I had some luck with the shower too. Saturday at 4am the sky was with high altitude mist and only the brightest stars were visible, the sky being a dull shade of yellow. Went back to bed after 10 mins of looking, no meteors.
Sunday morning at 4am was totally clear and very dark, the Milky Way very impressive. I watched for 45 minutes and saw 30 meteors, all but one being eta aquarids, all were fast moving and some were bright and left trains behind them that lasted for a few seconds.
Very impressive, will take a look next year too
I might even try for some photos next time, don't yet have the gear to attempt that.
Thanks for the thread, without it I probably wouldn't have remembered that the shower was on.