Lisa, my host sister, and I got up at 5:40am to get ready and go see the hot air balloon festival down at the lake. My teammate Shae also came. Each year for two weeks in Canberra there is a festival which entails getting up early to go see hot air balloons take off. It all happens in a park next to the lake. There are stands open that sell breakfast so you can eat and watch as the balloon are inflated. Its a gorgeous sight as colorful balloons take off gliding high over the lake. Unfortunately that did not happen today. The weather was questionable and there was too much wind for the balloons to actually take off. Two balloons did inflate. One was a giant kookaburra. Even though the balloons didn't leave the ground it was still a beautiful morning. We went for a nice walk around the lake and then had breakfast together before heading off to start our day. It's these sort of days that I am very thankful to God for the unparallelled beauty of the world and my chance to be a part of it.