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| I had a fantastic time hot air ballooning. Marie arranged it as a present for my 50th. The balloon took off from Bakewell and had to climb rapidly to avoid a telegraph pole! In the space of a few seconds we were up at 1000 feet. The plan was for Marie to follow the balloon in the car but that proved to be impossible as the balloon flew quickly out of sight......... |
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.....We flew over some amazing country. One moment over moors and dales, the next over Stately Homes. Including the pilot there were ten of us in the basket. One woman in particular didn't quite get the idea that the balloon was following the wind. She suggested that the pilot take a left and fly over Chatsworth House!...... |
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| .......Way up in the sky with the balloon's ghostly shadow clearly visible on the top of the clouds...... |