I was not at all worried about the balloon ride, but very anxious that our alarms wouldn't work and we would miss the flight. However given that the Duke is a very old hotel the snoring of the man in the next room, the dogs, the trains and assorted roosters kept me awake until just before the five o'clock alarm.
It was still very dark when we arrived at Northam Airfield, but the hangar cat made us very welcome. The weather was so calm that we were able to leave from the airport rather than having to drive to a launch site.
As dawn started to break we had our safety briefings and had to help to get the balloon inflated with cold air and then the burners were turned on and the balloon started to be upright. Duncan took photos of this so they will be in the next BLOG We had a strict order to board according to weight. For some reason I was last.
By now the balloon was levitating just off the ground. It was just like a miracle! Then our pilot Donna turned the burners on and we rose straight up. It was so calm we just hung in the sky without moving. Thrilling!
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| Duncan down by the pursuit vehicle |
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| All the little planes lined up at Northam Airfield. |
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| Looking away to the horizon |
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| You've got to take a selfie! |
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| WOW! |
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| The landscape below. |
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