> I was recently paddling from the mothership Songhee in the waters of British > Columbia's Broughton Archipelago. A fellow paddler, a newcomer to Canada, > inquired of the skipper as to what our elevation might be "......since we were > so far north." We were standing on the aft deck of this 100 foot long vessel. > and the skipper glanced around slowly and very seriously replied "About 6 > feet I should think." Sure, traveling"UP North", one is supposed to gain some elevation. But I'm afraid this is more complicated. Since the Earth with all the lakes, rivers, mountains etc is flat, resting on three whales, which are resting on the turtle, which floats in the Ocean or some other endless medium (don't remember all the details) , the reference point isn't clear to me. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 30 2004 - 15:46:46 PDT
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