I, too, had this on my bucket list. I got picked up at my resort at 5:50 a.m. by Nick. We picked up two couples, then made our way to the lift site. The balloon was on the ground, but soon was upright and ready for the five of us to board. Since there were only five of us, we had a smaller basket. I guess they have some that can hold twenty. Soon, we were smoothly on our way and saw a beautiful sunrise. You could see how fast we were going by how the ground past. It was about 10 mph. Very peaceful. Our pilot, Tommy, was informative and funny. We were in the air about an hour, and time flew by. When it was almost time to land, Tommy told us to try “the position” in case the basket tipped on its side. Well, we were soon told to take the position as the balloon skidded across the ground and rocks, with all of us in position and laughing hysterically. It was actually added fun! We were all still laughing as we rolled out of the basket. The crew then had a picnic table set up with champagne, apple, cheese, a croissant, and a veggie quiche type thing. Very tasty and fun. One of the ladies was celebrating her birthday, and we had a cake. I cannot recommend this any more — thank you Tommy, Nick and the entire crew, and the other passengers. It was a fun adventure I won’t soon forget.
Одговор домаћина
Nov 2017
Woo Hoo, you and your fellow flyers got the extra special bonus landing and we are so glad that it made you laugh! Your experience is the whole reason that we all give it our best every day. It is magical and peaceful floating over our beautiful Sonoran desert while watching the sun rise, so glad that you did it with us! Thank you for letting us know how your bucket list adventure went. Many thanks from Captain Tommy, Nick and all of us at Hot Air Expeditions! Cheers