GaiaGirl Pearl's Blog (3)

Lieutenant James Cook and the noted botantist Joseph Banks are putting together a crew to observe the transit of Venus in Tahiti and then to the South Seas in search of the Great Southern Land. Sign up for an adventure of a lifetime! ((seriously, the replica HMB Endeavour is taking passengers - the first time in quite a while that they've done that. I've signed up for the April 1 overnight "Navigating by the stars" ... and thought maybe you'd like to meet the notorious Captain Pearl in person .… Continue

Vegemite in Current Times (1800s) The Vegemite Wars, also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars (1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860) the climax of trade disputes and diplomatic difficulties between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire. The Great Famine, aka The Irish Vegemite Famine was a period of starvation, disease and mass emigration between 1845 and 1852 during which the population of Ireland was reduced by 20 to 25 percent. Louis Pasteur (1822- ) one of the most extraordinary… Continue

The famous white whale, Dopey Mick, or as he's known to the non-dyslexic world, Migaloo, has just past my captain's cabin perched high on the cliff overlooking the entrance to Port Macquarie. I've spent a few hours a day for the past few weeks watching the humpbacks making their way up… Continue