We went ballooning on August 18th...We were picked up at 6:45 in the evening,and taken to a subdivision right outside of Bruges. there were to be two balloons that evening.The weather was not what the captains wanted, so we loaded into vans again, and went to a Movieplex parking lot,I kid you not!!! We took off, after helping to ready the balloon,and rode for an hour,silently,in the soft early evening air.There were six aboard.We drifted away from our"sister" balloon, and got to about 1500 feet! We drifted over fields,and into another residential community.I asked the "pilot" how many times he had landed in this site.He replied,"Never, we just go where the wind takes us!" All the neighbors came out of their homes with cameras, and several local fellows helped us once we landed...deflating the balloon, and packing up! We then broke out the champagne and waffles and toasted our flight! Each passenger was issued a certificate,and we were driven back to our hotel about 10:30.
This is a pricy tour, but one for the books...or the bucket list!:)