Originally built in France in 1772, and then captured by the British around 1778, the Mary Anne is thought to have been previously known as the Ariadne. Used at different times for whaling and trading, she made a number of…
The Bible story of the Prodigal Son always carried special meaning for me, as it taught of reconciliation, and hope. There was also a story of jealousy, as the elder brother felt put out at the return of his younger,…
The continent of Australia sat virtually undiscovered, unnoticed, and unclaimed, by the European powers until the 1600s, with Willem Janszoon, a Dutch navigator and colonial governor, making the first recorded European landing on the western side of Cape York peninsular…
Time travel, sailing ships and dirty water have been on my mind a lot lately! I remember playing cowboys and Indians as a boy (terribly politically incorrect of me, I know) and wishing that I lived in the old west,…
