We spent most of the day at the Johnson GEO Centre, "Earth's Geological Showcase", built into the 550 million year old rocks of Signal Hill. The theatre takes you through earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamies, rain & waterfalls. Next exhibit - "Our Planet"-how the earth was formed -rocks, minerals, fossils & geological time. Then "Our Province" -touch 4 billion year old rocks and see a piece of ancient ocean floor. Next "Our People" -where humans came from and our dependence on natural resources. Next "Our Future" -Stellarium showing the 250 stars closest to our own star, the sun. Another great exhibit was the Titanic Story, complete with actual artifacts from the disaster. The last exhibit, the ExxonMobile Oil & Gas Gallery transports you to the deck of a drilling and production platform, shows the latest 3D computer model of the Hibernia Oil Field, and explains how gas & oil are formed. Another day of information overload but most enjoyable. Finished the day at the Keg for a fabulous prime rib dinner.
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