This one has taken me a while to get to. I had to edit the photos, work out which I wanted to use and then upload them (click, click, click for each one). Still too many photos for one post, so I'm doing two.
Second post will be some photos I think are interesting along with some observations on how information is passed around in groups.
Today's post is an overview of the ship as you'd encounter it on a visit. If you do get a chance to visit her and you haven't, it's worth it. I think a lot of people, at least in Hobart--judging by the number of visitors who didn't put enough money in the parking meter--don't realise what they'll be getting to see. She's a floating museum. I think something like $17 million was put into her over six years (and during a recession). The attention to detail is incredible: clothing & blanket are hand sewn, hand woven, from the original places where possible; letters are on handmade paper, hand copied from originals; all the ship's measurements are as accurate as they could make them. She might be a secondary source, at best, but a fascinating source.
Once onboard, there are about ten positions (depending on how many guides are available) each with a guide who'll tell you something about that part of the ship. If it's very busy, each group should only be at each position for 2 minutes. At quieter times "they should be through in an hour, unless they want to stay longer and talk".
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Second post will be some photos I think are interesting along with some observations on how information is passed around in groups.
Today's post is an overview of the ship as you'd encounter it on a visit. If you do get a chance to visit her and you haven't, it's worth it. I think a lot of people, at least in Hobart--judging by the number of visitors who didn't put enough money in the parking meter--don't realise what they'll be getting to see. She's a floating museum. I think something like $17 million was put into her over six years (and during a recession). The attention to detail is incredible: clothing & blanket are hand sewn, hand woven, from the original places where possible; letters are on handmade paper, hand copied from originals; all the ship's measurements are as accurate as they could make them. She might be a secondary source, at best, but a fascinating source.
Once onboard, there are about ten positions (depending on how many guides are available) each with a guide who'll tell you something about that part of the ship. If it's very busy, each group should only be at each position for 2 minutes. At quieter times "they should be through in an hour, unless they want to stay longer and talk".
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Trip report: Day 4, All gone
Mar. 20th, 2007 10:54 pmThis one should be short.
I started the morning by walking up along the river, to the beach.
That's back the way I've just walked. There's the ferry, on the left, the light from the squirrel photos on the right in front of a big yellow building, the cement silos in front of Endeavour are almost in the middle. You can't quite see the black masts in the smaller photo. The city centre such as it is, is beyound and to the right of the yellow building.
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I started the morning by walking up along the river, to the beach.
That's back the way I've just walked. There's the ferry, on the left, the light from the squirrel photos on the right in front of a big yellow building, the cement silos in front of Endeavour are almost in the middle. You can't quite see the black masts in the smaller photo. The city centre such as it is, is beyound and to the right of the yellow building.
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Trip report: Night 3
Mar. 19th, 2007 10:27 pmShipkeeping involves sleeping on the ship overnight and getting up during the night for a period to make sure everything is as it should be. Sleeping in hammocks is optional, I assume, as we were asked if we wanted to.
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Wednesday morning I get up, pack up and check out of the hotel. Its a bit weird checking out when I've still got almost two days in Devonport.
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Trip Report: Day 2, The Final Session
Mar. 15th, 2007 01:09 pmNow I go down to the final information position Mess Deck (Tables), which is on the opposite side to Mess Deck (Hammocks). Visitors come through from the fire hearth, stop here, and then go onto the hammocks. It was 4 pm, only one visitor came through while I was here.
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Lunch time! I dropped my vest, water bottle and cap in the sea chest nearest the fire hearth. (We'd been told to wear blue or white tops if possible and I only had two decent blue t-shirts. I took them and wore the navy blue one on the first day, which worked well while guiding, but. I wasn't quite keen enough to head into city wearing Lady Nelson on my t-shirt and HMB Endeavour on my cap :)
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( Lot of photos )
After break, now I'm on my own, and on the Mess Deck (Hammocks). There are four flash cards here. Three tied together and, untangle, ah, the fourth one is the same as the first, but not tied on. That might not be so bad. A couple stop at this spot and I read through the first card. They know about lead lines & log lines, so I don't go over them again. They move on. I forgot about the cat. Bugger. Next time.
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Trip Report: Day 2, The Morning
Mar. 12th, 2007 08:07 pmThe firehearth is the first stop once you go down the companionway. I think there should be something more interesting for the first stop. A visitor is impatient to see what's there and an stove, no matter what sort of stove, is not something you want to stop and look at right then.
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The guides that hadn't been on the Endeavour before had to show up at 8.30 am on their first day for a look over the ship. So I left the hotel at 8.15 (cream coloured building in the middle of the photo)
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Trip Report: Day 1, Devonport
Mar. 10th, 2007 10:41 amBecause I was preoccupied with packing, I had forgotten about the Wooden Boat Rally over the weekend at the Seaport. I had meant to go down to have a look at. Little enough happens in Launceston, yet I still manage to miss things. Also found out late on Sunday that Duyfken was there.
In the end I went down to the bus depot an hour early (4 pm instead of 5). Once I'd got rid of my bag, I walked over to Royal Park and then down through the Seaport to see if there was anything remaining at this late stage.
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In the end I went down to the bus depot an hour early (4 pm instead of 5). Once I'd got rid of my bag, I walked over to Royal Park and then down through the Seaport to see if there was anything remaining at this late stage.
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HM Bark Endeavour replica
Feb. 22nd, 2007 08:15 pmI put together the information from each trip report into one long post.
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