>>>> When I went on a trek in July maybe 8 years ago the hardest things for me were not being able to sleep when the sun was still up at midnight, riding in 40 mph sustained winds some days, and lack of privacy on the trail because there weren't any trees to relieve oneself behind. Yet I met some of the most positive most happy seeming people there, and I really looked forward to returning although i haven't yet.
Somewhere I also read that Iceland has an extremely high per capita consumption of alcohol...so that may explain part of the "happiness." I guess they have to do what they can though to make it through those LONG, COLD winters. You know how the network announcer reads some canned speech about each country during the Olympic opening ceremonies? During the last winter Olympic ceremony, the announcer read that Iceland had the highest percentage of all-night bars and discos of any country in the world ...and that they had never won an Olympic gold medal in any winter sport. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1165 - Release Date: 12/2/2007 8:34 PM
