Eclipse story - MOC6 Jan 11 On This Day

used Eclipse by Kristin Aagard
template from Pocket Stories 6 - Wild Stuff by Etc by Danyale
the arrows that look like marker drawn on photos are from All the Feels Part 2 TLP collab

Since we were outside the path of totality, I signed us up about a year before for a camping trip to Lake Murray, SC to view the eclipse, which was well within the path. Forecasts leading up the August 21, 2017 had about a 50% chance of storms, but we were hopeful. And it turned out spectacular! We started out watching the sky from some lounge chairs on the shore, but quickly realized that it was going to be far to hot to manage for the next couple of hours. So, we headed down to the water. The kids floated in the tubes or swam while the moon slowly moved into position. Scott and I sat in our camp chairs, directly in the water (and in the shade), to keep cool, peeking at the sun every few minutes to check its progress. At 2:43pm, we reached totality. Even knowing what to expect does not prepare you for how awe inspiring the view will be. Simply breath-taking. People gasped and were silent, then the crickets began to chirp and the air was filled with the sounds of evening. The sky turned dark with the appearance of sunset on the horizon. We had 2 minutes and 37 seconds of totality. Then the moon began to move away and the sky quickly lightened. Within minutes, things were back to normal. But those two and a half minutes is an experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life.

See the other half of this spread here.