The day started beautifully with a brilliant sunrise to match the previous evening’s sunset
We wandered around the site while the eclipse developed, and some nearby people had a collection of telescopes, and our RV neighbours took a picture of the pair of us. Strangely, nobody we met had ever seen a total eclipse before, although several had seen partial eclipses. As this was out third total eclipse people were asking us question about what to expect. In addition to viewing the increasingly eclipse sun though our eclipse glasses, there was lots of excited discussion while people discovered that the light was a bit strange and the sunlight wasn’t nearly as hot on our arms and faces.
We then climbed onto the roof of the RV about ten minutes before totality
As before, the last minute or two before the eclipse are among the most dramatic as the light fades really quickly, then we hit that magical moment when totality hits. The skies were perfectly clear, and the corona was very clear.
There was a very clear 360-degree sunset effect from the top of the RV.
…and then it was all over, and the light returned, and the air started to warm up. Lots of people were back in their cars and out of the campsite within minutes of the end of totality. We were very sorry to see our neighbours depart that day too; we had been really lucky to have had interesting people parked with us which really enhanced the experience.
There is a short (~5 mins) video that may be among the most boring that you will see. I just put the GoPro on the back of the RV and let it record the view across the field as totality arrived and left. The video is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnS4wBpcEA
By the evening, we were almost alone in the campsite.