Visitors

Mike's parents made the trip to Ecuador over Thanksgiving for a short visit. We were so happy to have them here and show them some of the sights in Ecuador. While we were in Quito, we drove up to the equator--or Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World). The large monument is at the first mitad del mundo--calculated in the late 1700's by french geographers. Notice the yellow line that divides the southern and northern hemispheres.

The second equatorial line and museum is relatively new, calculated by GPS. It is the red line in the bottom photo. We decided to visit them both. Sydney was the award winner at the second museum. She was the only one in our group who successfully balanced an egg on its end at the equator.

It was a wonderful visit with family--we were very thankful on Thanksgiving day to have family with us!