I was at Holloways Beach about 15 kM north of Cairns Airport. Arrived as the sun popped its head up above the peninsula and below a band of cloud. A couple of photos and then it was gone. Sheer force of will from the thousands on the beach cleared the cloud about 5 minutes before the total eclipse. It was surreal. Had unrestricted views for about 30 minutes then cloud cover again so packed up and headed back to Cairns. Just before the highway the sun made a reappearance and I photographed the last 10 minutes of the eclipse. What an experience. Too good to be missed. Hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Colin
