The Butterfly Balloons people met us at sunrise. They drove us out of town, to a place where the breeze would carry us through the sky over Goreme, after which we would make land in an open field on the opposite side of Goreme. They were fast; they pulled the basket off the trailer, laid it on its side, then quickly, methodically filled it with hot air. They have done this before.
A Butterfly balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:31 Sunday
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A Butterfly balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:31 Sunday
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A Butterfly balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:31 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:34 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:34 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:34 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:35 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:35 Sunday
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Filling up the balloon
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:35 Sunday
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Straightening up
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:36 Sunday
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Straightening up
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:36 Sunday
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Straightening up
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:36 Sunday
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Our pilot
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:37 Sunday
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Once the balloon is righted we climb aboard. And by climb I mean climb.
Our pilot
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:37 Sunday
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Once the balloon is righted we climb aboard. And by climb I mean climb.
Our pilot
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:37 Sunday
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Once the balloon is righted we climb aboard. And by climb I mean climb.
The flame
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:38 Sunday
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The flame
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:38 Sunday
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The flame
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:38 Sunday
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Attentive fellow passengers
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:39 Sunday
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Attentive fellow passengers
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:39 Sunday
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Attentive fellow passengers
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:39 Sunday
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Controls for the gas jets
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:40 Sunday
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Controls for the gas jets
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:40 Sunday
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Controls for the gas jets
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:40 Sunday
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Ready for take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:42 Sunday
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This is our companion Butterfly balloon which took off shortly after we did.
Ready for take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:42 Sunday
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This is our companion Butterfly balloon which took off shortly after we did.
Ready for take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:42 Sunday
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This is our companion Butterfly balloon which took off shortly after we did.
Take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:44 Sunday
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To be continued.
Take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:44 Sunday
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To be continued.
Take off
Goreme
3 Oct 2010 6:44 Sunday
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To be continued.
