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Old 11 April 2011, 07:10 PM
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Cool Up, up and away....

...in a beautiful balloon.

Tomorrow I shall be drifting at the mercy of the wind over the beautiful Lake District.



It was supposed to be my 40th present, but was cancelled due to high winds. Then I had it booked for Wednesday as the long range forecast looked favourable, but now it looks gash Phoned the head office this morning and after some initial reluctance, they agreed to squeeze us in tomorrow when the forecast is very good
Old 11 April 2011, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoboy
...in a beautiful balloon.

Tomorrow I shall be drifting at the mercy of the wind over the beautiful Lake District.



It was supposed to be my 40th present, but was cancelled due to high winds. Then I had it booked for Wednesday as the long range forecast looked favourable, but now it looks gash Phoned the head office this morning and after some initial reluctance, they agreed to squeeze us in tomorrow when the forecast is very good



Oooh, have a nice time CB! Take some pics for us.
Old 11 April 2011, 07:31 PM
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Have fun, I'm doing the same in two weeks time, but I'll be jumping out... if my ***** grow a little.
Old 11 April 2011, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Have fun, I'm doing the same in two weeks time, but I'll be jumping out... if my ***** grow a little.


Eek! Are you mad?
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Looks like a very good day for it.

Bet you come back telling us how much you enjoyed it.

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Old 12 April 2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Have fun, I'm doing the same in two weeks time, but I'll be jumping out... if my ***** grow a little.
To hell with that for a game of soldiers!

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Old 12 April 2011, 12:43 PM
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Probably.

Here's a video of what we'll be attempting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNyDy-kHbE

And here's a video of our last mistake http://vimeo.com/21241607
Old 12 April 2011, 12:47 PM
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I did the same thing almost exactly a year ago (14/4), same place and same company and it was absolutely fantastic.
Enjoy your trip
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S*** F*** P*** A*** W*** B******

Bloody cancelled AGAIN ! Too windy. It was a beautiful day with barely a breath of a breeze, but that was in the valleys. I could see the clouds tramping by at a fair old lick

Oh well, had a nice lunch on the banks of Coniston, coffee at Waterhead, and dinner at a private resort before coming home Need to re-book for the summer, hopefully with better luck.
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What a shame, it was only 3.8 mph down here. I was sure you would have been in the air.

Best of luck for the next booking.

Les
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