On the 6th June 1987 we met for the first time. 25 years later we celebrated by getting up at 2am and heading out for the closest highest point with clear views to watch the rising of the sun and the Transit of Venus. Between 3am and 4am the cloud covering was too thick to see the sun clearly, but between 4am and 6am we watched Venus passing in front of the sun. Then it was home for a Champagne breakfast and a restful day together thanks to the Swedish government who turned the 6th June into a national holiday in 2005,
Sveriges nationaldag.
4 comments:
That's something the girls will always remember - the transit of Venus across the Sun I mean.
What a lovely thing to do.
I hope they will M&A.
It was a beautiful morning, Pat, just seeing the sun come up and hearing the dawn chorus would have been enough, but seeing Venus so clearly was amazing.
Does the MOTH still have that Norton for which he came over to look for spare-parts a quarter of a century since?
PS the Moth is looking very well. Due to your devoted ministrations no doubt!
Hugs to all,
GUC
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