Captain Cook and the Endevour

CuriousOyster
Steve & Trish Brown
Fri 8 Jul 2011 07:03
Everywhere we sailed across the Pacific there were historic reminders of the great navigational feats of James Cook, initially a mere Liutenant and then promoted to Captain. In all he made three trips into the Pacific before he was killed and eaten by the locals in Hawaii. These trips helped to detail vast areas of hithertoo uncharted seas and coastline, discovering many new islands and lands (at least to the Europeans).
As well as many Pacific islands his influence is seen throughout New Zealand with many place names, straits and towns named after him, his ships and some of his crew, but nowhere is his influence see more strongly than in Australia where he is admired for his many achievements.
Having missed the replica of the Endevour that was built in Western Australia out of local timbers, we were fortunate to sail by her as we approached cairns and get a closer look at her as she entered the small harbour.
Endevour anchored in the lee of Green island
The travelling exhibition as the ship replicates Cooks original voyage around Australia.
We were luckly enough to speak with a previous crewmember who had sailed the ship to Tasmania a few years earlier and learn
something of life on baord the modern equivalent of the famous old ship.
 
In this litagous age it is not possible to obtain insurance without due regard to safety. Note the navigation aids on the foremast.