In my attempts to find the condition of the airstrip at Beryl Junction I met a fellow from that area. His name is Rock Tucker. He used to fly his twin engine Cessna from the airstrip at Beryl Junction. He has been kind enough to stay in touch with me for the last three or four weeks. He just called me and indicated that there are many people who are looking at this area to view the eclipse. He told me about one group who is there today scouting the area for locations to set up. They did not like the school at Beryl Junction because of the trees to the west. The airstrip does not suffer from that problem, and he can think of no obstructions for viewing the eclipse from the airstrip. The reason he called me is to tell me of this group who will be setting up in the parking lot of the Post Office in Newcastle, and offered me a ride over there if I wanted it. (Others on this list have made the same offer - Thank You!) He says this group looked at the church parking lot in Newcastle but choose the post office because it is more on the center line. There is a C store about a block away they are planning to use for bathroom facilities and soft drinks. This group will also be doing a presentation on other eclipses from around the world including south america and the arctic. Those of you planning on Newcastle might want to be aware that there has been a continuous stream of folks evaluating locations there. You might want to arrive early. We will be landing at the airstrip between 4:30 and 5:00 and do not anticipate any crowds at all. It is only about 300 feet north of the center of annularity. Since it is a charted airstrip I do not think anyone will interfere, but we'll be watching. I have talked to several pilots about joining us there, and there is only one who has expressed any interest. There may be two aircraft in our group, but I don't think any one else from another location will be there. It is charted as a private strip with private use - prior permission required. Conditions today are rain off and on this morning, but it has cleared up and the wind is out of the north. Rock believes these conditions will hold through the weekend. If any of you run into Rock, give him a big thanks from me. I hope he'll come over and visit us as well.