I heard this is on the radio today and was surprised... Don't look up the answer - have a guess first and I will post the answer as a comment in due course:
You are sailing from the Caribbean to the Pacific ocean via the Panama Canal. When you travel along the canal, what direction are you travelling in?
*puts hand up*
ReplyDeleteI know, I know... but will leave the answer for now, so others can guess!
I'd say South - West.
ReplyDeleteWith deference to Andrew above who, I'm sure, also knows the answer, I'm pretty certain of it too - and without cheating! Unlikely as it sounds, it's north-west to south-east. I can visualise the map even now. (Sorry to have taken the wind out of your sails, Stephen.)
ReplyDeleteQuizes dont really work on blogs - I've just figured it out!
ReplyDeleteAnyway... it is South-East. Look on this map for proof (it's really not what I expected):
http://www.portstateperformance.org/images/maps/panama_map.jpg