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    North Yorkshire Moors

    I have just arrived home from a lovely walk on the North Yorkshire Moors. In my group I was the ony one kilted. The weather was glorious, no wind and 25C.,

    The tall obelisk is a memorial to Captain James Cook, the famous mariner, who went to school in nearby Great Ayton and who was brought up as a child at the nearby Aireyhome Farm. The "nose" shaped hill is a local land mark, known as Roseberry Topping.

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    Thank you for those photos. As a Kiwi (New Zealander) James Cook played an important part in the founding of my country as he was the first to explore and chart the coasts.

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    A nice healthy kilted activity there acaig!

    I have seen the James Cook Memorial in Whitby but didn't know there was another!
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    Great pixs and a good weather what more could you ask for.
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    Though he was born in Yorkshire, Captain Cook's father was Scottish.

    Cheers,

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    Nice one!

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    Lovely to share the outing. Is 25C a normal temp. there at this time in the year?
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    very nice..Jame Cook was pretty famous here too, he discovered the east coast of Australia before he went to kiwiland!

    Why am I not surprised you were the only one in your group kilted!! We are pioneers, lads, discovering and re-discovering new frontiers, maybe a little like the captain himself!
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    Quote Originally Posted by acaig View Post
    The tall obelisk is a memorial to Captain James Cook, the famous mariner
    That Captain Cook gets around. I was in Tahiti about a year ago . . . he'd already been there. We go to Fletcher's Restaurant in the Captain Cook Hotel here in Anchorage all the time, and we're just a stone's throw from Cook Inlet, also named for the captain.

    Nice pics

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