oh wow... wish I was there with you. Must have been a spectacular sight.
It was below freezing then, even though it was November, and we had to make a fire in a barrel to keep warm. It was covered with clouds as well until 4:30 AM or so, but when the cloud cover opened it was as if the sky had shattered and was falling towards us. It wasn’t like an intermittent Persid shower where someone sees a meteor every minute or so - it was a true shower of meteorites.