I was 2 hours away from Bowling Green Ky which was on the edge of the totality. We only experienced 95% where I live. I didn't think there would be that much difference between 95% & total but I was wrong.

Like you, if possible I will travel the short distance to experience the effect of the total eclipse area in 2024. It will be about the same distance away as this was.

I found the experience to be exciting & I enjoyed learning from the educational NASA feed at the library & sharing the experience with friends in the community. The feeling of the partial wasn't as awesome as the total would have been as it dimmed the light but shadows still existed.....but it gave me enough of an experience to desire to see it in total the next time.

I am glad that you had such an overall wonderful experience from this & that it had such a wonderful impact on your mind & mood. Sometimes things occur in our lives that have that kind of impact on us.

For me it was a major move from where I had lived all my life to a small town 2100 miles away where I didn't know anyone when I moved here. Different things can have very positive impacts on our life's & be very life changing in a positive way. So glad you have had this wonderful experience