The Old Candle Factory

When you read the title of this post you will have a better idea of what is pictured below.... It's the result of a cameraman expressing a desire to have greater distance from the camera to the subject (me + passenger)in a forthcoming job in foreign climes. The director suggested a sort of external platform and the cameraman said he'd like to walk around the corner of the basket. Who am I to argue? I'm just the pilot..... Some of you will recognise the building and perhaps a rear view which helps identify the wizard who built it. I shall of course be reporting regularly on how well it holds up. But meanwhile I have to write a Risk Assessment for the whole balloon operation. Hurumph. I got a job flying balloons so I wouldn't have to sit indoors writing all day. Ah well... nearly finished.

Phoebe in her new car...speakers rockin' !

Here's a little video of how we are called to the lunch table in Botswana.

It's 20 years ago since I flew over The Eiger for this commercial. I still suffer from a painful coccyx on long haul plane flights after crashing the balloon on a glacier. It will all be described in my book under the chapter entitled 'The Nine Times Table.' I think I've got a picture somewhere... shall I dig it out??????

Newspaper story. I've been catching up on the news since I've been back.... And also finding odd bits of video captured during those few moments when Will wasn't pointing his camera my way!! And a couple of pics from Namibia. The Morris 8 is in a place called Solitaire wich sells petrol and biltong. The hammock is in a lodge which I'll look up and tell you the name next time :-)

In between sessions of recording everything on Frank's stills camera, Ashers also showed remarkable taste in what she concentrated on.Here we see her struggling with the choice - wild cheetah? or this handsome hunk from down under who can drive his truck through anything. She got up close and personal with a Lion later though.....

NB. It is now much easier ( and very much encouraged!) to leave comments :-) I just popped into Tiger Aspect's Soho offices and saw some edited highlights of the film. Wonderful! So I've put another video up ( above) to keep the whole adventure alive. It's of 3 lovely Rasta guys in Swakhopmund who sold crafts to tourists. They wooed us in by playing the traditional instrument whose name I have forgotten. Perhaps someone will remind me please???? Above we see an interlude where Adam and Sam changed a wheel after one went POP. It was raining, and a local took pity on Jess and shared his umbrella. Or did he sneak beneath Jess's brolly which she already had about her person? I cannot remember - but it was enjoyable nevertheless. Look how busy Sam is and how diligent Adam is beneath the truck. How the dickens do I revolve this sweet video 90 degrees anticlockwise? I learned that in each country, the local folk who inhabit the side of the road each had their own view about ...