or so said BB, and she is right, we have.
we went to my parents today to have a nice day and drop SB off until thurs – which seems v odd! much game playing [including bingo], drawing and lots of chatting. I am sure they will have a great time, but i already miss her!!
interesting q on way down, is a hot air balloon easier to get aloft, more difficult or the same when it is freezing cold compared to a nice sunny day. i thought it should be no different [except the practicalities of cold fingers! as its the temp differential that mattered. SB thought it would be harder as lots of the heat would quickly be lost to the cold air [i was impressed she remembered all about this tBH] , chris thinks a bit harder, but doubts much in it. this was car ed so no googling, what do you think? or do you know?? [sparked by seeing a rather lovely hot air balloon]
“Balloons need stable winds to operate effectively and the hours just following sunrise are the best for finding these calm gentle winds. In some parts of the world this also applies to the hours just before sunset. The weather is cooler then and the balloon flies better in cooler weather since the hot air gets a better “lift.”.. In addition there is the splendor of a beautiful sunrise or sunset. It just isn’t safe to fly during the daytime when different pockets of air are rising and falling.” http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org