Naming rights

Who knew there was a name for a person who attach themselves to balloons to float off into the sky. According to Troy Lennon in today's The Daily Telegraph (in an article entitled: Buffoons in balloons that made us gasp) they are "cluster balloonists". And, proving that there's nothing new in show business, Reverend di Carli is not the first person to go missing after going "up, up and away". Another notable is Japanese piano tuner Yoshikazu Suzuki who planned to drift across the Pacific Ocean to the US in 50 hurs. He was spotted by the Japanese Coast Guard two days later (so he couldn't have gotten that far) and that was the last anyone ever saw of him. Hopefully the Reverend will not suffer the same fate ... especially as reports suggest he was incredibly well prepared - carrying GPS, satellite phone, food and liquid for a week, thermal suit, buoyancy chair ... and a good knowledge of survival skills.