tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post2325434376155224348..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Things are winding down...Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-35027134532749059962017-08-25T18:53:28.759-04:002017-08-25T18:53:28.759-04:00So glad that you had perfect conditions Doug, we k...So glad that you had perfect conditions Doug, we knew how excited you were to see the eclipse. We kept our eyes on the weather forecast and we were thinking of you. Glad that it was everything that you had hoped it to be.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-80788538828011376542017-08-25T18:51:41.464-04:002017-08-25T18:51:41.464-04:00Basically a non-event for you guys too, still sort...Basically a non-event for you guys too, still sort of neat to see though!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-41131933061952973552017-08-24T20:34:30.460-04:002017-08-24T20:34:30.460-04:00I was just 14 miles from the center line near aptl...I was just 14 miles from the center line near aptly-named Douglas, Wyoming. Sky was clear as a bell. Temperature dropped from the low 70s to the upper 50s! Amazing event. Can't wait til the next US/Mexico one in 2024.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974453598992131798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-515851602976076102017-08-23T21:20:01.479-04:002017-08-23T21:20:01.479-04:00THat is about what our eclipse looked like in our ...THat is about what our eclipse looked like in our part of Florida.Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-33165587994662669542017-08-23T16:32:16.065-04:002017-08-23T16:32:16.065-04:00We didn't have glasses either and I definitely...We didn't have glasses either and I definitely think that would have made a difference with it being an event and a nonevent!<br /><br />Thanks, I have made this recipe before and it always seems to turn out well.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-51095009148893023692017-08-23T16:29:05.305-04:002017-08-23T16:29:05.305-04:00It's a shame when the weather can change a sit...It's a shame when the weather can change a situation like that, especially when so much planning goes into it. Good for the hotels and businesses but not so much for the people that came to view the total eclipse and then have it cloud over.<br /><br />We wouldn't have been one of those on board that cruise ship either! Glad they at least got a good viewing of it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-20128891201887791162017-08-23T16:26:22.017-04:002017-08-23T16:26:22.017-04:00In Comox we were at about 85% coverage and I too t...In Comox we were at about 85% coverage and I too thought it was a bit of a nonevent. Got a little darker, shadowy but kind of a letdown - we didn't have the glasses though. That homemade bread looks fantastic!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-67556498011382811132017-08-23T16:25:22.602-04:002017-08-23T16:25:22.602-04:00Now we have seen more of Saskatchewan we have grow...Now we have seen more of Saskatchewan we have grown to like it a lot more. And yes, I think we could travel throughout the province for quite a while and find lots of interesting places to visit and explore.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75878981398494112612017-08-23T16:23:10.398-04:002017-08-23T16:23:10.398-04:00Yep, so you were about the same as us then!Yep, so you were about the same as us then!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-21849533433853615612017-08-23T16:22:30.171-04:002017-08-23T16:22:30.171-04:00Yep, it think it would have been way more interest...Yep, it think it would have been way more interesting if you were in or very near the band of totality. And, it would have been even better with the proper glasses so you could see it with your own eyes.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-22801512791844760022017-08-23T16:16:18.717-04:002017-08-23T16:16:18.717-04:00You had a slightly higher coverage than we did, we...You had a slightly higher coverage than we did, we were 76%. We were actually surprised that it didn't get as dark as we thought it might but we did definitely notice a dip in the temperature. It would have been more interesting had we been able to view the eclipse ourselves with the proper glasses and had a proper lens for the camera.<br /><br />If the caravan goes well for us this year there is always the possibility that we will do another the following year so maybe you can leave that time open, just in case. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-36970281730253302992017-08-23T12:12:23.710-04:002017-08-23T12:12:23.710-04:00Thanks for that, Dee.Thanks for that, Dee.Elaine Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070038707624961451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-5794865941591394972017-08-22T23:44:56.515-04:002017-08-22T23:44:56.515-04:00The Charleston SC area here was within the total e...The Charleston SC area here was within the total eclipse. Every hotel room on the Charleston peninsula was booked solid for the event. We had the national tv networks here to film the eclipse. Then about an hour or two before the eclipse's totality in Oregon, rain clouds moved in over the Charleston east coast with hundreds of people standing and waiting on the beaches. Just sort of a let-down. However, the news crews from Columbia, SC (center of the the state) and Clemson, SC (northwest corner of the state in the he foothills) took over to provide better coverage of the event. Here on the Charleston peninsula even with cloud cover and some rain, it became pitch black dark at around 2:15 pm, and the behavior of the animals noticeably changed, birds went quiet, grasshoppers started singing, etc. When we returned to the house, we turned on tv, and one of the networks was showing a Royal Cruise Line mega ship about 400 miles off the coast of Florida with about 6,000 people on board looking at the eclipse; it was so very clear and much better than what the tv networks were showing from land. However, the newsman on board the ship said that the last cabin sold for $15,000US for this cruise event; don't think I would be a taker for that cruise, eclipse or not. Dee Tillotsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602508098099644096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-16038321223473416102017-08-22T19:17:24.288-04:002017-08-22T19:17:24.288-04:00I know that some people say Saskatchewan is a bori...I know that some people say Saskatchewan is a boring province. I could travel it for months. I like fields and rolling hills.living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-41216922834397648832017-08-22T12:47:22.257-04:002017-08-22T12:47:22.257-04:00We onnet got about 75% it was a bit darker, and co...We onnet got about 75% it was a bit darker, and cooler, plus very quirt, My pinhole camera was the best we could do not as good as yours though.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-22257823733429526062017-08-22T12:12:34.160-04:002017-08-22T12:12:34.160-04:00My sister lives in Portland and said it was amazin...My sister lives in Portland and said it was amazing (they had something like 99% totality). We didn't have glasses so didn't watch the eclipse down here in Florida (I think we were around 87% totality). The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-21214624938786630762017-08-22T11:55:57.551-04:002017-08-22T11:55:57.551-04:00We had 82% of totality in Nevada City, but I hadn&...We had 82% of totality in Nevada City, but I hadn't configured my camera to take a decent photo. Our morning turned to "late afternoon" at the eclipse peak, but really, as you say, it was a nonevent unless you were in the 100% totality range. Sure wish we could join your Mexico caravan ... but we'll be elsewhere!Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.com