WADJEMUP- ROTTNEST ISLAND- THE HISTORY- 079- LIVING OFF THE VAN - TRAVEL AUSTRALIA
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- LIVING OFF THE VAN: TRAVEL AUSTRALIA
FAMILY OF 5 FROM COUNTRY VICTORIA, TRAVELLING AUSTRALIA!
We've hit the road on our trip of a lifetime around Australia.
IN THIS VIDEO:
We explore Wadjemup, Rottnest Island.
The history behind Wadjemup is heartbreakingly sad.
The quokkas cheered us up with their cheekiness.
The Island is breathtakingly beautiful!
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The photos were all so beautiful couldn't pick
awwww you're too kind!
Watched so many caravaners go there. I had no idea of it’s past, thought it was all about the quokers. Thankyou for giving us the past history of the island. I wonder how many other people have learned about the islands sad past. Great episode guys.
There's so much more than the Quokkas!
The good, the bad, the pretty and the ugly!
Yes made us wonder that's why we thought we'd share!
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
This was a great video thankyou for sharing about the history of rottenest so sad I cried listening to this sad story of our people. Your Quokka pics were awesome. I am a proud Aboriginal woman.
Thank you. It broke our hearts too! Thanks for sharing!
Henry and the happy quokka by a country mile... Another great episode guys. You're a very enjoyable family to watch 🤙
Hahaha yes that’s the crowd favorite!
Thank you for watching once again.
Awww that means a lot! Cheers!
You guys are the best, l be voting yes
Awww thank you!
Thank you for sharing the information re: the Aboriginals on Rottnest Island as we have watched others do the island but no one has ever presented the Aboriginal history.
No problems at all! Yes agree, it's a huge part of the history of WA, and Australia.
Thank you guys for that sensitive, informative and moving explanation and narrative about the dark history of Rottnest Island. I imagine that must also have been moving and confronting for the whole family. Your honesty and openness are truly refreshing.
All of your videos and stories are truly riveting! Thanks for all of them!! 🙏
Also I hope Henry’s health scare has been worked out while you are in Perth.
We just had to share it! We'd never seen any people we follow even mention it which is sad.
Thank you so much for following along on our journey!
Yes we hope so too! Cheers!
Hi all happy Tuesday morning and I loved your vlogs and you all amazing Supporter
Thanks so much
@@LivingOffTheVan your welcome sending you hugs ❤️ 🤗
I love your show and your family. I have 11 grandchildren and when I watch your show I think of them. I was heart broken and had tears in my eyes watching your show about Rottnest Island. I am not Indigenous but of Germanic and Irish convict descent. Please keep up your great shows and I can only imagine how you felt on Rottnest Island. I just wonder if we have learnt anything. That little fella of yours melts my 75 year old heart. All the best. Peter SKI Wilson.
Oh thank you so much!
That's so beautiful that we can bring them into front of mind for you!
Awww yeah it's a horrible history. Very sad.
Thank you, we learnt so much but also showing our children and education them was the most valuable part.
Haha he's a heart throb! Thank you so much for watching and reaching out! Very much appreciated!
I was aware of the awful awful history of Rottnest, and thankyou so much for sharing it to those who may not have known. Its so so sad to think that in such a beautiful place such terrible things happened, and that those that remain there are so far from their home. 😢
Thank you, yes just doing our part to educate! Such a sad story!
Thanks for watching!
They maybe nameless but you recognised them all today and through your utube now others know Thankyou
Thank you so much! We just had to share! Thank you for watching!
You win Henry, awesome shot 😂
How good was it!
Lue loves the new bike seat👌🏻
No selfie stands out🥰They’re all awesome and unique🤩👊🏻
What beautiful way to venture around the island as a family🤗💯🍺
🤣🤣🤣haha I love the smirks on your faces but poor Ky being scared with the rough conditions
he sure does!
haha nothing like a competition...
Thank you! We had a great time!
