We had booked our flight in the Mongolfiere when we went to "Les Artistes aux Village" at Faye la Vineuse last year and saw the balloon on display.
"AiretNature86" come from another local village, Saint Christophe, and the team were prepared to take off from the field across from our house. This made the whole experience even more special for us!
We knew from the start that there was a waiting list and that everything depended on the correct weather conditions...We'd one near miss late last year, when fog failed to lift in time but yesterday was perfect for our flight.
The preparation to take off took the best part of an hour and we were interested to watch and help out where possible.
Elizabeth standing in front of the balloon gives an idea of scale
And then we were up!
Views of the village...
From the air we could appreciate the extent of woodland which surrounds the village; it was a truly amazing sight.
How straight is this for a road!? This is the from Chatellerault to Chinon..
As we flew over the woods, we could see deer in the fields below..
We descended at this point to skim the tree tops and could see the buds coming out..
We've photographed the trees from ground level many times to show the wonderful pattern the planting makes, but now we saw it from above..
Just over an hour in the air and it was time to come to land and pack away the balloon..
Anne, Philippe and their team had given us the flight of a lifetime! One more item off the bucket-list!!
To find out more about the team we flew with see here. They are to be highly recommended for their friendliness, professionalism and Anne's amazing piloting skills!!
