Nick Greenwich

Today all of us took an excursion to Greenwich. We started off the afternoon with an interesting boat ride on the river Thames. We boarded the boat expecting there to be rain. What we didn't expect was to be standing on the top of an open roof deck in the middle of a down pour. Me being me,I came prepared with proper rain gear. It was awesome. The boat was swaying and we were soaked. On the boat tour we went right under London Bridge, and it was massive. After the boat tour we disembarked and went to the national maritime museum. It was huge! I think the most interesting thing inside was the display of different types of ship lights. It was really cool. After that, we climbed a steep hill in a park to the Royal Observatory. This is the site of the Prime Meridian, where time begins. Inside the museum we looked at different types of telescopes and clocks. Being a geek, I took interest in the atomic clock. It was a single atom to pinpoint time to a millionth of a second. Today was an amazing day, and despite the downpours and wet jeans and shoes, I think we all came out feeling that we had an amazing day.

-Nick
Grade 10