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We have had another wonderful day with the Kenny Family. They picked us up at 8:30 a.m. and we headed north to the Equator and the largest falls in Kenya, Thompson Falls.
We stopped at a sign showing the exact location of the Equator. There was a young man there who called himself the "Professor"!. We did the water experiment with him. He took us about 30 meters north of the equator and the water flowed down a hole in a dish clockwise. We then went 30 meters south of the equator and the water flowed counter clockwise. Standing right on the equator, the water went straight down through the hole. It was an amazing experiment! Too bad that you can't bring your whole class here Stephen!! We also learned that the hair on the crown of your head, for those who live north of the equator, grows clockwise. For those living south of the equator it grows counter clockwise....go figure!!!
We then headed to Thompson Falls. We had a picnic lunch there. It almost felt like we were sitting in a park at Niagara Falls with the sound of the water rushing over the falls. It was very enjoyable and serene with one notable difference: a family of baboons were running around near the top of the falls!
The roads driving to and from our destinations were the best that we have encountered since arriving in Kenya. They were paved and there were even some lines along the sides and down the middle. One of the roads was the main route to Uganda.
The scenery along the Rift Valley was incredibly beautiful. It was also interesting travelling through all the small towns seeing the people and their stores and markets.
All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday in Kenya!!
We stopped at a sign showing the exact location of the Equator. There was a young man there who called himself the "Professor"!. We did the water experiment with him. He took us about 30 meters north of the equator and the water flowed down a hole in a dish clockwise. We then went 30 meters south of the equator and the water flowed counter clockwise. Standing right on the equator, the water went straight down through the hole. It was an amazing experiment! Too bad that you can't bring your whole class here Stephen!! We also learned that the hair on the crown of your head, for those who live north of the equator, grows clockwise. For those living south of the equator it grows counter clockwise....go figure!!!
We then headed to Thompson Falls. We had a picnic lunch there. It almost felt like we were sitting in a park at Niagara Falls with the sound of the water rushing over the falls. It was very enjoyable and serene with one notable difference: a family of baboons were running around near the top of the falls!
The roads driving to and from our destinations were the best that we have encountered since arriving in Kenya. They were paved and there were even some lines along the sides and down the middle. One of the roads was the main route to Uganda.
The scenery along the Rift Valley was incredibly beautiful. It was also interesting travelling through all the small towns seeing the people and their stores and markets.
All in all, it was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday in Kenya!!
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