Being south of Sherbrooke, you were east of us (in Magog), so I'm not certain there was any way you could have escaped the A-10 traffic jam, but we did.? I think most viewers were seeing their first eclipse, partial or otherwise, and they likely stayed in place until the very end.? We, however, left immediately after totality, and we got as far as the A-30 before the A-10 became (as we heard on the radio) a parking lot.? Nevertheless, I'm sure Coaticook had better views of the event. Before the eclipse, many commentators were saying that seeing totality is a totally different experience than seeing partial. Now that I've seen totality, I agree.??My view: driving long, sleeping less, eating little, skipping pee-stops (crowds at McD's) -- that can be done; seeing totality in the best-of-circumstances, especially when it is feasibly close at hand,?is worth whatever effort it takes.??
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