This plaque is fixed to a Cairn just outside the town of 1770 ( so called to commemorate Cook's landing). His botanists found all sorts of interesting things, including a large number of 'wrathful' stinging caterpillars and green ants. We didn't see either but a young man came screaming towards us shouting about a brown snake on the path. We went with him as his friend had run-off in the opposite direction, all was well. From here, James Cook sailed north and discovered the Whitsundays...
And this is the cove under the lee of the point mentioned above...
Bustard Head just above Cook's cove - so named after the Bush Turkey (Bustard)that Cook's men killed, cooked and which proved to be fine and plentiful eating...
Greg looking out from Bustard Head - 'I see no ships'...
Sand worm doing it's housekeeping - these are tiny balls of sand cast out from the 'entrance' hole in centre...
This plaque is fixed to a Cairn just outside the town of 1770 ( so called to commemorate Cook's landing). His botanists found all sorts of interesting things, including a large number of 'wrathful' stinging caterpillars and green ants. We didn't see either but a young man came screaming towards us shouting about a brown snake on the path. We went with him as his friend had run-off in the opposite direction, all was well. From here, James Cook sailed north and discovered the Whitsundays...
And this is the cove under the lee of the point mentioned above...
Bustard Head just above Cook's cove - so named after the Bush Turkey (Bustard)that Cook's men killed, cooked and which proved to be fine and plentiful eating...
Greg looking out from Bustard Head - 'I see no ships'...
Sand worm doing it's housekeeping - these are tiny balls of sand cast out from the 'entrance' hole in centre...
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