The Jenolan Caves - in Klingon; record mosquito-swatting; and the voyage of the Plastiki
• It’s taking a love for Star Trek to another level altogether. Tours at the Jenolan Caves, west of Sydney, are now being offer in the language of Klingon. Two Klingon language scholars were brought from the US to record the audio guide tour which will be offered alongside those in 10 more Earth languages from 22nd August. It’s not the first connection between the caves and Star Trek - the Next Generation series features a Sydney Class starship known as the USS Jenolan.
• It’s a world record to be proud of (not to mention murder on a massive scale). A Taiwanese woman has reportedly set a world record for killing mosquitos, splattering as many as four million in a single month. The woman, Huang Yuyen, beat 72 others to take out the prize in a contest which was organised by an insect-trap making company.
• A sailboat made almost entirely from 12,500 plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour last week, having left San Francisco four months before. The catamaran ‘Plastiki‘ set out with a crew of six on 4th March with the aim of raising awareness of the effects plastic waste has on our oceans and those who live there. The expedition was completed in four legs with stops in Kiribati, Western Samoa and New Caledonia along the way.