Page 12 - Up Up and Away

The next morning was a bit cloudy, with rain in the

air. Twinkle got out her compass and thought about the

clouds. If she stayed on a southeast path, she thought she

could avoid the rain, which seemed a bit to the north.

She quickly packed up her tent, inflated the balloon

and went up, up and away to the southeast. Watching,

she steered between the rain clouds, with only a sprinkle

of rain and snow. She was very glad of her warm jacket

and hat. Just as the golden eagle had said, there was

weather. She hung on tight to her magic golden feather.

Still, she did get blown about for much of the day. The

sun was shining by the time Twinkle arrived at

Okanagan Lake. She headed north from Peachland

toward Kelowna and soon saw Grenfell Road.

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