 Gathered at the meeting place around 6:30 a.m. - small inflated balloon used for lighting in the background |
 one of the balloons being inflated at the lift off point... |
 our balloon all ready to load with passengers |
 the other balloon was slower to inflate |
 being told where to load..Carol, Jay and Nikki are in one compartment - the balloon had 3 or 4 people in each compartment during our trip.. |
 the glow of the burners on our faces as they heat up the balloon |
 the other balloon that went up with us |
we have lift-off! |
 we are slow to rise over the vineyard from which we took off... |
 the other balloon in our group - way below us! |
 a beautiful view from above - looking back over the city of Napa |
some of the others in our balloon |
 another view of Napa from above |
 we have landed safely! |
 you have no control over where the balloon goes - we ended up landing in the middle of an intersection in this neighborhood |
 still waiting for permission to unload.. |
 our balloon |
 a view of the other balloon in our group - looking for a place to land |
 they put the second group of passengers on the balloon right here in the intersection. |
MONTEREY/CARMEL PICTURES |
