Chris Timson

Just got back from the icicle balloon meet.

Sadly the weather on Saturday wasn’t upto flying, but today we managed to fly two slots allowing me to add another 2 hours 10 minutes of PUT time to my pilot’s log. I was quite pleased to find that despite not having flown since 12th September that I haven’t forgotten too much and that I’m still progressing.

Flying out of a farmer’s field near Hungerford, this morning we flew east towards Newbury and this afternoon we flew north towards Swindon. It was quite nice to fly over land with a few more features than the fells, altogether quite an enjoyable weekend.

Happy new year everyone and welcome to 2008.

I must say that I’m pleased to see the back of 2007, it was a rubbish year. Looking at it from a positive angle, it was an “educational” year and I’d like to think that I am much wiser as a result of some of the things that have happened.

To everyone that helped me through the year, thank you. I couldn’t have done it without you all.

I’m pretty certain that 2008 is going to be a fantastic year for me, and for lots of other people. It’s also looking like it’s going to be a hectic year, the following are some of the things I’m looking forward to….

• Snowboarding in Bulgaria (January)
• My brother’s wedding, including a stag weekend in Madrid
• Finishing off my day skipper qualification
• Narrow-boating from Kent to the midlands
• White water rafting

So, watch this space to read all about the action as it unfolds.