Cooktown: Having a Captain Cook

The wind last night was horrendous, we thought there was a cyclone coming. Fortunately the van survived and amazingly Olive slept through it. We took a walk to the cemetery and through some mangroves, then along the main strip of town, which includes some monuments to Captain Cook who beached his ship the Endeavour here for repairs in 1770. If it was as windy then as it is today, it is no wonder he did not set up a permanent settlement here. In the afternoon we went to the excellent Captain Cook Museum where we learned more about CC's visit here.