A sailing vessel resembling a boat in which Captain James Cook discovered this great land way back in 1770 was in town and moored at the Fraser Coast. Titled, South Passage, the 100foot, gaff-rigged schooner is mostly … . . . → Read More: Voyage to win hearts | Fraser Coast News | Local News in Fraser …
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Saturday, 13th. Nothing worthy of Note hapned during the day; in the Night one of the Natives attempted to get into the Fort by Climbing over the Wall, but, being discovered by the Centinel, he made off. . . . → Read More: Saturday, 13th May, 1769 « Captain James Cook There was the interesting fact that the last book that Marie Antoinette was said to have read was Captain James Cook's account of his voyages – how can you not see the seeds of a sad story in that? And apparently Josephine .. . . . → Read More: AT A STEADY TROT: Waiting to Happen Friday, 12th. Cloudy weather with Showers of rain. This morning a Man and 2 Young Women, with some others, came to the Fort, whom we had not seen before, and as their manner of introducing themselves was a little .. . . . → Read More: Friday, 12th May, 1769 « Captain James Cook Random Post. Introduction. . . . → Read More: Traveler's Checklist : Dodocasanova.com It was then that Captain James Cook established for England, in Botany Bay, in the South Seas, a penal settlement…They described pestiferous dens, overcrowded, dark, dirty, illy ventilated and deprived of pure air. Idleness … . . . → Read More: Cincinnaticum: 'Success' Has Many Fathers Whitby is an historic fishing port with many seafaring connections throughout the ages. Best known with regard to Whitby Abbey perched on the cliff top on the East side, there is the connection with Sir Captain James Cook the … . . . → Read More: Holidaying in Whitby, How About a Whitby Hotel or Whitby Guest … One of its famous sons is Sir Captain James Cook , the acclaimed explorer and discoverer apprenticed in the town before joining the Royal Navy. Sir William Scoresby and his son, inventor of the crows nest, were successful … . . . → Read More: When Vacationing in Whitby, a Hotel or Bed and Breakfast may well … The town also has a seafaring past with connections to Sir Captain James Cook , the renowned explorer and discoverer of New Zealand, and Sir William Scoresby, the inventor of the crows nest and instrumental in many … . . . → Read More: The Historic Sea Port of Whitby and its Holiday Cottage Holiday … Amongst the many wrecks are Captain James Cook's ship “Endeavour”. Another popular wreck is the HMS Pandora, which sunk in 1791. All in all, there are about 30 shipwreck dive sites for scuba divers to explore. . . . → Read More: Scuba Diving In Great Barrier Reef | Cygnetpro.com |
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