Hot Air Ballooning in Amish Country: Six Facts

Last week I had the great fortune to do this:

"Balloon with a View" This balloon launched with ours.

*It costs money. Fortunately, for me, this particular trip was a gift. Thanks Dad.

*Fear of baskets is a no-go. If you fear floating around in a human-sized Easter basket, this isn't for you.

*It's not like Pixar's movie "Up." Wasn't "Up" a sad movie? I didn't cry once while on this ride.

*It's hard to catch a football from a balloon. A few kids tossed a football up to us (while flying much lower, of course, than the pic above) and we missed. Twice. Leaning out of a basket to catch a football = not a good idea.

*People love balloons. It was fun to see all the people waving, cars crashing from watching us and not the road, and the dogs freaking out.

*Amish people love balloons too. Here's how some arrived in their Amish "car" to scope out our balloon landing. 

"Amish Auto"

Time to check something off your bucket list?