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Take a virtual cruise: The Endeavour came to Sooke!

THURSDAY August 12, 1999

The Endeavour was shrouded in mist sailing towards the Sooke Harbour from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Film Society members Gary Nicholls and Randall Taylor were in costume of the period around 1768 when Cook was the captain of the Endeavour. The ROLANO escorted the Endeavour to Whiffin Spit in Sooke Harbour.

Film Society president Shannon Valentine and Gary Nicholls enjoyed looking at the replica ship Endeavour. The H.M Bark Endeavour was James Cook's ship which was originally a three masted collier named the "Earl of Pembroke". It was of a type known as "Northumbian" or "Whitby Cats", a flat bottom seaworthy cargo ship.

Captain Chris Blake is welcomed by elders of the T'Souke Nation

A carved paddle, mask and flag were presented to the Endeavour Captain, Chris Blake on behalf of the T'Souke Nation. video

On shore at Wiffin Spit the Endeavour (on the left) and the ROLANO(on the right) can be seen in the background. Film Society members Linda Gordon, Gary Nicholls and Randy Taylor were "hamming it up" at the festivities as Andrew Moore and the singing group EKOOS sang "A Ballad for Sooke".

Shannon Valentine strummed the guitar with Adam Dobres as the Rolano sailed away for a dinner cruise.