Exploring in our DNA

 We have been looking at how people are explorers. We have talked about how this can be in our own backyards, to across oceans and into space. Traditionally explorers didn't have a compass and they created their own to help with telling stories to give a more accurate account of where they travelled, not just west as this is almost covers half of the compass directions. They used up to 32 points of the compass so you would have to listen carefully to make sure you went the right way. Here is a compass that has our boat in the middle and 16 points of the compass.

I am glad we can use a compass now when navigating, waiting for the clouds to clear, the sun to rise to stars to come up could be depressing if waiting for weeks after a storm to check you are on the right path or even to find it again.