This morning, thanks to Jesse, I had the opportunity to have a ride in a hot air balloon. He had won the ticket in a draw at the John Deere dealer, but seeing as he can't even walk...
This is the closest I've even been to one, so it was all new to me. Here is the basket, propane tanks, and 2 burners.
The envelope was all rolled up in a bag, and it rolled out nicely.
After blowing it up a bit with a big fan, he lit the burners and heated it up.
Then we all hopped aboard. There were 6 of us.
Up, Up, and Away.... sounds like it could be the start of of a song...
I think there were close to 30 balloons up.
We flew right over this one. Except when he was burning, it was very quiet and you could talk with the closer balloonists.
It was also a good way to keep an eye on Jesse. What's that stuff in the back of his truck?
Coming in for the landing. He really had to have quite a knowledge of the wind,to bring us in to where we wanted to land.
Roma was waiting for us.
Deflation.
And putting it away right must make it easier the next time. Quite the little ride. Thanks Jesse.
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