Elizabetha Crosses the Equator

Elizabetha is following what is now the usual route through northern Ecuador. Yesterday, she left Guayaquil and migrated due north towards the Pacific coast, passing over the equator as she went.

Hard to accept but, technically, she has entered the northern hemisphere now. No more minuses in front of her latitude coordinate.

She flew 271 km (168 miles) for the day and put in for the night SSW of the town of Esmeraldas.

She roosted on or near one of the ubiquitous shrimp farms in this area, clearly shown on Google Earth. There are often power poles to run pumps for the water in the ponds.

These areas also tend to be loaded with birdlife.

Apparently this location is called San Jose de Chamanga.