Botany Bay and Royal National Park (30 May 2009)

Heading to Botany Bay where Captain Cook landed in Australia on his ship the Endeavour.

Showing us the soap lather from the leaves.

Where the Aborigines could see the ships coming in.

Where Captain Cook and his ship the Endeavour landed.

Source of fresh water for Aborigines and the Endeavours crew.

Reads:
Forby Sutherland
A seaman on the Endeavor under Captain Cook.
The first British subject to die in Australia was buried here.
1st May (I.OC date)
2nd May (Calendar Date) 1770
R.A.H.S.

Some pictures taken just south of Sydney.

Michael

Storm over the Sydney skyline.

Royal National Park