Ray Dalio is having a Euro summer vacation to remember

Ray Dalio is having a European picnic for the ages, featuring 2 very different kinds of spectacle: a 4 a.m. day statement astatine the world's champion nightclub and a star eclipse.

Days aft celebrating his 77th day astatine UNVRS, the "hyperclub" connected the Spanish land of Ibiza, the billionaire investor shared a much reflective dispatch connected his societal media pages aft watching the eclipse.

"My guidance from conscionable watching the star eclipse is that it was a belief moment," Dalio wrote, saying the arena brought group "with each different backgrounds and values together pinch quality and each other."

In his post, the Bridgewater Associates laminitis compared that corporate acquisition pinch the World Cup, though he noted that the shot tourney "didn't person the quality part."

It isn't clear precisely wherever Dalio watched the eclipse, but it passed complete the Balearic Islands, of which Ibiza is simply a part, betwixt 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. connected Wednesday. Spain was 1 of only 2 countries, alongside Iceland, to spot a full eclipse.

Representatives for Dalio did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Business Insider extracurricular normal US moving hours.

Dalio's meditation offered a striking counterpoint to his day weekend. In footage posted from the club, acrobats performed arsenic confetti fell, fume cannons fired, and creation euphony pounded.

The investor said he stayed until 4 a.m., had "a blast" pinch family and friends, and recommended the nine to followers who happened to beryllium nearby.

UNVRS opened successful 2025 connected the tract of the erstwhile Ku Club and Privilege, 2 venues cardinal to Ibiza's nightlife history. It topped DJ Mag's 2026 ranking of the world's champion clubs.

The eclipse inspired a much philosophical review. Dalio framed humanity's cardinal struggle arsenic a title betwixt spirituality, caring for the communal bully and nature, and selfishness that harms others.

"Whether spirituality wins this conflict complete selfishness will find the well-being and possibly the sustainability of mankind," he wrote.

He was hardly unsocial successful being captivated by the celestial event.

In London, wherever much than 90% of the sun was obscured, thousands of group watched from parks and different nationalist spaces. Ahead of the event, Business Insider witnessed hundreds of group lining up successful sweltering power extracurricular a convenience store rumored to person eclipse glasses.

When supplies ran out, a secondary marketplace sprang up connected the sidewalk. One man sought £100, aliases astir $135, for 2 pairs.

Others resorted to utilizing colanders to task the eclipse's protector safely; retailer John Lewis said colander income had jumped astir 40% from a twelvemonth earlier.

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