A HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE, KENYA. A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!

            That shadow is us! 
Early morning...In the dark... we arrived and all the balloon preparations were in progress..  In the dark, I could hear the hippo's nearby on the shores of the Mara river.  I was as  afraid of the balloon ride as I was of the hippos..!  .Pretty nice ride...Saw the wildlife looking up skyward to see what  we were.  Landing was not nice....We skidded a half a mile in the long grass before stopping.  I was thinking of the mambas I had seen in the long grass....Anyway, survived the wonderful morning ride ... And even though I tried to 'bail'  the night before,  and got tricked into the ride , I did enjoy the whole experience!. (The balloon operator phoned us up and said that unless he had 4 people, he would not go up....So I was the one who had to say yes or else the other people wouldn't be able to go up!  Of course the whole thing was a set up planned and organized by my husband!!)  
   

Taken on: November 3, 2006

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Camera: Olympus C55Z,C5500Z, f/4.0, 1/400 sec, 7.9mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus C55Z,C5500Z
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	7.9mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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