Tomorrow at 5.30am My daughter and I will be going up in a hot air balloon over the Yarra Valley east of Melbourne and then a champagne breakfast....this was a 60th birthday present from my friends last year so if I survive I will have some pics afterward...
Brenda and Alan said
05:35 AM Feb 23, 2013
You'll both have a wonderful time. My daughter gave me a hot air balloon flight a few years ago, and it was just the best ever.
jimbo said
05:30 PM Feb 23, 2013
My wife says to me that I have enough Hot Air as is......Don't need a lift
Dougwe said
05:32 PM Feb 23, 2013
Well, you should have been up up and away by now Judy and I didn't see anything on the news about corks popping off and putting holes in balloons over the Yarra Valley area and forcing emergency landings.
I hope you had fun and didn't get too drunk, I know it's happy hour somewhere though.
GaryKelly said
05:53 PM Feb 23, 2013
I've always had a fear of flying but I suppose it's something I need to conquer if I'm to experience one of the special things in life. Besides, I've found that a using a camera takes your mind off the fear and forces you to focus on getting great shots. Flying in one of those things would make a great video. One of those little bubble helicopters would be fascinating as well. The older I get, the more I realize there's less time to do the things I need to do before I fall off the perch.
milo said
10:48 PM Feb 23, 2013
we did this over Turkey a few years ago., was awesome !!
Sheba said
11:15 PM Feb 23, 2013
Used to hate it when they came over the Farm. At the time Dad had Race-horses, and the noise of the Balloons used to stirr them up dreadfully.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 23rd of February 2013 11:16:24 PM
barina said
06:09 AM Feb 24, 2013
Well what a thrill the ride was. So calm and quiet a bit smoggy with the smoke from fires but still amazing.
milo said
08:07 AM Feb 24, 2013
I remember my trip in Turkey, very similar , and very early in the am! nice pics
vk6tnc said
11:00 AM Feb 24, 2013
Mother and daughter both looking good. The great thing about flying in a balloon is that you don't feel the wind as you are moving at the same speed.
Light a birthday candle in a balloon and it will never blow out !!!
beiffe said
04:23 PM Feb 24, 2013
Once of the best experiences I have had.
i was giving the flight as a birthday gift by my ex secretary who is now more of a daughter to me.
Was over Canberra and it was almost a still day so we did not travel far but were up for over 45 minutes as they could not find a safe place to land and as the winds were so light they were coming from different directions at different heights.
Was a fantastic experience as on one landing attempt we had to accend up again through trees and we all grabbed bits of trees and then when at a heoght again we re;leased the leaves one by one and watched them swirl down to the ground.
There is no sensation of moving except the ground moves under you.
Glad you enjoyed your flight. one of my dreams is to fly over as many parts of Australia that I can and at the moment I am planning a flight over the 2009 Victorian fire area.
A trip in a hot air balloon is a great experience - we did one over Alice Springs years ago - was amazing - had a lovely champagne breakfast afterwards at a date farm, and had a good time discussing our experience on the trip with others - too busy while up there to chat!!!!
glassies said
03:24 AM Mar 5, 2013
that is exactly what i want to do the one over alice springs i cant wait to do that with my hubby its one thing i said iwould never do get in a hot air balloon but hey we only live once so ive decided to stop being a wooz and do it so i will one day ,love the pictures by the way looks great.
Tomorrow at 5.30am My daughter and I will be going up in a hot air balloon over the Yarra Valley east of Melbourne and then a champagne breakfast....this was a 60th birthday present from my friends last year so if I survive I will have some pics afterward...
My wife says to me that I have enough Hot Air as is......Don't need a lift
I hope you had fun and didn't get too drunk, I know it's happy hour somewhere though.
Used to hate it when they came over the Farm. At the time Dad had Race-horses, and the noise of the Balloons used to stirr them up dreadfully.
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 23rd of February 2013 11:16:24 PM
Well what a thrill the ride was. So calm and quiet a bit smoggy with the smoke from fires but still amazing.
nice pics
Light a birthday candle in a balloon and it will never blow out !!!
i was giving the flight as a birthday gift by my ex secretary who is now more of a daughter to me.
Was over Canberra and it was almost a still day so we did not travel far but were up for over 45 minutes as they could not find a safe place to land and as the winds were so light they were coming from different directions at different heights.
Was a fantastic experience as on one landing attempt we had to accend up again through trees and we all grabbed bits of trees and then when at a heoght again we re;leased the leaves one by one and watched them swirl down to the ground.
There is no sensation of moving except the ground moves under you.
Glad you enjoyed your flight. one of my dreams is to fly over as many parts of Australia that I can and at the moment I am planning a flight over the 2009 Victorian fire area.
Regards
Brian
how horrible
http://www.smh.com.au/world/desperate-passengers-leapt-to-their-deaths-20130227-2f4lr.html
its one thing i said iwould never do get in a hot air balloon but hey we only live once so ive
decided to stop being a wooz and do it so i will one day ,love the pictures by the way looks great.