My sister and I watched the Perseids one August night from her friend's orange grove in Andalucía, sitting up (actually reclining on deckchairs folded down as far as they'd go) until 3.30 am. We didn't need blankets as the temperature was around 27C and we had a goodly supply of the finest Rioja, which meant we problay saw twice as many meteorites as were actually there. It was wonderful to watch the multicoloured shooting stars in a moonless sky completely free from haze or light pollution. We didn't feel quite so bright next day in the heat...