It’s always beautiful to lookout over the marina on a sunny day. Sometimes, we see the unexpected. Today, it was a hot-air balloon getting ready to lift off. We were alerted to it by the roar of its propane burner. Directly across the Saône from our Port de Plaisance, it was close enough for us to see the flames from its burner as the envelope filled.
Within minutes, it was heading our way.
Higher and higher it got.
It brought back memories of last summer when four of them flew in formation over our barges.
Ballooning must be another sign that winter is behind us and summer is on its way.