you'll get the opportunity to come over here and see some extremely beautiful country from the south to the great Kimberleys...❤❤❤ I've been watching all your Aussie adventures... just a note, would you be interested in the Indigenous peoples stories, bcoz in the East there's many different tribes and ere in Western Australia there's also many tribes with different customs, Lores and Dreamtime stories based on where we live ❤

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thats really cool we want to come to WA so bad one day! Thank you for watching! We are interested in the Indigenous people and there stories! We have learned a little bit but would love to learn a lot more! Thank you for the comment!

[@rosiekickett2617]

@TheWickmansLife2024 you're more than welcome it's always a a honour to see people from the US that are discovering this beautiful and great country... it's not just from my peoples stories but also to the great story of the making of a GREAT COUNTRY with beautiful people and country and some of the most Ancient sites you'll see in the world...❤️❤️🦘🦘

[@robertschulz7454]

Great vid, love your work

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you!

[@StephenMoore-vc7ku]

Glad you’re enjoying our country 😊 I have an auntie who lives at Bribie Island (the “I” in Bribie is a long I sound). When we were kids in the 1970s, we spent many at school or a school holiday Bribie Island & Caloundra. I live about one hour south of Bribie Island in a northern suburb of Brisbane. Thank you for letting us tag along 🎉🎉 Stephen 🇦🇺

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thats really cool! We are really enjoying Australia we love it!

[@BowieZ]

"Bribie" and "Caloundra" aside... I see you pronouncing "Brisbane" correctly. 8:54 😂 Well done! Also, thanks for picking up the trash (well, we would usually say "rubbish," but yeah.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

We are working on the names lol sorry about that. Always picking up trash!

[@Stoic_SunHounds]

You cleaned up my country. We’re now friends.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Glad we could help out a little!

[@Realitycheck-w5c]

That's one thing about Aussie humour - we know that there are a lot of things here that can kill you but we also know it's extremely rare - but it's fun to watch the reaction of tourists when we try to scare them! So please don't believe half of what people tell you!

[@6226superhurricane]

cone snails are definitely deadly, so don't ignore good advice.

[@ChristopherJewels]

@@6226superhurricane I saw one video of a European on holiday at the Red Sea in Egypt holding a large textile cone. He was stroking the inside from back to front. He would have been stung if he had done that from front to back. I picked up a live textile cone from the back at Credlin Reef off Mackay and did not stick my fingers anywhere near the front. Or inside the lip. I put it back where I found it a short time later. I was also careful not to point it at any of the other passengers exploring the reef. I have since read that they can eventually turn the harpoon section right around and fire at whoever or whatever is holding it from the back, so best not to touch them at all. The last and only fatality in Qld was at Hayman Island in the Whitsundays in 1935.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you so much! Yeah I’m sure there is a level of messing with tourist but we will definitely stay clear of most unfamiliar things!

[@warrenturner397]

@@TheWickmansLife2024 Beware of the Drop Bears!

[@robe461]

I think you're doing a good job of prouncing our weird Aussie placenames..Mrs Wickman got Cal-ow-ndra right! The further north you go, the more poisonous stuff you will find...much less in the south...You're heading towards the tropics, so get ready for rain! Have fun😊

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! Some of the words are easy! We are preparing of dangerous animals and rain!

[@FamBam-z3d]

@@TheWickmansLife2024 you can protect yourself from 99% of them with footwear. The remaining 1% can be avoided by the common sense that everyone has shared. It's not a scary country if you wear shoes. The sun will get you before a critter will.

[@lionellloyd9003]

Your kids sure enjoy Australia. They do a lot of good running around that will stand them in good stead during their lives.i,m not sure those cone shells are as far down as the sunshine coast. I was wandering what island you were on now I know you were trying to say bribèeeee island

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

They love Australia! Yes it was Bribie we just struggle with pronouncing it! We are working on it!