Oh yeah anything out of her control frightens her. hates boats, hates planes, helicopters etc haha
All the selfies were great but the kids win!! 😁
They’re pretty cute to not choose haha
I like the second one of Henry with the Quokka.
pretty chuffed with it haha!
I really had no idea of the history of Rottnest, so I'm glad to see this before getting over there. Would be quite eerie feeling being there.
Definitely Henry wins the quokka selfie pic. That huge cheesy grin is 😍
Oh thank you, glad we should share!
It was very eerie. Don't think I'd ever stay there over night, we could feel the spirits!
Haha yes a crowd favourite! hahaha
Henry and the smiley quoka for the selphie win. Others were great too.
It was pretty good haha
THE 3 KIDS!!! BUT LITTLE LOUI NAILED IT XXXX
Hahaha they’re pretty cute!
Best selfie goes to Sarah with Lue second but they were all great! Cheers guys!
Good choice haha! Sarah thinks so too 🤣
Growing and living in Perth, there was very little acknowlegement of the dark settlement history.
So important to recognise past behaviour so we stop repeating our ways.
Many years ago we all camped on those grounds in ignorance, but the authorities out of respect removed all the building and returned it to nature.
Hope you will return and stay for few days, it is a very peacefull location.
Unfortunately the lack of truth of the real history is everywhere!
I believe some of the ways have definitely been changed, although truth telling and sharing the dark history I think makes people grateful and builds strength we need more of it!
Yes I read that it was opened like that after the prison closed.
Would have been an eerie camp!
Thank you for sharing! Very much appreciated!
Henry for the Quokka win 👨🏻🌾🤙🏻
Loving the vote!
So sorry we were bad back in the day
Absolutely no need to apologise. It's just a part of Australia's history that should be known.
Just out of curiosity. How do you fund your trip independently? Well no known date. I know you sold your house but did spent most on buying car and van.
Thank you so much for this question.
We did buy our caravan and car before selling our house. Just didn't get delivery until after due to our caravan needing to be in a caravan show.
We both owned our previous cars and sold them both for the one car.
We also sold a lot of unnecessary things and our weekend toys that we didn't want to put in storage as they'd just get older, we all had motorbikes, we had a boat etc.
whilst we also saved and had a goal before leaving, we too obviously sold our house.
We do get a little bit of money every month from UA-cam.
We do have an amount of money we won't go lower than in our account so if we have to we will do little stints of work to top it back up.
As the account goes down and not much is coming back, we just remind ourselves we're investing in each other and our family and the returns have been amazing! Our family has never had a stronger bond and the kids are absolutely smashing life!
I think you all won the selfie comp they wear all grouse
Hahah thank you!
Quokka selfies: Best Henry with Ky a close second, Oki third, Lue fourth. Sorry Sarah you’re last!❤😂😂😂😂😂
Haha everyone in the family ranked them like that, except Sarah hahaha
A tie between Henry & Kyarna
Good choice! Thank you’
The island did actually start out as a form of low security. Then a prison head administrator came along who turned it into a hell island and was nothing more than a murderer. Australia's Shame.
Oh WOW! That's horrible!
It not well covered up…. Most WA people know the history of Rottnest and the way peoples were treated, it may have been a lot of Aboriginal people…. But it was the way people were treated back then… didn’t matter what your race was…. England, Americas etc…. Brutal times for lots of people.
Yeah well it shouldn't be covered up at all.
I do disagree, in Australia settlement affected Aboriginals. In other parts of the world, yes I'd agree. I know this because being Aboriginal why would people have to try and hide their race? I have sat down with Elders from the stolen Generation and heard their stories. I also have been told first hand from some that they would pretend to be from other ethnic backgrounds just to be able to get an education or go into a shop.
Were non Aboriginal people classed as flora and fauna in the constitution?
I JUMPED IN TOO EARLY!! HENRY HANDS DOWN XXXX
Hahaha it was pretty good!