CAPTAIN Cook returned to Sydney Harbour last Wednesday, scoring himself a front row view of the Transit of Venus, an event which he first witnessed in Tahiti in 1769, and after which he received orders to find the ‘Great South Land’. Cook enjoyed the prime viewing position for the transit...
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CAPTAIN Cook returned to Sydney Harbour
last Wednesday, scoring himself a front row view
of the Transit of Venus, an event which he first
witnessed in Tahiti in 1769, and after which he
received orders to find the ‘Great South Land’.
Cook enjoyed the prime viewing position for
the transit onboard Captain Cook Cruises’ Red
Rocket which pulled up a pew in Sydney
Harbour for the event.
During the transit, which commenced at
8.16am and ended at 2.44pm, the Captain
remained silent, as unlike his 1769 self, his
2012 form was actually made of wax and
crafted by the experts at Madam Tussauds.
The Captain is pictured on a Red Rocket
below.
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