Saw HI and screwed it up

I was in a hotel for the past three days, so i figured that this would be a great time to try to lucid. soi was laying on my back and counting 1 i'm dreaming...2 i'm dreaming...

anyway, i got to around 120 i think, and i started to loose focus and fall asleep. but, somewhere in there i regained my focus and was about to resume counting, when i saw an open window, with gold light flowing through it and a red flag in front. my first reaction was "holy crap where'd that window come from!?!?" so i sat up and opened my eyes and was like....ahhhh it was HI!!!

so even though i messed it up, i was pleasantly surprised at how vivid it was. so close!

Yes it sounds like you were very close and the fact that you regained focus after having lost it is quite an achievement in itself may you have better luck next time!