Captain Cook Memorial, North York Moors with the great inscription of.... In memory of the celebrated circumnavigator Captain James Cook F.R.S. A man of nautical knowledge inferior to none, in zeal prudence and energy, superior to most. Regardless of danger he opened an intercourse with the Friendly Isles and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere. He was born at Marton Oct. 27th 1728 and massacred at Owythee Feb. 14th 1779 to the inexpressible grief of his countrymen. While the art of navigation shall be cultivated among men, whilst the spirit of enterprise, commerce and philanthropy shall animate the sons of Britain, while it shall be deemed the honour of a Christian Nation to spread civilisation and the blessings of the Christian faith among pagan and savage tribes, so long will the name of Captain Cook stand out amongst the most celebrated and most admired benefactors of the human race.

Directly across the bay was the Captain Cook monument. It stands near the place where Captain James Cook was killed by the locals, over what may have been a misinterpretation of his status as a god. The monument was a 30 minute trip by kayak across the bay, which on two of our four full days there was full of spinner dolphins leaping and twisting out of the water on their tails. (We didn't take the camera out on the water during those kayakings; next time, waterproof digicam for sure.)