A group of Nottingham friends were left disappointed after their view of the solar eclipse at Niagara Falls was ruined by clouds. Despite spending £2,500 on the trip, they only caught a momentary glimpse of the eclipse.
A group of Nottingham friends were left shaking their fists at the clouds at Niagara Falls after they ruined their "once in a lifetime" view of the solar eclipse . Arthur Dury, a Sherwood resident who said he forked out £2,500 on the trip, described it as a "holiday from hell".
However Arthur, along with his wife, close friends and thousands of other spectators, were only given a momentary glimpse at Niagara Falls. “It was cloudy, I saw the totality for about five seconds," said the 27-year-old."We saw the place go dark which was a nice and interesting sensation. Otherwise it was a bit of a disappointment.
Arthur said he had been saving up for the holiday for a year-and-a-half. "The prospect of seeing the solar eclipse was so exciting, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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