Five Weeks in a Balloon Chapter 37

In which our intrepid adventurers find themselves carried westward above fertile lands and mysterious villages, where the ever-resourceful Joe recounts his remarkable escape from danger and the doctor plots a northerly course towards the fabled city of Timbuctoo. Amidst landscapes of acacias and ancient ruins, the Victoria drifts silently over the moonlit town of Aghades before continuing its journey at dawn under the gentle guidance of the morning breeze.