Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hot Air Balloon Ride

I woke up early. 4:00am. What could be worth that? A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE!

It was over Luxor, Valley of the Kings, Queens and Workers, Hatshepsut's temple, and other old ruins, not to mention the stunning vast desert.

We started on the ground, after climbing up and over into the basket. Even though it was still very early morning, it was still hot hot hot outside. And coupled with the heat from the giant flame, the temperature felt intense.

Our balloon grew more tighter and tighter. Then suddenly, almost unnoticeably, we were one inch off the ground. Two inches. Three inches! Up up up up...








The flame




Sunrise over the Nile




The Queen's temple is in the top right hand corner




Balloon over ruins




In the air!




See the lower balloon too?


- Sent from Africa using my iPad

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