Problem

Wednesday 10th June 2020

I had to take it easy today and have a rest from the computer. I did receive another message from the little people about the virtualholiday.

The prolonged bad weather has caused havoc with our balloon. Robert had to take it to the local garage to see if they could spot the problem. Difficult when you're in a foreign country and don't speak the language. Victor, the engineer, did some investigation and reported that there was a problem with the thermo coupling and a burst in the canopy. His boss, Hugo, explained that a new canopy would be required, which pretty much means a whole new balloon! We're going to have to postpone our adventure. We'll take the component parts with us to our next destination and try again when then weather is better. For now, we'll travel by plane again. 

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