We drove up most of the way last night and stayed in a hotel in Kimball, Tennessee. This morning we got up and headed to a farm that was acquired by a brother of a friend. He literally looked at Google maps for the best location and called a homeowner and asked if we could use his farm as a viewing point. He agreed! He not only hosted us (and 80 others), he bought us all wings, ribs, chips and drinks, brought in porta potties, and took the children on a long tractor ride! Our friend's brother had commemorative cups made for every person there that had the name of the farm and all the eclipse info! Such a treat!
Yes, I bought us t-shirts- I am that Mom.
There were so many children to play with and games going on!
We all brought tents- we actually bought one for this trip, but I love it and know we will use it!
Our friend brought us all Eclipse-themed goody bags with "Sun chips", "Milky Ways", "Orbitz" gum, and "Starbursts!" :)
Our souvenir cups- the name of the farm and town is on the other side!
The eclipse began around lunchtime-
We were all blown away!
The children loved going on the tractor ride during the eclipse-
He took the children riding in the tractor all over his gorgeous land- 300 acres!
As we approached totality everything got much cooler and darker....
At 100% totality for 2 1/2 minutes we could see stars and planets, all the crickets and frogs came out croaking, the cows beside us got up from resting and began eating, all around the edge was a circular sunrise. It was magical!
And then it began to lighten back up. Unfortunately for us, right at the exact moment of totality a cloud passed over us and we missed seeing the dark moon completely covering the sun. However we did see all the effects and saw a nice summer evening at 1:30 in the afternoon!
This little guy is the real reason we felt obligated to go to all this trouble. Our little astronomer was just so happy!
We love you children so much and hope you always remember our magical day at the Great American Eclipse!
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