Ballooning in
Switzerland,
January 1996
The First Corkscrew
Balloon at Chateau d'Oex
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Pre-Flight:
Is he hogging all the pre-flight "lift-off
juice"? (Thank God he is not the pilot on this
flight!) |
| Low ... and
being friendly with another balloon. |
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Medium ...
but trying to go higher than the others. |
| High: About
10,000 feet, near the place in the Alps called
"Ruth's Teeth." |
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Post-Flight:
Champagne, of course! (Why is the pilot wearing a
large beer on his head?) |
| Packed:
When the balloon is all wrapped up, it ain't so big
after all! |
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