Hello Miles!

Tirsdag 04. Januar 2005 05:51, you wrote to me:

 MM> G'morning Bo,

G'Afternoon Miles,

 MM>> G'morning Bon,
 BS>>                  <- Bon Jour?

 MM> Merci, Bo ..

:-)

 MM>> Yup - he discovered the Tasmanian island while exploring the
 MM>> Australian coast;  not sure that he worked out what the Aussie
 MM>> beaches were part of,  but the island got named after him.

 BS>> Aha, one of our Princesses is from there. :-)

 MM> Do you mean the Tasmanian lad whose father wore a Scottish kilt to
 MM> the wedding ?

Yes. Then the little Kingdom got known down there (or "under" :)) ? ;)

 MM>> Tasman's map of the area suggested no strait,  and Cook's first
 MM>> impression supported that view until Cook (unwilling to risk his
 MM>> ship sailing in and around all the little islands) found a tall
 MM>> hill that gave him a view of his Straits.

 BS>> Aha. But Cook didn't do it on purpose right?

 MM> I suspect he did - it seems he left HMS Endeavour safely anchored
 MM> and took the ship's pinnance rowing among the island until he
 MM> located a suitable peak;

Aha,

 MM> on top of that hill modern authorities
 MM> have planted a bronze plaque commemorating the discovery of Cook
 MM> Straits from that spot by the doughty explorer...

Aha, but anyhow why would he do it on purpose?

 BS>>> Right. :) "Zealand" is a state/county in the netherlands.
 BS>>> It located in the south west of Holland no far from Belgium
 BS>>> border.

 MM>> Aha - the Antipode !  And hence the name "New Zealand" !

 BS>> Yep. :-) Hmm.. But I guess it's Zeeland in Holland.. Here it's
 BS>> Zealand.. :)

 MM>  The original speeling here was "Nieeuw Zeeland",  so you're right
 MM> on the button...

Dutch is strange. ;)

Bo


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