I booked tickets to south TX because it had the highest probability of clear skies in the US, but last week we cancelled those plans when the forecast was calling for rain all weekend and 100% cloud coverage. We have a friend with an airplane who had extra seats so we flew to central Maine yesterday and had a completely unrestricted view of the event. I wholeheartedly agree with others, the difference between 99% coverage and totality was quite literally night and day. I observed the 2017 eclipse from southern CA where we had a bit less than 70% coverage. While that was a great experience, it was not in the same league as what I witnessed yesterday. We're already making plans to go to Spain for 2026!