What craic yesterday. Now today, it was clear what I needed to do. I was heading to the Equator today. Definitely this time! No excuses! Took it easy in the morning, then went out to get money and ran into the sound Nordy pair from Loki in Mancora. They were doing a city tour so I stayed with them for a little while and saw the outside of the basilica, then around 1 or so, started the journey to the Equator!
Nice basilica, it'll be even nicer after I tell that sunglasses lad to fukk off out of the way
He got the hint eventually
Took about an hour and a half and when I got there, by God was it dull. Some museums there which were boring as hell. Turns out the line they claim as the Equator is about 300yds from 0degrees 0minutes 0seconds! There was a tacky village there selling tacky shite to tourists but that was about it! Decided to have a bite to eat there and who was in the restaurant only the German doctors from Quilotoa! Excellent! I'd heard that there was a much smaller museum pretty nearby - but supposedly right on 0.0.0 and after we ate we headed there.
Well this other place was great! It was much more friendly and they showed us round what was a pretty lovely village then we did some experiments! We had to walk a straight line with our eyes closed along the Equator and as our ears don't help us balance along here, it's actually v v difficult!
Then we had to balance an egg on a nail. Simple to do it on the Equator. Well, simple for everyone else. I finally managed it and got a certificate and everything! Such a legend!
I did it eventually!
The guide also demonstrated how water spirals different ways in the northern and southern hemispheres, and how it plunges straight down right on the line. Super stuff.
Stayed a good while there and by the time we came back, it was actually late enough. Had to pack, do laundry, and ended up having a few pints when I really shouldn't with the flight to the Galapagos looming first thing in the morning! Didn't get to bed till around midnight in the end!
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