Just a quick post to share with you an experience I enjoyed with another member of my family, an older member in this case. For Christmas I bought mum and dad a hot air balloon experience. Unfortunately dad did not want to do it so it fell upon me to take mum up. James, Dad and Lyns all came down to see us off. It was an early start with us having to be at the race course for 5:30am!! A shock to all of our systems.
The experience was through Balloon Rides Ltd and I would thoroughly recommend them. Our pilot for the day, Ollie, was really good, very clear with his instructions and still found time to share a joke or two along the way. Very much made the experience what it was and for someone as relatively young as he was, it was amazing!
I'm not going to write too much as I do not want to ruin the experience, for that is what it is, an experience not a ride, for anyone who reads this and will one day do it. Just take it from me, Mum and myself as well as the other three couple in the balloon really enjoyed it and I cannot wait to take Lyns and James, when he is eight, up.
Photos at this time in the morning? Really???
The train station stretching away from us
Holgate Windmill
The Rose Theatre and Cliffords Tower
A closer look
Amazing how beautiful the city is from 2,600ft with beautiful morning light shining across it
The Minster after we had flown over
Last but not least, my favourite picture of the morning