1st May 2010

Saturday morning starts @ 0330 with a meeting at the 'barn' at 0430 to travel to Cheltenham for a launch at 0705!!.....lovely flight SE over the Cotswolds landing on a large estate, two large fields from the road! Estate gamekeeper was really helpful, guiding the recovery vehicles through various gateways to the balloon....one passenger fainted,....probably due to champagne at altitude and a long time since breakfast!!....but seriously, after a few minutes in a 'sitting up' recovery position and checked over by the first aid trained crew, passenger was transferred to the landrover whilst the task was completed and on return to the racecourse, handed over to her daughter who was a nurse. All is well and everyone had a great time.......weather due to go poo poo until Tuesday morning....typical bank holiday!!!!!