[@Realitycheck-w5c]

Love your videos! OK, if you want to be a local - Bribie is pronounced "Br eye bi" and Caloundra is pronounced "Cal own (as in down) dra". You drove right past the end of my street to get there! You were right - it was a sea cucumber (a holutharian - I studied marine science). A lot of people in Australia think it's fun to scare visitors - it is extremely rare for anyone to fall foul of a cone shell. Mom's quote: "That girl's as wild as they come" - 😂😂😂 Good luck!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! We are working on the names lol. Oh so it was a sea cucumber! That’s cool. That little girl is so crazy lol. That’s cool we went right by your house! Nice place to live!

[@Realitycheck-w5c]

That was a yabbie pump you used - and I have absolutely no idea why we call them yabbies!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Gotcha! They are really cool!

[@matthewkendall5235]

Cone snails - one of the beautiful looking creatures just waiting to kill anyone - folks must think our backyard is one of the deadilest in the world and wonder how we survive and prosper. I definitely think a no touch no step on rule needs to be in effect for the family - that and learn CPR. I don't know anyone who knows anyone who has been unfortunate enough to run into one of these deadly Australians. One reason you always need to be situational aware when you enter a new environment - good on you getting the locals information before heading out!

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

It is beautiful but obviously deadly! I think those are good rules you can never be to safe. Not worth a shell or two

[@matthewkendall5235]

@@TheWickmansLife2024 every year, every single year we have one or two tourists who walk around the rock pools of Manly beach and find a tiny (thumb nail sized) Blue Ringed Octopus and hold it in their hands and video it with dialogue expressing generally wow looks its rings are glowing bright blue. It always makes the news. This totally freaks out everyone knowing our beach culture and critters. Bright blue rings generally mean its very unhappy and about to kill you or make you wish you had perhaps died. No idea why folk don't ask is there anything deadly here and what must I do not to end up a being statistic on the news...

[@matthewgreer7735]

Brother that was a sea cucumber it is commonly mistakenly called a sea snail because of the slimey stuff ( technical term🙂 ) sea snails have shells brother👍 Im praying this weather clears up for you guys.🇭🇲🫡🇺🇲♥️

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you! Oh nice thats cool. Thats what i thought but you never know.

[@RefurbIshment-z7l]

Endless beach is what Australia is. Coming from NSW I still think we have the best. Followed by WA 😅. In my opinion QLD is third best. Enjoy though. Cool videos. 🇦🇺🦘

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

That’s the truth! Stay tuned! We are heading toward NSW as well! Excited!

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

Snakes will leave you alone if you leave them alone. If you see one that's close just stand still. They only bite if you get in their space. They don't want to bother you as you don't want to bother them.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Good to know, we won’t mess with them!

[@matthewgreer7735]

Except for Eastern Browns in Queensland in summer, I was chased up a ravine north of Port Douglas, don't just stand there? Move away slowly.

[@aussiekit9172]

Rule number 1 never pick up anything in our rock pools. If you see anything just admire it and just leave it alone, same goes if you see anything like snakes etc and our furry wildlife in the bush. its just what us Aussie kids learnt growing up. you just never know what it is as we have so many things that are poisonous etc.. thank you for picking up the rubbish.. we do the same don’t understand why people need to throw rubbish on the ground.. enjoy your stay and stay safe.. 😊🇦🇺

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

We will definitely be following that rule! Thank you for watching and your support! Always have to pick up the rubbish!

[@mikedsilva]

I kinda like hearing the way you pronounce our cities.. makes me wonder if we are doing it right! If you don't mind cooler weather, hope you head down to Tasmania and check out the east coast...

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

It’s funny you say that because we have talked about this. We struggle with the names and yes if said most of the towns names the way we read them we would be really off lol

[@rainholdladzinski3802]

What's with the "yew!' 😜😜

[@RichardBroad-rb8dn]

If you don't surf you don't know 🤙

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Yeah it’s a surfers thing lol

[@mikesuahtla9826]

If you’re going to the Daintree do not go past Eungella National park just inland from Mackay. It is bigger snd better than the Daintree.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Dang okay didn’t know about it!

