Dartmouth, England
Our first day of a circumnavigation of the British Isles was very relaxing. After leaving London last night the Endeavour sailed out of the River Thames and down along the southern coast of England. The chalk cliffs of the Isle of Wight were visible as we made our way through some rain and even some lightning. We all got familiar with the emergency shipboard procedures in case of a fire or a need to go to the lifeboats. Brent Houston gave our first lecture of the trip on sea birds and some of their behaviors.
Later on our resident archeologist, Vinnie Butler, gave us a talk on the Pagans and the early Christians in Ireland. We had been making good time since our departure last night, which allowed us to approach Dartmouth in the afternoon instead of the next morning. Once we had taken the pilot on board the ship was positioned through the narrow entrance to the Dart River. Along the West Side of the entrance was the old 17th- century St. Petrox church that looks out on the English Channel. It is close to the Dartmouth Castle which dates back earlier to the 15th-century and was built to protect against Breton raiders. There will be a chance to walk out towards the church and the castle during our full day at Dartmouth tomorrow.
Our first day of a circumnavigation of the British Isles was very relaxing. After leaving London last night the Endeavour sailed out of the River Thames and down along the southern coast of England. The chalk cliffs of the Isle of Wight were visible as we made our way through some rain and even some lightning. We all got familiar with the emergency shipboard procedures in case of a fire or a need to go to the lifeboats. Brent Houston gave our first lecture of the trip on sea birds and some of their behaviors.
Later on our resident archeologist, Vinnie Butler, gave us a talk on the Pagans and the early Christians in Ireland. We had been making good time since our departure last night, which allowed us to approach Dartmouth in the afternoon instead of the next morning. Once we had taken the pilot on board the ship was positioned through the narrow entrance to the Dart River. Along the West Side of the entrance was the old 17th- century St. Petrox church that looks out on the English Channel. It is close to the Dartmouth Castle which dates back earlier to the 15th-century and was built to protect against Breton raiders. There will be a chance to walk out towards the church and the castle during our full day at Dartmouth tomorrow.
