Goðir farþegar, velkomin heim!

Is there anywhere else in the world that the stewardess says "welcome home", upon arrival? I haven't heard it anywhere.
But I love it. I love going away and traveling, but I love coming home as well.

Iceland was a bit darker than I expected, funnily enough. It's a funny thing, every year it's the same. Every year people seem to be surprised just how dark it gets and just how short the day is. And every spring, they get just as amazed to see the day getting longer and how fast it happens.
In my case it's exaggerated by coming from the equator. The sun doesn't always rise at the same time of day, Peter told me on Mt Kenya, now it's at 6:07 but at certain times of the year it's as late as 6:35!
It's funny how you're stuck in thinking in the same nature pattern: four seasons, one coldish, one warmish and then the two gray zones in between. But this given is not applicable in all parts of the world and it takes so long getting used to.

Iceland is coldish right now. - If you're a Kenyan, that is.
If you're an Icelander, than this is a pretty warm December. Just a bit of snow in Mt Esja and Bláfjöll, nothing of any use since the late October cold.
I'm just hoping that we'll have a half-decent winter, at least. Would like to put my new ice axes to use, they're arriving on saturday from Greenland, my new favourite toy for the winter. Who'll go with me?