Riaño: what it actually cost

On 12 August 2026 the Moon's shadow crossed northern Spain. This is what one trip to stand under it cost, line by line, from receipts — including the things that were not in the budget.

Draft. The cost table below is filled from receipts, not from estimates; until it is, this page is not indexed and nothing on it should be quoted.

The Riaño reservoir seen from a grassy slope, a long stretch of water between wooded ridges, with sunlight breaking through low cloud.
The Riaño reservoir, León. The 2026 shadow landed on these mountains — and the cloud in this photograph is the risk every eclipse trip is really buying insurance against.enrique72 · source · Pexels License

The total

Awaiting the collected figures.

Line by line

ItemWhat it wasCost
Getting there——
Lodging——
Fuel and tolls——
Food——
Unbudgeted——

What I would do differently

Awaiting first-hand notes.

What this tells you about 2027

The transferable part: how far ahead lodging moved, what the day-of drive was really like, and which line of this budget would be the one to change.