The island's geographical position is its fate. Its separation from everything by the sea means that things come slowly. Even the morning paper doesn't arrive until around 10 a.m. If the flights are stopped due to bad weather the whole island becomes so quiet it's unnerving.
澎湖開拓史「澎湖的邊陲地位是改變不了的，」高中退休老師林文鎮說，地理位置是澎湖的宿命，海洋的隔閡，使得澎湖凡事都慢半拍，就連早報都姍姍來遲，將近 10 點才看得到，若碰上天氣不佳飛機停飛，整個島更是靜得發慌。