Nicolas, Jean-Sébastien and I - Christian - with all the stuff:  the observation setup, 3 chairs, 3 umbrellas, a large pack of water and of course 2 coolers plus neck fans.

The first part of the trip took us to Aspiran, a village near Clermont L'Hérault, to stay with Brigitte and Jean-Marc — the parents of Romain, a friend of Jean-Sébastien. Nice people, in a nice place!

Find them on 

On Aug 12th, departure at 7:30 am, because we don't know what awaits us before crossing the Spanish border, or whether we'll need to stick to our early schedule to reach the spot we picked on Google Maps in time. This is our one shot — we can't afford to be late..