Hot Air Balloon Riding

[MarillionFan]

Just done one. Bit surreal really.

As the 'big' guy and 'youngest' I was tasked with hanging on to the ropes whole the big 100ft was inflated. I then had
to 'jump' in as we took off.

It's quite surreal. As we floated off you get no feeling of height or wind or cold. As I floated gently across
the landscape at 1000ft looking at the landscape below it felt like I was looking at a Google map. I longed to turn on the map/satelite merge so I could see where I was.

I felt no sense of connection or wonder
I once flew around Everest in a small plane and was close to tears. With the balloon I was just a bit 'meh'

I think I've been working with computers too much.

Who else has done one and what did they feel?

[Cliphead]

I'll stick with an engine and instrumentation, it's called control.

[TimberWolf]

Haven't done one, but saw one crash into some railings once (100m drop the other aside). Bet that was fun.

Did you have a nice landing?

[doodab]

I stopped riding blimps a while ago.

[Cliphead]

I stopped riding blimps a while ago.

Divorce?

[MarillionFan]

Haven't done one, but saw one crash into some railings once (100m drop the other aside). Bet that was fun.

Did you have a nice landing?

I was landing crew. Everyone hung on apart from me and another fella who had to jump out, tip the basket over and then run round and grab the tether ropes.

Most exercise I've done for months. If I'd known I had to do some work I'd have bought an invoice.

[TimberWolf]

I was landing crew. Everyone hung on apart from me and another fella who had to jump out, tip the basket over and then run round and grab the tether ropes.

Most exercise I've done for months. If I'd known I had to do some work I'd have bought an invoice.

Reminds me of the time I went paragliding. I was so keen to get more glides in that I dragged the glider back up the slope for other's turns as well as my own.

[d000hg]

As the 'big' guy I was tasked with hanging on to the ropes

I was landing crew. If I'd known I had to do some work I'd have bought an invoice.

You should've taken SY01 with you, he is big AND athletic.

[mudskipper]

I did one in Luxor.

I loved the sense of floating above the world. It wasn't scary at all, although got quite entertaining when we landed in a field of smouldering stubble and the pilot was panicking that the canopy was going to catch light.

Definitely got the wonder and awe. Shame you didn't - probably the physical exertions interfered with your inner calm!