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Hello from Albuquerque, New Mexico!

What a flight! I highly recommend everyone trying it at least once. Our highest altitude was about 2000 ft. It was so peaceful and quiet. I couldn't resist the urge to spit. I'm such a child. Ha! We had to get up before sunrise and meet at an open space and assist with the assembly and filling of the balloon. Then as the balloon filled we had to get in the basket quickly before it took flight. (It reminded me of Dorothy's problem in the Wizard of Oz.) The basket carried 6 people and the pilot.

We flew over Albuquerque for about an hour and a half and landed in an open space north and west on the open mesa. We then had to assist with the disassembly of the balloon and packing it up. The pilot treated us to mimosas (champagne and orange juice) and muffins and provided us with a balloon shaped pin and a certificate of flight with the balloonists' prayer: "The winds have welcomed you with softness. The sun has blessed you with his warm hands. You have flown so high and so well that God has joined us together in laughter and set us gently back into the loving arms of Mother Earth."

Love to all,
Cheryl Jean Cooper, RN

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