Transiting!

Here in Rurutu Venus transited mostly in obscurity, hidden by our grey skies. We did get a couple of quick breaks in the clouds later in the afternoon, but not long enough for me to manage to get our telescope projecting properly! I'm happy to believe that it looked something like this,

.....and to take a minute or two to muse over what Captain Cook must have made of the whole thing, at Point Venus (Tahiti, near our house in Mahina) back in 1769.......


The excitement continued as I entertained 38 students and 5 teachers from Tubuai on wednesday afternoon, here on a quick visit. They had asked if I could do a quick soap-making demo, and come and buy a few souvenirs, my home-made smellies are getting to be know throughout the arcipelago!