I decided this year I wanted a hot sir balloon ride. Last year one of the balloon companies said I was too old to go up. This year I found a newer smaller company that said if I was in good health of course I could fly.
I booked the trip but it was a when the weather is good we will call you. Well today they called and said I could go tonight.
We met at Woodstock flying club and they inflated the balloon, first using a big fan and then heating the air so the balloon came upright and I climbed aboard.
At first the balloon didn't want to leave the airport. It went up and hung over the launch site. I gave us time to look around and take in the view from all points on the compass. It is so quiet up there. The only noise is the igniter that gets turned on to heat the air and make the balloon rise.
We slowly started drifting south east. I saw a river I didn't know was between highway 2 and the railway track. People waved and calle up to us as we floated over their houses. I waved and yelled back. It was so much fun.
