h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

oooh! A researcher in Iceland!

I'm planning a visit next year: on the 31st May there's a very groovy eclipse visible from Iceland: it's an annular eclipse, which means it's not total, but leaves the sun as a ring around the moon. It's happening at sunrise. It's extremely unusual in that it's happening over the top of the North Pole, so instead of goiing west to east it will travel East to West. Oh, and it's happening on my son's 112th birthday.

Fancy joining us?

I just might!
sounds like a plan to me (and I´m sure Dancing Tree would come along too)
See you then
cheers ismarah
ps. 112?

Yeah that would make me about 140!

what's an extra 100 years between friends?

so where will this thing be visible from?
cheerszdisco> ismarah- who is late

It covers a huge area over the whole of the North Pole, Greenland, Iceland....i'll see if i can find a link

it's even gonna be visible from the North of Scotland! but they say the best place is North East Iceland, preferably on a hill to minimise the risk of clouds on the horizon.

I've booked me flights and me accommodation...

..will be staying at the Hotel Bjork in Rekjavik from 26-31 May.

Fancy a ?

Could do, I suppose

There´s a little café/pub on the main shopping street, Laugavegur.
It´s called Svartakaffi, or Black Café and it has the most amazing soup in bread. Although, as elsewhere here in Iceland, avoid Guinness.

cheers ismarah

Ah! I see it mentioned in my guidebook. Must be good

Did I also hear of a revolving restaurant, called the Pearl? Or did I just dream that....

it does revolve and it is very posh.
But they also have a sight seeing deck and café, which aren´t too expensive, and are highly recommended on a bright day for the incredible view and visibility...

so when´s the eclipse then? just in case I´ll pop out to see it...

cheers ismarah

Early morning on Saturday 31st.

I suspect this means a late night on the Friday

Should be cool, I'll be there with my 2 kids (son's 12th birthday, daughter is 9) and my best friend, Sarah LMH (she doesnt post much!)

Also my favourite-ex-husband-and-father-of-my-children is flying in as a surprise visit on the Friday night for the weekend. Instant party or what!

Must check out where's the best place to view it from...

Ooh - one thing - bring sleep masks for the lot of you! Otherwise you probably won´t get much sleep as Midsummer isn´t far off...

cheers ismarah

Hmmm...and Sarah's just informed me that she snores something rotten, so earplugs too

Lovely
I snore too, TheDancingTree isn´t too happy about that...
Whines something about me keeping him awake and stuff

cheers ismarah

I'd like so much to join you - and I'm *not* snoring, but grinding teeth...

mmm, I grind my teeth in my sleep too.

Ok we'll have an Iceland mini-meet

Lunch at that cafe on the Tuesday or Wednesday? Then we can arrange an eclipse viewing schedule type thingy

We can´t make lunch, I´m afraid we´re both working...

rant/ not all of us can take a few days off to go see eclipses /end rant

Of course, we´re taking off the first weekend in June, Pentecost, to go over to the UK... TheDancingTree is going back to his roots <= PunGirl strikes again!

dinner would be more doable for us, I don´t know how that works with your schedule?

cheers ismarah

Dinners fine.

Sorry, I didn't want to take intrude on too much personal time!

Tuesday? Wednesday?

I´ll ask Tree - he might have a deadline...
off to ask him

et maintenant, bonne chance en votre test francaise...

cheers ismarah

hum hum hum
Tree says fine, either evening should be
Why don´t you see how your schedule is and which day would suit you better?

cheers ismarah