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There
are no deep-water facilities in Cooktown, so we had to
go there by
tenderboat from the T/S Maxim Gorki. |
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The tenderboat
was quite crowded. |
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Here
we are, docking
in Cooktown. Cooktown was the first
"white" settlement in Australia! |
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Cooktown
was named after the famous explorer, Captain James Cook.
In June 1770, Captain James Cook
landed at Cooktown and came ashore when his ship "The
Endeavour" struck a coral reef. |
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Only
about 1600 people live in Cooktown. Main
Street consists of a bank, post office, hotel,
a few small shops and several pubs. |
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Not
much action in Cooktown. We walked around
the whole town in less than half an hour. |
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This
is a local
citizen -- an "Aussie." |
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