We awoke the morning of 3-Nov aboard the Star Flyer anticipating the total eclipse of the sun at about 10:30am. The problem was that the sky was cloudy with a few patches of blue sky here and there. We reached the center of the eclipse path at 17’00’00N / 37’11’9W but then Captain Yuriy Slastenin started maneuvering the ship to try to get under one of the cloud openings.
The eclipse began at9:13a (First Contact) and all eyes were skyward. The early part is hardly noticeable, but the overall light was beginning to dim. At about 10:25a the clouds started opening up and we had a view of the sun with the moon as the only obstruction. As the eclipse approached totality the sky darkened with just the small ring of light showing. Then it started brightening again as the moon & sun began to separate.
As the daylight emerged everyone on board headed to the main deck for champagne drinks and a party of very happy voyagers. And the Star Flyer unfurled her sails and turned once again towards Barbados.
Daybreak 3-Nov-13
On the Go with John and Jessie 