In April 2024, I witnessed the solar eclipse in Burlington, Vermont. A group of seven friends and family gathered, hoping it wouldn't be lame...the odds of it being sunny in Burlington in early April were quite low. We watched it from the end of Fish Pier overlooking Lake Champlain, and after getting the perfect view of totality, we immediately made a new plan: next eclipse, Iceland.
Fast forward to last week in Reykjavík, where our group had grown to ten. The weather teased us with sunshine all week, providing spectacular views of waterfalls, glaciers, and puffins (oh my!), only to deliver clouds and rain when eclipse day arrived. Apparently, Mother Nature enjoys a good practical joke. Nevertheless, we joined thousands of people along the ocean at Grótta Lighthouse and waited. When the sky darkened, the crowd erupted in cheers. Clouds or no clouds, it was one of those rare moments that reminds you how wonderfully big the universe is and how lucky we are to share it with those around us.
