There is something significant about being able to stand on the line marking 0'latitude- the belt of our great planet earth!
We gathered with the friends we had travelled with for a group photo:
On the other side of the road, Andrew and Joel posed in the circle facing ours:
The children were fascinated watching a demonstration of how water goes down the plug-hole in different directions either side of the equator. Two basins are set up just a few steps either side of the central yellow line which marks the equator. A petal in the water-flow helped to prove the point!
Asked to predict how water would flow on the actual equator, Esther was correct in her remark that the water would flow straight down the plug-hole without any swirling...
It was great to have our first equator visit- and we even have a sticker on our car to prove it!
Yes, a great experience. Clever Esther for working out the water flow on the equator. Not sure if I could have done that all those years ago.Love nana
ReplyDeleteLovely to read your most recent posts & hear of all of your adventures. How far is Kampala from the equator? Fascinating to see how water is affected either side! Makes me even more excited about coming to see Uganda myself. Love Wend xx
ReplyDeleteHi Liz,thanks for your latest blogs. Well done to Andrew for gaining his Ugandan licence. The equator trip looks amazing. We enjoyed the school photos. The school looks a lively place of learning! With our prayers,Ruth & Martin
ReplyDeleteCool. So if you are in a camper van with a sink and pull the plug as you drive northwards over the Equator, does the water go one way, stop swirling, then go the other way? Love from Ste
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