Mrs. Goodfleish (Donna) and I arrived in Iceland's capital at about 4:30 this morning after an overnight flight from Pittsburgh. We drove to Pittsburgh for the direct and less expensive flight instead of flying out of Columbus. Our driver from the airport told us that the sun went down at midnight and came up at 3:00 A.M. This is because of the extremely northern position of Iceland and the tilt of the Earth. Iceland is currently tilting toward the sun and receiving lots of light, making it their summer. Our driver said that winter is a depressing time because the daylight hours are opposite. |