I'm 92 and travel the world for eclipses. This time, my daughter has joined me for an adventure in Spain.
A 92-year-old eclipse chaser and her 64-year-old daughter traveled from NYC to Spain for Wednesday's total eclipse. They're on an 11-night, multi-generational adventure.
Kate Yourke, aged 64, and her 92-year-old mother Electra embarked on a journey to Spain to witness a total solar eclipse. This marks Electra's ninth experience with an eclipse in her 92 years, while Kate's first. The pair traveled from New York to Spain, with Northern Spain in the path of totality. Electra believes the people and setting make eclipses special; she had missed the previous eclipse due to cloud cover.
Kate's enthusiasm for the trip was sparked by her mother's excitement, and they built an 11-night vacation around the eclipse. The cost of the trip, covering flights, rental car, and accommodation, was approximately $2,350 per person. While initially anxious about the expense and potential cloud cover, Kate and Electra found the experience magical, standing on a sphere and witnessing the sunset all around.
Electra hopes to continue this tradition with her children, eventually aiming for a three-generation eclipse trip in Egypt.
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