2012 Australia
CAIRNS
“This eclipse just clipped the top of Australia. Long trek down-under started in New Zealand, then to Melbourne with old friends and cycling associates, then train to Canberra, Sydney and up the gold coast Noosa, then flew to Cairns! ”
Mission: Eclipse #10, first trip to Oz and first big lecture on eclipses.
Posse: Michael (USA), Peter & Laurie Pritchard (Small World Journeys), Marcel Mindemann, Michael Moore
Contact: November 14, 2012
Path: Asia catching tip of Queensland, Australia
Our Eclipse Base: Beachside at sunrise in Cairns, Australia
Weather: Partly cloudy but great openings for totality!
"Small WORLD journeyS" asked me to chat up their eclipse TOURIST group.
an intimate barbie in the park maybe?
Ah no, it was in a packed lecture hall & I was billed with famed a nobel laureate. great fun!!
That's it for this eclipse, not many options but CAIRNS was the PERFECT choice!!!
