We’ve just got back from observing the total solar eclipse at Four Mile Beach Port Douglas, the whole experience was stunning! Dragging the kids out of bed at 4am didn’t go down too well, but a few ice creams and some celestial spectacularness soon perked them up.
A few thousand people on the beach. The stinger net is in the foreground, a few people have asked what a stinger net is. It’s a rectangular netted enclosure, it’s attached by ropes to fixings on the beach and anchored out at sea somehow, they can wind it in and out with the tide.This last total solar eclipse in Australia was in November 2012 and it drew huge crowds to our small town. In April 2024 there is a solar eclipse visible from many parts of the US. This post is about how it all looks, on the day.
The anticipation was incredible as it got darker and cooler. Port Douglas FM playing us some moon themed tunes from the lifeguard station WOW MUM!!! Almost there Huge telescopes and a projection screen. These guys take it pretty seriously! Totality and the clouds were on our side. ( best I could do with a pocket camera, sorry!) The sun came back, today’s astronomy lesson done. D always does cartwheels to celebrate.Part of Photo Friday on Delicious Baby. As a new blogger I’d do linkies like this. Travel blogging is our business now, linkies are a thing of the past.
Today I am incredibly grateful to live in the tropics in such a beautiful location, to see the solar eclipse from Four Mile Beach was pretty special. I love Port Douglas today! See our post on things to do in Port Douglas. We hope you enjoy your solar eclipse in the US!
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