Balloon launch ... and chase, more to come

Balloons

Pictures to come soon, what an evening. We launched successfully in the school hall and established that all was well with our balloons. Unfortunately the weather proved rather too blustery for efficient flying. This resulted in our frantic chasing after the liberated balloons only to see some unfortunate outcomes. One balloon was swallowed up by the local quarry ..... we think, and another after dodging a tree, became a torn victim of dubious retrieval methods.
We hold one balloon in reserve to fly in calmer conditions.