We took trip on our anniversary. What a great time. Chad our pilot was knowledgeable and thorough about our balloon ride (what to expect, how it works, etc.). We went on a Thursday morning. Arrived at 5:45am. Short talk about what you can and can't bring (no purses, no backpacks, no water bottles). You can bring a phone and/or camera. I wore shorts, tennis shoes, short sleeve shirt and a light jacket. I was not cold. I did not wear a hat. It was fine. Bring sunglasses. We met at a winery. Then it's about a 30 minute drive to the airport where you take off. We were in the air about 1 hour and 15 minutes. We had extra time since the winds weren't allowing us to land where the pilot wanted us to. We had beautiful views of the surrounding area and got to see SF. Landing was a little rough but that can be expected! After that, we loaded back up in the vans and headed back to the winery for a really nice brunch and mimosas. Do it. It's a bucket list thing. P.S. Shout out to the crew that helped launch and then with getting us out of the basket at the end.