Landing near Roussillon |
Dawn in the Luberon
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We
have started landing, slowly but
surely, playing with the wind and
the stretches of vineyard that converge
towards the ochre-tinted village
of Roussillon. Another lesson in
aerology is given to us in anticipation. "You
see, you have to take in the reaction
time of the baloon, the time it takes
to respond in relation to the burner".
He gains some altitude to avoid
an electric wire right in front of
us.
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Land approaches at a great speed
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After an hour and a half of an enchanting
flight, the hot-air baloon prepares to
land. We will hit ground in 5 minutes.
A testing of the ground winds still shows
a gentle easterly wind and even if the
Earth approaches at a great speed, the
contact with land is extremely soft.
The baloon swerves a little to the right
and settles. For lack of horses, the
burner starts up again to make the gondola "roll" up
to the jeep. Now you have to act fast.
The pilot pulls on the sail to deflate
it and lay it on the ground. Thousands
of m3 of air escape from the baloon.
The baloon's eye closes, yet the dreams,
images and emotions of the "initiated
Jules Vernes" that we now are do
not end. The ballon is folded, but the
anecdotes continue at a good rhthym around
a home-made country lunch, as though
to stretch out those simple yet true
moments!
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© Photos : Camille
Moirenc. Texte : Sandrine Moirenc |
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