Trippin' with Susan Straley

 Wow! We chose the right spot.  Though we didn't hear any changes in nature,  bird songs or bugs, we got to be in front of a screen with a live stream from Nasa. We got to watch the shadow of the moon on that screen from a satellite, and from the ground as several communities along the path of totality experienced the totality.  We watched the eclipse as it happened in Mazatlan, Mexico, in Texas, in Arkansas, in Carbondale, IL, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Niagra Falls. What blew my mind was this: while we saw on the screen the totality in Mexico as it was happening, we were just starting to see the moon start to cover the sun where we were using our solar eclipse glasses. We were blessed with a fairly clear sky, and no traffic or parking problems.   We drove from our tiny home rental to Tupper Lake and we're there by 8:30.  We walked around, attended some activities, and texted friends and family. The event was free.  Steve bought us sweatshirts to support the host organization, 

Greetings from the Adironac Park in NY, This morning we put together a lunch to take with us.  I heated up soup while Steve made sandwiches.  We were both able to work in the little kitchen.  Who says we can't dance well together! The news has been that the restaurants would be crowded.  The traffic has not been bad yet. We did a short hike down to Middle Saranac Lake to see if that would be a good place to view the eclipse tomorrow.  It was lovely.  We saw two loons diving in the distance.  One was a juvenile without the white plumage.  We then drove to Tupper Lake where the town has many activities planned for the event.   We got to look through telescopes at the sun and see sun spots.  We got to crawl through a tunnel into a blow up dome.  20 of us participants sat around the perimeter.  In the middle was a projector and an expert.   We learned some of the constellations that will appear when the sky gets dark during the day tomorrow.   We learned that NASA will be live streamin

 Hey There!  We are near Lake Placid, New York, We flew to New York on Wednesday.  The wind was blowing as we were driving to the airport and I kept checking to see if our flight was canceled.  But it wasn't.   The ride was bumpy until we got well above the clouds.  Then it was bumpy again as we descended to Albany, New York. Later I saw there were tornado watches in our area of Florida. Steve's daughter is a teacher and was on spring break.  She offered to pick us up from the airport.  That was great! She even made us home made tomato soup and a lovely salad.  That was very welcome because Steve's house had been completely shut down over the winter.  It was cold there and he had to turn on the water and the heat.  We stayed bundled up as we ate the hot soup.  Thanks, Erin!  She is so thoughtful, like her dad. We had enough day left after eating that we drove over to see Steve's Mom.  She was looking great and having a good day.  Later during our trip we are going to he