We made it up with the clouds on Friday. Saturday morning was to be calm. Perfect for balloon born cameras.
Saturday morning started off wind-free as the lake gave up it's heat after a cool night.
Balloon construction took about an hour.
190 balloons later, we were ready. Only 11 balloons escaped during the inflating process.
Just as the camera snapped its first test picture, the wind started up.
A steady 7 to 9 mph wind held the camera down under 100 feet.
The pictures from that height were still interesting.
We are picking up the helium tonight for another try during the weekend of July 8th.
Despite the wind troubles the entire episode went rather smoothly.
Fireworks on the 3rd lit the north end of the lake late into the night.
Earlier in the day the boat parade braved high seas in their 8 boat tour of the lake.
Conflict broke out along the parade route as water balloons, intended for defense from hostile boat parade types, were turned on spectators. The "Great Balloon War of '05" will be remembered as a long and entertaining tussle.
The lake flattened out by Monday to the delight of skiers.
Some (me) only like to watch skiing for the crashes.
We dove the north end. Big bluegills are on the cribs and smallmouth bass are all over the place.
Treasures pulled from the deep included some litter, golfballs, and an old 1 quart milk bottle.
We'll be back next week. The webcam is being serviced by toshiba repair services. I hope to have it back online in a week or so. The internet hot spot on the north end of the lake is going to get bigger soon (5000+ feet!). If you are going to use it, try not to abuse it.
