The lack of excitement by some to actually experience a total eclipse is mind boggling. You should experience it people of Ottawa!
@MrBBeard Have you experienced a solar eclipse before?
@CHeartsTrees I have! I was in Chicago 7 years ago - didn’t know about it when that trip was planned. Drove the 3-4 hours south to experience it…totally worth it.
@MrBBeard Nice! I have never lived near an opportunity for a solar eclipse viewing before, so we plan to go to this one. The only issue is we didn’t book any accommodations the night before so we will be part of the traffic chaos. Having a hard time imagining how to plan that part.
@CHeartsTrees Yeah, I booked a hotel over a year ago. It was the drive back that was most painful to be honest. McIntosh Country Inn still has availability.
@MrBBeard We have a dog which always complicates hotel stays so we’d rather do a day trip if we can, but I think we will have to plan to bring lots of snacks then and just expect bad traffic…
@CHeartsTrees I hear ya on the dog front. Might be dog friendly. Upper Canada Village is hosting an event - might be availability there too. Either way, I’m glad you’re thinking of going. I thought it was a cool experience and worth the time.