Today was an early early day. We rose at 4 am to be ready and picked up at 4:45 to be taken to a field where we ended up going on a HOT AIR BALLOON. So, as you could imagine, the early rise was totally worth it.
The day of balloon riding had a few steps. First, they needed to fill the balloon up by filling it with air and then adding some hot air.
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| And up she went! |
Once we were in the air it was quite cloudy and the views were mostly of farmland, but it was still gorgeous. And as you can see we fully utilized all photo opts as well...
The ride was a full hour and it consisted of helping get the balloon up in the air, and bringing it down. Once it was down we also had to put it back in it's bag which is much harder than it seems. It consisted of a lot of rolling and laying on the parachute. We also landed in a field with sheep...and they left us some nice little presents... Let's just say we needed to clean our shoes.
After that, we headed to our next destination, Geraldine. But before we got there we took a pit stop at Port Hills, where we took a Gondala to the top and ate lunch at the top of Mount Cavendish.
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| Gondalas going up Mount Cavendish |
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| Even with fog, way better than any views in the States! |
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| Overlooking the New Zealand Coastline near Christchurch |
Tomorrows destination: Peels Forest and Lake Tekapo.
xoxo,
Christine
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