Vacuosity

Night and Day

One of the things we weren't fully prepared for in coming to Winnipeg is the difference the latitude makes to the days.

We've all heard about the Arctic seasons where it's light all day in summer and dark all day in winter. But that's way up there, not here, right?

Well, what escaped me is the fact that it's not just a hard switch from here to the land of the midnight sun. It's a gradual progression, so the closer you get to the North Pole, the more it's going to be like that.

When we visited in the summer time, we were suprised to find it still light at 10:30 at night; it was great. I don't even know how early the sun rose. But now that winter is here, the days are very short. It's fully dark by 5:30 at night already, which makes it seem like it's about 8 PM, and it doesn't get light until almost 8 AM.

If we wake up and it's light out, I know I'll be driving Jordan to school, because we've missed the bus.

Add one to the "Things To Get Used To" column.

Oh yeah, by the way, right now it's -17° C. Ouch.

posted by David @ 10:49 p.m.