His career

He started his career as a shop keeper. But he also spent time talking to the sailors how was life in the sea asking how was life at the ocean. Then 1 day, his boss saw him talking to the sailors. So the boss arranged him to work with the sailors in 1745. In 1757, 30th June he was made captain.

The start of cook's first voyage!

A few days later, a voyage was planed to study the transit of Venus: a planet that has a boiling surface. But he also had a secret task to do: he was asked to find all about the east coast of The Great Southern Land (Australia). The day before his 1st voyage, he wanted to find a ship. James wanted a ship that has a flat bottom and that its safe in the storms but he doesn't care about speed. A few hours later after this, he found one: the Endeavor. It was truly that this ship has a flat bottom. It can go around 10 knots. It was not fast, but it was safe. He woke at around 7,o,clock in England, then left around 7:30 for his first voyage!

Who's on board the Endeavor

His new ship, the Endeavour carried 90 people and 10 animals. 72 are sailors, 1 is the captain, James Cook, 2 are botanists 10 are scientists, 1 artist, 2 watchmans, 3 are lookouts for land and 3 goats, 4 chickens and 3 dogs to keep some scientists and botanists in company.

To a small island called Tahiti

When the voyage started, Cook ordered the sailors to go south west. Day after day, they kept going west south until they had reaches Tahiti. The crew said hello to the Tahiti People

Cook's crew then study the transit ofVenus. After that, they said goodbye and the Tahiti people also presented their style's hat. Then, everyone thought they were going back to England except Cook as we know. They were heading to New Zealand and The Great Southern Land (Australia).

New Zealand and Australia

They had reached the east coast of New Zealand days after they departed Tahiti.James and his crew got off the Endeavour and explore the east New Zealand then map it. After that, he and his crew departed from New Zealand so they can explore the Great South Land. They had reached the Great South Land east coast in 1770.

New South Wales

He was amazed to see The Great South Land which has a very good environment. He also met some Aborigines. He started to study the east coast of the Great South Land. The Botanists started to started to study plants. Then one day, James Cook saw stingrays in the sea. He quickly named it Stingray Bay. Then they went to the bay then botanists came out of the ship and study the plants. James Cook was so amazed with the result of the plants that he renamed the bay Botany Bay. He then carefully mapped the east coast and set back to England

Back to England

Captain Cook and his crew had enough of studying New South Wales(Australia). So they went back to England. It took around 1 and a half years to get back to England. When they got back, he showed his map to the king of England and thought that this is not the map of the Great South Land but it was. The King also said that Cook tried hard to do it so he gave him lots of money.

A New Wife

The day after Cook's arrival, he found a new wife named Elizabeth Batts when he was aged 34 and Elizabeth Batts was 21.

Conclusion

Captain Cook and his wife found a new home, and stayed there to rest for his 2nd voyage.