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There was a solar eclipse this morning that should have been just visible from where I am at dawn before the moon’s shadow rushed off across the Atlantic towards Africa.
So, I got up at my normal time for work and drove off to a shopping area on top of a hill not too far from here.

A security person came over to make sure I wasn’t there for nefarious purposes. But, when I assured her I was just there in the hopes of seeing an eclipse rise she went on her way.

Sadly, it was very cloudy. So, when the sun rose all I saw was brighter clouds, not the eclipse.

Ah well. I’m thinking if I want to see an eclipse I should set my sites on the one in 2017.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html

I’ll grant you the closest the totality will be from my home is about 1000 miles. But, my wife and I make road trips that length a few times a year, so it is doable.
The real question will be: where along that path will it be clear on an hot summer afternoon in August, when many places have pop up clouds and showers.
I’ve got 3 3/4 years to think about that.

And, if I miss it, there is always 2024:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2024Apr08T.GIF

We could try Indonesia in 2016. My wife loves Indonesia. But, I hear it is cloudy there much of the time.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2016Mar09T.GIF

South America in 2020?
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2020Dec14T.GIF
I’ve never been to South America…

Antartica in 2021?
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2021Dec04T.GIF
That would be, excuse the expression, cool.

Maybe we should aim at off the cost of Iceland in 2015:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2015Mar20T.GIF
Problem is, we’d need a boat…

Hmm, I’m going to have to think about this some more…