According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street. It just so happens that it is right here in Dunedin. While my mom was here we decided to give it a go. We were anticipating a really hard climb, but either we are in better shape than we thought or it isn't as steep as we imagined.
The gradient of the steepest section is 1 in 2.86 giving an angle of 19.3 degrees from horizontal.
There were many other people on Baldwin street while we were there. Some were walking, some were running and others were driving. Mom and I walked and ran the hill. On one side of the street there are stairs and the other side there is a foot path so you can pick your poison.
Once a year they have The Baldwin Street Gutbuster where participants sprint to the top and back again. The current record is 1min 56.06 sec. Also, once a year, Cadbury holds a lolly race down Baldwin St. It is similar to the Ducky Derby, if you are from Santa Cruz. They number Jaffas(a round type of cadbury chocolate) and you can sponsor a jaffa and if your number wins you win! Pretty fun!
I found a book at a local bookstore on Baldwin St. and it showed how you could take some interesting photos by tilting the camera even with the street.
Bill showed the picture to Bella when I wasn't around and she said "The house fell and mommy is running to get help" Bill said he laughed so hard he was crying!
What he didn't know was that I had told her that earlier when I showed her the picture! HE! HE!
Another fun day!
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