DR> Yes, I was in Normandy at the time. We had to drive up to Haute DR> Normandie to actually get the total eclipse but it was worth it as it DR> would be the only one I would see in my lifetime.
With dirt cheap flying it is easier then a couple of decades ago. With the drawback that all the good spots are crowded...
DR> Some people had said that cattle would go mad if daylight was reduced DR> during the day but we were near a field of cattle and they took not DR> the slightest notice.
There were no animals in the vicinity when I was there, so I did not notice aberant animal behaviour. But I did see the moon's shadow come storming towards me in the minute before totality. Not on the ground, I was not standing on a hill, but on the remaning clouds.
It must be really frightening for the uneducated people in the middle ages. Having no idea what was happening, seeing the sun being "eaten" by ,,, yeah, by what? Awfull...
