Eclipse July 11, 2010

[Wavytone]

Anyone going to see this, esp. French Polynesia to Cook Islands ?

[Wavytone]

A total eclipse of the sun in a tropical paradise, and no-one on IIS is going ?!? I'm staggered, frankly.

[Liz]

Am pretty sure that there are a couple going .. cant remember who though

[gary]

Some time ago Petra and David mentioned going to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) but I am not
sure whether they consolidated these plans.

Best Regards

Gary

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

SWMBO seemed to be interested in one of the Easter Island trips, as long as we did the extended tour of Sth America. But at about $30K each I could have a RCOS and PME.

[Rob_K]

Yep, I'm going to this one - my first total if the weather gods play ball! Doing the Aranui III cruise, picking up the eclipse on the last full day at sea, south-east of Tahiti.

Cheers -

[gary]

Originally Posted by Rob_K

Yep, I'm going to this one - my first total if the weather gods play ball! Doing the Aranui III cruise, picking up the eclipse on the last full day at sea, south-east of Tahiti.

Cheers -

Hi Rob,

Good to hear and good luck with the weather on the day. A total solar eclipse is probably
the most dramatic natural spectacle one can witness here on Earth so you are in for a treat.
Many here will look forward to a trip and observation report should you follow up with one.

[Rob_K]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Rob,

Good to hear and good luck with the weather on the day. A total solar eclipse is probably
the most dramatic natural spectacle one can witness here on Earth so you are in for a treat.
Many here will look forward to a trip and observation report should you follow up with one.

Thanks Gary, report will definitely be forthcoming!

Cheers -

[Rob_K]

Originally Posted by Wavytone

Anyone going to see this, esp. French Polynesia to Cook Islands ?

Any particular reason for asking wavytone? Are you going?

Cheers -

[iceman (Mike)]

This tour looks pretty good:
http://www.pacific-expeditions.com/v...ia_eclipse.asp

I wish I could afford the time (and money) to try and get to see one before 2012.

I'm not likely to be able to travel O/S for an eclipse in the near (20 years) future

[Rob_K]

Originally Posted by iceman

This tour looks pretty good:
http://www.pacific-expeditions.com/v...ia_eclipse.asp

I wish I could afford the time (and money) to try and get to see one before 2012.

I'm not likely to be able to travel O/S for an eclipse in the near (20 years) future

Looks interesting Mike - at least you'd be land-based for the eclipse.

This is mine. (557KB pdf) More for the trip than anything, the Marquesas should be fantastic. I can only imagine what a total solar eclipse looks like, and as for the experience on a ship out in the middle of the ocean... WOW!!!
http://tropicalsails.com/2010-Solar-Eclipse-Cruise.pdf

And this is the Aranui website:
http://www.aranui.com/

The cruise is booked out now I think - I booked early last year.

Cheers -