A lunar celebration
On Wednesday, February 20th, the stars and the planets and the moons all aligned for a cosmic celebration. A lunar eclipse hung in the night sky, and fortunately for us, the Americas had the best view. As the night progressed, so did the clouds and by the time the moon had partially moved into the Earths umbra it was all nearly obscured by the dark clouds that had moved in from the southeast. We sat and watched on a dock, overlooking the Caribbean Sea, in hopes that it would only be a passing swath of nebulous but alas, it was not to be so.
Jamey was a bit gloomy but he was certain that the eclipse couldn’t have been on any other evening than this because this was the day and year of the thirtieth celebration of his birth and he knew his destiny was written in the stars. So instead of moping about we gathered with a a crew of mates from the hostel where we lay our heads and decided to make sure Jamey drank enough Abuelo rum in celebration of his birthday. After sharing drinks with two Brits, a Spaniard, a Chilean Swede, a Quebecois or French Canadian, and a Columbiana, we were ready to go and bailar, bailar, bailar. So off we went into the dark ink of the Caribbean Sea, heading North West to a place where the drinks were cheap and the music was loud and the sea would lap at our feet. We arrived and the party was in full swing and Jamey was grinning and telling everyone of his grand entrance into a new decade.
After many more toasts and saludos, I peered into the night sky, and much to my surprise the clouds opened a small hole giving us sight to the cosmic event we had so wished to witness. The lunar eclipse! There in the middle of a rowdy crowd of drunken sailors I stared bedazzled by the moon, halfway through the phase of the eclipse. In an infinitesimal moment in time the moon peeked out from behind the thick blanket of clouds to give us permission to view this millennial event. How lucky we are, to be here in this peaceful haven on earth as we pass between the sun and the moon casting our shadow on all the dents and divots of that glorious lunar orb.
I believe there were only but a few party-goers who were as distracted by the moon as I. Jamey included. We thanked the moon and the sun and the sea and were grateful for the company we were keeping here on this tiny archipelago. After that brief moment of clarity, the clouds passed over once again and the moon was gone into obscurity. And there we were, with nothing left to do but thank the celestial gods that gave us a brief view of this cosmic event and bailar, tomar and celebrar many more birthdays and eclipses to come.
On Wednesday, February 20th, the stars and the planets and the moons all aligned for a cosmic celebration. A lunar eclipse hung in the night sky, and fortunately for us, the Americas had the best view. As the night progressed, so did the clouds and by the time the moon had partially moved into the Earths umbra it was all nearly obscured by the dark clouds that had moved in from the southeast. We sat and watched on a dock, overlooking the Caribbean Sea, in hopes that it would only be a passing swath of nebulous but alas, it was not to be so.
Jamey was a bit gloomy but he was certain that the eclipse couldn’t have been on any other evening than this because this was the day and year of the thirtieth celebration of his birth and he knew his destiny was written in the stars. So instead of moping about we gathered with a a crew of mates from the hostel where we lay our heads and decided to make sure Jamey drank enough Abuelo rum in celebration of his birthday. After sharing drinks with two Brits, a Spaniard, a Chilean Swede, a Quebecois or French Canadian, and a Columbiana, we were ready to go and bailar, bailar, bailar. So off we went into the dark ink of the Caribbean Sea, heading North West to a place where the drinks were cheap and the music was loud and the sea would lap at our feet. We arrived and the party was in full swing and Jamey was grinning and telling everyone of his grand entrance into a new decade.
After many more toasts and saludos, I peered into the night sky, and much to my surprise the clouds opened a small hole giving us sight to the cosmic event we had so wished to witness. The lunar eclipse! There in the middle of a rowdy crowd of drunken sailors I stared bedazzled by the moon, halfway through the phase of the eclipse. In an infinitesimal moment in time the moon peeked out from behind the thick blanket of clouds to give us permission to view this millennial event. How lucky we are, to be here in this peaceful haven on earth as we pass between the sun and the moon casting our shadow on all the dents and divots of that glorious lunar orb.
I believe there were only but a few party-goers who were as distracted by the moon as I. Jamey included. We thanked the moon and the sun and the sea and were grateful for the company we were keeping here on this tiny archipelago. After that brief moment of clarity, the clouds passed over once again and the moon was gone into obscurity. And there we were, with nothing left to do but thank the celestial gods that gave us a brief view of this cosmic event and bailar, tomar and celebrar many more birthdays and eclipses to come.
Please check out the nights events captured by only a select bunch of pictures that make jamey look really sober.
Jamey jumping into the sea for his baptismal entrance into the 30 somethings. BOCAS!
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