Driving up to Sierra Nevada at 2500 mts for the Perseid meteor shower is rewarding and beyond. It threw me back to childhood when I used to lie down in the grass and watch the stars with my dad. Never stopped counting, simply cannot stop looking at them. They still have the same magical effect on me. Probably I have never seen so many stars before. Not even on that very special night in India drinking ginger cocktails on the beach in Goa. It makes you quiet and feel insignificant. And extremely happy.
Tonight was cold, clear and very windy. Next time some preparation would be a good idea. Like the Spanish did, bringing chairs, fleece jackets, torches, blankets, sleeping bags, loads of food (duhuuuh). Wishing I could have stayed there for the full night. Which by the way almost happened by accident as our car was completely locked in by other cars for some hours.
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