Malcom you don't have to wait that long if you're prepared to travel - and the USA is not my idea of the ideal place to go for a holiday.
As previous assemble and test your gear the year before.
2019 Jul 02 - Chile, Argentina;
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...l02Tprime.html
2020 Dec 14, Chile and Argentina again;
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...c14Tprime.html
2023 Apr 20 - Indonesia, western australia
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...r20Hprime.html
2024 Apr 08 - USA, Mexico, Canada
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...r08Tprime.html
2026 Aug 12, Iceland, Greenland or Spain
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...g12Tprime.html
2027 Aug 02, middle east
and 2028 Jul 22, which is the big one for Australia as it runs smack over Sydney - my home is 1km off the centre line
http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEp...l22Tprime.html