[@MrBlocky00]

Sunshine Coast was beautiful until everyone moved up from both Sydney and Melb 2020 getting away from state governments gone mad. Now there's way to many people for the roads and house prices are crazy

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Yeah that’s not cool

[@ChristopherJewels]

I like Caloundra. A quieter alternative to Hastings Street, Noosa. Or Surfers Paradise. Re the wildlife, most of the deadliest cone shells only occur on the Great Barrier Reef or fringing coral reefs around islands or coastline in north Qld. The Geography Cone shell, the Textile Cone shell, and the Tulip Cone Snail eg. But there has only been one fatality in Australia, a young man at Hayman Island on the Great Barrier Reef in 1935. Don't let the threat of wildlife deter you from enjoying Qld. Mostly if you leave it alone, it will leave you alone. And they don't often occur where people live. Crocodiles usually only occur in mangrove forests and river estuaries and rarely venture into populated areas. Sometimes during major flooding when they try to escape the raging rivers. Florida has both Alligators and also crocodiles in the Keys. Would I let that deter me from a visit to Orlando or Miami? Absolutely not. Same here. Josephine Falls in far North Qld is a great place to go swimming in croc free freshwater as long as it's not in flood. Or the outer Great Barrier Reef. A little bit of common sense goes a long way. eg to avoid becoming a shark attack victim, never swim at night, late dusk, early dawn, in a deep gutter close to shore, near a pier where dead fish or bait are discarded, or unpatrolled, deserted beaches. Or after a major storm or Tropical Cyclone when the water is cloudy / turbid and filled with dead animals that drowned in a flood and attract sharks. Only the brown snake is dangerous in populated areas & is best avoided because it can get very aggressive. Most of the other deadly snakes live far away from where people live. Like the Western Taipan in the Simpson Desert. Nobody lives there. Anyway, enjoy the Whitsundays and far north Qld.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

This was all great information thank you for all the helpful stuff! We aren’t too scared we are used to dangerous stuff like you said in Florida we have plenty of it as well. It’s just more of the unknown for us but this definitely helps!

[@CrystalMason-mk6sf]

Shaun has traveled to almost every continent with the USAF and more countries than anyone I’ve even known. He has always said “Australia constantly tries to kill ya.” 😂 He maintains that there’s so many creatures that are dangerous/poisonius. Make sure to google the place you are and find out about all the dangerous things.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

So true! Coming from Florida we think we have all the things, but Australia has shown us thats far from the truth! lol

[@michaelmayo9048]

Stone fish up north .very dangerous

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Okay we will watch for those as well!

[@jamesokeefe2887]

Learn a bit about our indigenous history too, it's fascinating and makes all these places that much more special

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Ok we will!

[@69lure]

You guys are Butchering the Name Bribie and Caloundra 😂🤣 Anyone overseas this is not how it Pronounced 😁

[@wmvaux]

Give them a break, regardless, they have cute accents.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Thank you!

[@wmvaux]

@@TheWickmansLife2024 You're very welcome. 🥰 You bring joy to many people, and it's a pleasure to see any videos you post with your beautiful family showing your adventures with all of us. 🤗

[@69lure]

@@wmvaux Relax Princess im sure they would like to know how to say it like a Aussie , Aussies let you know so Butchering was said in fun im guessing you are not Australian and just a Key board warrior anyone with common sense would see my comment was not it in anger so they didnt need saving by you ... They were thanking me not you champ they wouldnt have seen your comment at me just your comment where you tagged them you're welcome 😂🤣 I love watching these guys and their love Oz..

[@wmvaux]

@@69lure You'd be guessing wrong.

[@aerotuc]

Thanks for including the history that began our great country and how we built it from scratch and hard work and tears .I’d like to here more of how America came to our rescue during ww2.MAGA make Australia great again.

[@TheWickmansLife2024]

Glad you like the videos! We will have to learn more and keep adding to the videos