Ohhhhhh. Just when Janelle thought that nothing could be worse than human bowling, the portkey happened. She was feeling more than a tad quesy after her maiden portkey journey, but she refused to let a little portkey sickness ruin her field trip experience. Determined to shake it off, Janelle took a couple of deep breaths and tried to get her mind right. There had to be a potion or a spell or something magical that could stop one from getting motion sick. She made a mental note to look into that.


After she had gotten herself together, Janelle followed the class to the main entrance. Taking out her map, she reviewed the information. She knew exactly where she wanted to go first and when the professor turned them loose, she was on her way. Janelle had lots of things she wanted to see at the observatory, but first and foremost, she wanted to visit the Meridian Courtyard. Not taking any time to find a buddy or a group to hang out with, Janelle went straight to the courtyard.

When she arrived, Janelle stopped for a moment and took in the sight. She wanted to be at Longitude 0 0 0. Approaching the all important Meridian Line, she stepped onto it and began to walk along as if it were a balance beam. With sudden inspiration, Janelle did a carwheel, trying to stay perfectly on the line. When she reached what she thought was a good spot, Janelle sat down. Then she proceeded to lay flat on her back with her body straddling the the Meridian line. How cool was that? She was in the eastern and western hemispheres at the same time! Without magic. Janelle laid there for a while looking at the sky. She didn't really care that she probably looked ridiculous. This was totally awesome and she was going to enjoy every minute of her field trip........her way.