|
Cooktown
Cooktown was founded as the port for the Palmer River goldfields
more than a century after Captain Cook spent 48 days on the
banks of the Endeavour River repairing his ship in 1770. Every
June the town celebrates its status as Australia's first,
if brief, European settlement at the Endeavour Festival which
includes a colourful re-enactment of Cook's landing. James
Cook Museum, built in 1888 as a convent school run by Irish
nuns, covers Cook's voyages, Aboriginal and natural history,
the gold rush days and their Chinese legacy. Upon
arriving into Cooktown, travel on a guided air-conditioned
coach tour visiting such places as Cook's Landing, Grassy
Hill Lookout, James Cook Museum, Cooktown Cemetery and many
other historical places of interest and enjoy a sumptuous
lunch.
|