About ten seconds
Having got a bit confused yesterday, I thought today I would try answering the age-old question: How Long Is A Piece Of String?
I’m not sure why everyone is so keen on finding out. But it would seem that the answer is about ten seconds. Does that sound right?
About four inches
I learned lots of interesting things about maths and science yesterday, when we were at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Especially about measuring time and space. So today I thought I would put it into practice.
Caz was busy in her office, and I wanted to know how long til lunchtime, as my tummy was beginning to rumble. I found this handy little ruler and measured it to be about four inches. Somehow, that doesn’t seem right. I’m a bit confused now!
East meets West
Caz showed us a place called the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, where one side of the Earth meets the other.
Leo is sitting in the Eastern hemisphere, and I’m in the Western. But we can still shake hands!
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is a very interesting place to visit. We also enjoyed a long sunny walk around the Park, but it was very cold so we snuggled in the bag to keep warm.
Mr McFly takes a break
We helped Caz find some more geocaches today. And look who we met guarding one of the boxes!
Leo suggested we have our photo taken and Mr McFly was pleased to oblige.
Is it a church or a barn?
This is a very unusual little church in a place called Silver End. It has a thatched roof and really looks like it might be a barn! We found it this afternoon while I was out looking for a nearby geocache with Caz, on our way home from a meeting. Isn’t it sweet?
A lovely shiny geocoin
This is a lovely shiny geocoin which belongs to Caz. It’s for people who are mad enough to go tupperware hunting in Essex Parks in the Winter. She has ones for Spring, Summer and Autumn too, as she’s mad enough to go caching all year round.
Since I’ve been out finding boxes with her too this winter, she let me have a look at it. I have to say, it’s rather heavy and I had to sit down whilst holding it. Then we noticed it had some wise words on the front, from a man called Albert Einstein. He looked a bit scary, but obviously knows what he’s talking about:
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better”
Aha, so that’s why Caz goes around grovelling in the bushes in all these parks… she is trying to be as clever as Mr Einstein!
Vroom! Vroom!
Look what Leo found! We had a nice time pretending to zoom about on this lovely shiny motorbike. But we weren’t allowed to go out on the road because the skid lids did not fit, and it’s very important to take safety seriously. Never mind, we still enjoyed ourselves! Vrrroooooom!