I used to be sort of excited to see the eclipse at present! I would been too scared to take a look at the one in 2017–the information made it sound like we might go blind immediately if we a lot as opened our eyes outdoors–so I selected to not. However then a number of folks have been speaking about how superb it was and I wanted I would seen it. So, I made a decision I used to be for positive going to observe it at present. Particularly since we reside very near the totality path.
At round midnight final evening, it occurred to me that I by no means bought glasses in order that I might take a look at it! Jerry had taken at present off work (not for the eclipse, but it surely occurred to work out that means) so he went out this morning on a mission to get glasses. In all places he went stated they offered out weeks in the past. He lastly discovered some at a 7-11 about 35 minutes away, and so they solely had a number of pairs they put aside within the again.
I debated driving to Luna Pier (and even driving my bike), which is a small close by town–and the one place in Michigan that was within the totality path. Nevertheless, Noah came to visit and stated the site visitors was INSANE in all places. The road to get on the expressway was backed up for miles! So I figured I would be pleased with the 99.98% totality and keep away from the site visitors 😉
It was alleged to occur at about 3:12 pm, so we headed outdoors about 20 minutes beforehand. Jerry introduced out his welding helmet from work and that really labored a lot better than the cardboard glasses. We handed it backwards and forwards, ready for one thing thrilling to occur, however I’ve to say, the eclipse was very underwhelming.
I discovered it extra attention-grabbing to only go searching us as a result of the environment appeared actually eerie. It jogged my memory of the moments main as much as a tornado–where it seems to be such as you’re trying by a filter or one thing. After which it was jarring that the temperature dropped a LOT and it bought tremendous darkish outdoors inside minutes. I hadn’t thought concerning the temperature dropping like that, but it surely is sensible when the solar is hidden!
Whereas the entire thing did not precisely reside as much as the hype, we had a superb laugh–Jerry was making an attempt to get selfies of us however we could not see something with the helmet/glasses, so the photographs have been in every single place.
Eli’s baseball video games have began and he performs 38 video games(!) this season (two months). That may be a LOT of baseball. I’ve to get able to go to a sport proper now, however I have been engaged on some enjoyable tasks these days so I am going to put up photos of these tomorrow. (Maintain me to that!)