We were up on a little hill, elevation not sure. The clouds swirled around and moved to the South east. The weather improved as the big clearing headed toward Lake Balaton but patches of blue sky opened all around. Pretty clear all the way. We were in a big clear patch and this is where I decided we should stay.
People set up equipment.
I was confident that we would be okay, despite the mud in the field. The moon kept up its rapid advance and then it was half covered. I shouted to look at the swallows that came out to feed on the insects that were all of a sudden coming out- 20 minutes before totality. The sky was bluer and the temperature got cooler. A dog near some campers from the Czech republic we could see was getting nervous.