Balloon Ride - DID IT!
Oct. 9th, 2009 05:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenCheck balloon ride off my list of things I wanted to do!! All my life I've watched balloons go up, gone to balloon festivals and yearned to be a part of them, and romanticized what a balloon ride would be like. Today, I took a balloon ride! And, I'd do it again, but somewhere else, given the chance.
Last year, my family graciously gave me a coupon for a balloon ride (or glider or skydiving) good for a year and three months. Since my coupon was about to expire this November, I had to use it.
I chose to use Blue Sky Balloons, which was an excellent choice. The balloon let off from a farm in Poughkeepsie, NY, just off the Taconic State Parkway. The colors were good on the trees (next week would probably have been better) and there were three other passengers other than the pilot.
We got to the farm about 30 minutes early and walked around the place. We found out that the "Sprout Creek Farm" is run by nuns and a 23-yr-old cheese maker. The cheese was REALLY good (and we picked up a card for mail ordering some later)!
The photo album shows and explains everything better, but there are other stories to tell, too! I'll post more when we return from DC on Monday! Have a great weekend everyone!
Last year, my family graciously gave me a coupon for a balloon ride (or glider or skydiving) good for a year and three months. Since my coupon was about to expire this November, I had to use it.
I chose to use Blue Sky Balloons, which was an excellent choice. The balloon let off from a farm in Poughkeepsie, NY, just off the Taconic State Parkway. The colors were good on the trees (next week would probably have been better) and there were three other passengers other than the pilot.
We got to the farm about 30 minutes early and walked around the place. We found out that the "Sprout Creek Farm" is run by nuns and a 23-yr-old cheese maker. The cheese was REALLY good (and we picked up a card for mail ordering some later)!
The photo album shows and explains everything better, but there are other stories to tell, too! I'll post more when we return from DC on Monday! Have a great weekend everyone!
