Today was the third and final day of the Chatsworth country fare and Moe had some crazy idea to watch the hot-air balloons departing in the morning.

Whilst this might seem a worthy outing, the problem was the start time of 07:00 and therefore exiting slumber the wrong side of 06:30.

There were around 40 balloons setting sail from Chatsworth and it was quite a spectacle. The air was very still and the initial flight over the river somewhat problematical. Most balloons bounced along the floor just before the river before ascending into the sky, whilst a considerable number just abandoned flight altogether without gaining sufficient altitude.

A late morning walk was undertaken from Bakewell followed by a snack in the Red Lion.

 

 

Moe managed to buy herself a tart in Bakewell before we headed back to the CC site, at which point the sun adorned the sky and we enjoyed the warmest afternoon of the trip.