Wow what a surprise - a hot air balloon over Vegas for my birthday !!!
A bit apprehensive at first and given the pick up time from the hotel at 5.20 am not surprising - the pilot picked us up and then 4 other pick ups - mixture of company - a couple from Melbourne another from Scotland and a father and daughter from Connecticut but originally Italian new Yorkers !! - what a schmuck !!! - all of them great company all the same
After our safety briefing and signing of our lives away we got to help the guys set up the balloon and then we were off
At first it was a bit odd but Tom our pilot told us exactly what was happening and before we knew it we were floating at 4000 feet!!
We saw the sun come up and the whole of Vegas for an hour and a half then it was time to land which was eventful - we skirted roof tops and tried to put down in a mall car park but as we were about to touch down the breeze got hold of us and blew us off course skimming through a tree and then taking off again to try to land in a gravel compound about 15 meters square behind staples office depot !!! - a bit rough but down safely - only problem was the support vehicle had to cut a fence to get to us
Tom told us that most land owners are ok with them landing as they do it all the time - we helped them back the balloon away then got bucks fizz and nibbles and a good laugh before our trip back to our hotel
What an amazing memory thank you x