Bart Bear's Blog

Here's the ship we cruised the Barrier Reef on in September 2005. It is the "Reef Endeavour" and belongs to Captain Cook. We spent a week on this boat and visited islands and reefs from Hinchinbrook Is to Lizard Is. The ship is bigger than our Fiji one, it has a whole extra deck. Here it is tied up at the dock in Cooktown, just about where Lieut. James Cook beached the "Endeavour" after he hit the reef back in 1770. Cooktown is one of Mum's favorite places and she wants to go back someday. The most memorable thing is the huge mango trees along the main street. Mangoes are there for the taking while we have to pay dollars for them here in Canberra. Actually, Scruffy and I were watching Dad take this photo. We are sitting in the window of our cabin but you can't see us in the picture.

Labels: Barrier Reef, Captain Cook, cruising, Queensland