Eclipse

On the first of August, we all got up early and excited for THE highlight of our trip - even though it would only last a bit more than 2 minutes. So we decided to climb a hill and went off for a 6 hours walk. On the way, we had time to stop by a lake and just to dip the feet in. Way too cold. Then we reached the observation point. It was so windy, we had to lay on the ground. But it was a pretty comfortable way to spot the eclipse. We prepared the cameras, videos and binoculars for the eclipse. Nice look ?Then we had a big argument: would the moon come accross from the right or the left side. We had to wait for the first "contact". The eclipse was beginning! The combination sun-moon got through a few funny shapes - including "packman".

The moon was progressing quite rapidly. The colours were changing, the temperature was dropping significantly, the clouds were menacing. And then it was TIME. The last rains were blocked by the moon. It was dark! We got all so excited, trying to do too many things. Looking around the sky where Mercury and Venus could now be seen. Taking pictures. Being amazed at how dark it was.

And then, the total eclipse was over. The light was coming back... Too short, too quick. What an experience. All went perfectly. By the way, the next one is in China on July 21, 2009. Who is interested?