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Lexington - 8/12/17 Sydney Martime Museum



 I spent the day at the Sydney Maritime Museum yesterday. It was a very nice place and I wanted to get the most out of it. There were the boats on exhibit. One was a copy of the Endeavor, the ship that Captain Cook sailed to Australia when he discovered Australia. (Warning do not quote any of my facts). There was a small part on the boat which was flown on the space mission of Endeavor. It was taken to space and then returned to the sailing ship. Probably the biggest thing to note for a non-sailor is that the Great Barrier Reef was a navigation maze for an explorer. Cook went aground once and then he needed to navigate the rest of the way up the coast of Australia. They would use a line with a lead weight to repeatedly measure the depth as they sailed along. They also sent out smaller boats to survey reefs and chart depths. This was done for over a thousand miles up the Great Barrier Reef and then thru the Torres Straight which is shallow and also has many reefs. Of interest is the fact that we carry a lead line that we have used to calibrate our depth finder and as a back up. May fair winds fill your sails with fresh breezes over deep water!

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Sydney Bridge which was built over the depression, providing jobs for 3,000 people.

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St. Mary's Cathedral, which is probably the most beautiful church I have even been in.
Yes, you are right, I checked for lightning protection before entering.

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Outside view of St. Mary's




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