I have searched for days looking for Eclipse glasses, and there are none to be found! This is a huge event, and nationwide for the first time in 99 years, and glasses are sold out and folks are traveling to witness the total eclipse!
I made a viewing box, just in case, but David found some on line, and believe it or not got delivery in time to share! We arranged to meet at a rest area on 495, and have lunch while we were at it! I had texted Chris, and we got there early, and he met us for coffee and a nice visit late morning. I was not comfortable leaving the coach unattended there, so we looked around for someplace to stop, and ended up behind the Littleton High School, where we left it, and went for lunch and visit with the Ogrodnicks. They have been great friends for a very long time, but they really went above and beyond! Get us glasses, meet us to deliver them, and chauffeur us to lunch! Very special!
Not a long trip, but tons of traffic, and horrible roads, and we stopped in Connecticut, at one of the few places available. Let me just say we will not go there again! When I saw the entrance I had to go through, I wasn't sure we would fit, and we couldn't level on the site! And our "neighbor" was flying a confederate flag, and standing by his truck with 8 bottles of beer on the back! We booked two nights in order to be off the road, and see the eclipse, and I was tempted to make it one, but we decided to stay put. We learned later that he was a character, but harmless, but I stayed in that night!
An unusual campground in other aspects, it had a host of contract workers, he being one of them, living there, many with their families, for several months while working on a job. Mostly welders it seemed, and some would then relocate to other jobs, family in tow, kids being home schooled.
We learned all this, because on Monday, as the moon started its path across the sun, I told Clem we should share our glasses and viewing box with anyone who might need it, and they all did!! They came out with double sun glasses on, and a white paper on the ground, trying to view it that way! I approached them, and they were tickled, and we shared the glasses all around, and generally had a good time chatting and marveling at the show! Even at 67%, it was pretty cool. I plan to be in the path of totality for 2024!
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| you can tell how tickled that mom was to have the kids see this |
A coach pulled in just about at peak, and I offered them a look, and later they invited us over for a glass of wine! We had such a pleasant visit with the couple, and her 99 year old mother! It was so nice, and we enjoyed it immensely, and we will probably never see them again! I feel rather bad about that.....maybe our paths will cross again. They have a home in central Florida, where they have horses.
We again have no wifi, and few tv channels, none of which provide the news!! We have never had a trip like this!
Tuesday we were happy to leave that campground, but waved to our new friends as we pulled out!
