Eclipsed by the eclipse.

Yesterday the star of the night was not a go-go dancer, a singer nor an actress. The star of the night was not a star in the sky, was the moon.

First of all, it appeared in the sky like a gigantic round cheese when the sun came down, no cloud could ruin “her” night. She was shining clear at the top of the blue sky while it was turning black.

All my travel from Dublin back to Dundalk I was observing hypnotised the powerful beauty of our satellite. However, the night had a surprise waiting for us: a lunar eclipse. There was an astonishing moment, the moon started to disappear in the shadow of the earth and slowly turned red.

The night was perfect, no clouds, full moon, full eclipse. Yesterday was the night where maybe the witches tried their spells and witchcrafts. For us the night was quite different. There was a party to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of the Spanish girls.

The party was so good, and at the end, we had the “karaoke moment”, everybody singing and loosing our voices. If anyone was wondering why yesterday was sunny and today was a horrible rainy day, here is the answer: we were terrible singers…