Solar Eclipse Vacation

                Suzie Homemaker and family are going on a mini vacation next week. On August 21^st it is the day of the Solar Eclipse. We are going to take a day to get down to the site we want to go and then see the Solar Eclipse the next day. This will be our first solar eclipse for our family. We are all excited about going to see this event. This is a once in a life time event and is our first total solar eclipse we have ever been able to go see. This trip will be 3 days in total and will not cost a whole lot of money. We will be staying in a hotel for 2 nights and I am packing sandwiches for lunch. Breakfast is included with our hotel stay, so all we have is supper to buy.  This mini vacation for 4 people should cost us under $ 250.00 dollars.

                What is a solar eclipse? During the total solar eclipse, the sun is completely covered by the moon. During the solar eclipse, you need to wear protective eye wear to protect your eyes from serious eye damage or blindness.

If you decide to do this trip go online and order some special eye glasses to use for the solar eclipse. During a total eclipse- it is a very strange feeling to experience in the middle of the day. Just before than after, people see the cloak of darkness moving toward them across the landscape, and then moving over them and moving away. People who watch the solar eclipse report seeing great jets and ribbons of light, twisting and curling out into the sky. The whole solar eclipse lasts for about 2 minutes and 40 seconds.

                If you plan on going to see the solar eclipse plan ahead and reserve a hotel room.  Have your trip planned out and decide which state you want to view it in. Go online and look at the best states to view the solar eclipse and get there early. The solar eclipse is a very big event and 12 million people live in the prime viewing areas. The news predicts that close to 25 million people will try and view this event, so plan accordingly.

                For Suzie Homemaker and family this is a once in a lifetime event, because the next total eclipse is scheduled for 2024 in or around Texas. This solar eclipse can be seen from Oregon all the way to South Carolina. Check online for times to see the solar eclipse from the state you decide to view the solar eclipse.

                If you decide to take this mini vacation drive safe and take your time, they are warning already that August 21^st will be the busiest day for traffic going in and out of the Solar Eclipse places. I hope you have fun seeing the solar eclipse if you decide to go. Be safe and enjoy the view, I know our family will be. Happy Solar Eclipse Day Everybody, from Suzie Homemaker.