As we made our ways from James Island where we were staying southwest to the beach and east into the heart of Charleston, we would spot good places to be during the eclipse. In all honesty, any place where there was a clear view of a 1-3 pm sky would do, but some places were more attractive than others. Here were our choices.
Plan A: 1/4 mile away was a golf course that was inviting people onto the greens. Apparently they were still having tee times, but figured that no one would be able to golf in the darkness. Pros: convenient, Cons: but not that interesting.
Plan B: For cool factor: the beach! How does this sound. Wake up early and travel the 9 miles/20 minutes in time to see the sunrise. Then hang on the beach and watch from there. Pros. It's the beach, open sky, coolness of seeing the sun rise and the sun obscured. Cons.Staying on the beach all day-it was a scorching hot and humin week and we didn't have a good umbrella.
Plan C: Somewhere in the neighborhood: Some of the other folks in the house were going to a small park. Pros: Convenient Cons: Not sure about the weather.
Plan D: Getting the heck out of town if the weather was looking bad. The predictions were for storms right over Charleston. Pros: Better likelihood of finding a spot with less cloud cover. Cons: who knew how far west we'd have to drive, and who knew what the traffic would be.
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