Cooks landing site - New Zealand

[K1W1]

The site of James Cooks first landing in Aotearoa in October 1769 and the starting point for the eventual English invasion of the country.



and looking seaward later in the evening

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Richard

All good .... and I often wonder whether the original explorers had any idea / inclination as to the results of their activities both 100yrs and 200yrs later?
What would we be like if the French for example would have 'taken' New Holland for the French monarchy?

Phil