{"id":531,"date":"2014-08-31T22:13:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T22:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=531"},"modified":"2014-10-01T16:30:01","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T16:30:01","slug":"2014-uk-peak-district-balloons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanramblings.co.uk\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Balloons…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Chatsworth<\/a>
Chatsworth ballooning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u00a0a considerable\u00a0number just abandoned flight altogether without gaining sufficient altitude.<\/p>\n

\"Bakewell\"<\/a>
Bakewell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A late morning walk was undertaken from Bakewell followed by a snack in the Red Lion.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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