After all my talk of having stars fall out of the sky for me on my birthday – we thought that we should prepare properly. So we packed beer, gin and a kettle!
Although we are camped in the mountains there is still a little ambient light coming from the nearby village, so Geoff and I went on a reccie the day before for the best viewing spot…..
Finding the right spot for viewing
What about the view from here?
Not much more than a cow track
helped by some locals who knew the hillside tracks better than us.
No, this way is better!
We camped out late into the night and although we didn’t see as many meteors as we had hoped, we still had fun. I managed to take my first (not very good) photo of star trails.
Star trails
The remote didn’t work so I taped it open with a bolt and some gaffer tape and let it run for forty minutes. Any suggestions of how to do it more professionally are welcome!
During the day Geoff found a donkey farm for me to go and pet baby donkeys – too cute for words – and their troll-dog buddy who lived in a wall!
Cute birthday donkeys
Why the long face?
Donkey’s noses are the best
Troll-dog
Medieval troll-dog
Then in the wee small hours we got up again and watched some more meteors – what a great birthday in an extraordinary place!
Thanks for all my birthday wishes – today we are off to France… more coming soon!
