Eclipse Vacation
Last weekend, we went to Nashville for a family gathering and for a chance to be in the path of the total eclipse. Well, we flew in to Nashville. Julie's folks got a vacation rental in Byrdstown, Tennessee, a large house on a hill overlooking the lake. Between Julie and Erica and me, Julie's parents, Kristin and Jimmy and Emilia, and the Weeks family with their five kids, it was quite a crowd. Was a long drive for me, but good to get a bit of practice.
On Saturday, Julie's dad took Julie and Erica and me on an afternoon trip to Mammoth Cave. Very cool to see. The kid had a great time, and walked about half of the tour herself.
We all watched the eclipse in Gordonsville on our way back towards Nashville. And then we made it back to the airport in good time for our flight home, with not too much delay due to traffic.
The total eclipse was definitely very cool, especially viewing the solar corona. I was also a little surprised just how close to totality you have to get for there to be any visible drop in the ambient light level; it was about an hour and a half from contact to totality where we were standing, and it only got noticeably darker in the last ten minutes or so. This was my first time seeing a total eclipse, though I'm pretty sure I've had the chance to observe a partial solar eclipse at least once previously.
It looks like Cleveland will be right in the path of the next total eclipse to cross the continental US, in 2024.
Eristic improvements: Starting to combine words into phrases (even a few simple sentences).
This entry was originally posted on Dreamwith.
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On Saturday, Julie's dad took Julie and Erica and me on an afternoon trip to Mammoth Cave. Very cool to see. The kid had a great time, and walked about half of the tour herself.
We all watched the eclipse in Gordonsville on our way back towards Nashville. And then we made it back to the airport in good time for our flight home, with not too much delay due to traffic.
The total eclipse was definitely very cool, especially viewing the solar corona. I was also a little surprised just how close to totality you have to get for there to be any visible drop in the ambient light level; it was about an hour and a half from contact to totality where we were standing, and it only got noticeably darker in the last ten minutes or so. This was my first time seeing a total eclipse, though I'm pretty sure I've had the chance to observe a partial solar eclipse at least once previously.
It looks like Cleveland will be right in the path of the next total eclipse to cross the continental US, in 2024.
Eristic improvements: Starting to combine words into phrases (even a few simple sentences).
This entry was originally posted on Dreamwith.
comments are there.