February 29, 2024
As we prepare to leap into March Madness, we find ourselves asking one question: Where is the Ocean and what lake is this?
Yesterday, in Cooktown (population 2,500), the ship had to anchor quite a distance from the town and it was about a 30 minute tender ride into town. We are only about 10 miles from the Great Barrier Reef now, so shallow water is everywhere here.
Cooktown is where Captain James Cook beached his ship for repairs after he hit the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. He spent about 3 months making repairs so he could continue on. The British council was very upset with him for sailing in uncharted waters.
I signed up for a river cruise in hopes of seeing a crocodile. We spotted one head, and several logodiles ( logs that look like crocks). At least it was cooler on the river with the breeze form the boat moving. We caught the last tender back and they loaded all the chairs, coolers, etc. that they had taken to the landing point that morning. Soon after we got on board, the captain hauled the anchor, and we went off on a 3 day sail to Darwin.
We were at latitude 11 south at noon today, so we are close the Equator again. We don’t cross it for several more days, but it’s within reach.
Tonight, we are going to the specialty steakhouse again for another prime ribeye, Snake River steak. We try to go to the steakhouse about every 10 days.
More another time…….
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